What is Arizonas long-term mission and strategy in the biosciences?
VISION Arizona’s vision is to become a global biomedical research and bioscience commercial center by focusing its efforts and funding on select areas of strength that are already poised to make great gains on a national and international level. These were identified in 2002 as neurosciences, cancer research, bioengineering, and bioimaging. Additional areas of excellence include infectious diseases, agricultural biotech, asthma, diabetes, bioinformatics, cardiovascular development, plant and insect sciences, environmental eco-sciences, and basic molecular and genomic sciences. STRATEGIES Arizona has four strategies, which encompass 19 actions, to develop a bioscience research base and build a critical mass of bioscience companies. • Strategy One: Build the state’s research infrastructure of outstanding talent and modern facilities and equipment around selective technology platforms and core competencies. • Strategy Two: Build a critical mass of bioscience firms by increasing the birthr
VISION Arizona’s vision is to become a global biomedical research and bioscience commercial center by focusing its efforts and funding on select areas of strength that are already poised to make great gains on a national and international level. These were identified in 2002 as neurosciences, cancer research, bioengineering, and bioimaging. Additional areas of excellence include infectious diseases, agricultural biotech, asthma, diabetes, bioinformatics, cardiovascular development, plant and insect sciences, environmental eco-sciences, and basic molecular and genomic sciences. STRATEGIES Arizona has four strategies, which encompass 19 actions, to develop a bioscience research base and build a critical mass of bioscience companies. • Strategy One: Build the state’s research infrastructure of outstanding talent and modern facilities and equipment around selective technology platforms and core competencies. • Strategy Two: Build a critical mass of bioscience firms by increasing the birthr
