The future of minimally invasive care is being shaped in Tempe, Arizona. While BD’s global purpose is to advance the world of healthTM, that mission comes to life through the work of local teams whose innovations help millions of clinicians care for billions of patients around the globe. An essential component of that effort is BD Peripheral Intervention (BD PI), a $2-billion … [More]
Innovating in Tissue Restoration
Our company, BioLab Holdings, is a Mesa-based biotechnology and tissue restoration company focused on advancing innovation across the continuum of care. Through clinician-driven strategy, partnerships and commercialization, we identify, develop and deliver breakthrough technologies that restore tissue and improve patient outcomes. At our core, we develop products that provide … [More]
The Collaboration between Arizona Physicians and National Medtech Companies
Arizona’s healthcare community is becoming a more important part of the national medtech conversation. That is not just because new medical device companies are paying attention to the state. It is because physicians here are treating complex cases every day and can offer the kind of practical feedback that helps new technology move from an idea to something that works … [More]
Guest Editor: John Shufeldt, Xcellerant Ventures and Jetstream Venture Fund
Biosciences – Health Forward Healthcare as a topic is often associated with one crisis or another: availability, delivery model, cost, et cetera. But behind all of that is the bioscience industry — and that industry is thriving here in Metro Phoenix. Healthcare is at a pivotal crossroads. To solve our industry’s most pressing challenges, we must fundamentally shift how … [More]
Greater Phoenix Is Shaping the Future of Precision Medicine
Cancer remains one of humanity's most complex challenges. For generations, physicians have made treatment decisions based largely on what they could see under a microscope, where a tumor originated and how similar patients responded in the past. Today, that paradigm is changing. We are entering an era where cancer can be understood at the molecular level, revealing the … [More]
Translating Scientific Discoveries into Viable Diagnostics
As one of Castle Biosciences’ three original founders, I have had the privilege of helping the company grow from a small, early-stage organization into a leading diagnostics company serving patients and clinicians across the country. Castle began operations in 2008 and established its first laboratory presence in Phoenix the same year. From the beginning, our goal has been to … [More]
Manufacturing Biosensing Technology at Scale
At Dexcom, we make glucose biosensing technology that gives people living with and without diabetes real-time visibility into their glucose levels. For millions of people, biosensing technology transforms diabetes management and daily life by putting actionable data directly into the hands of users and their care teams. The shift from reactive treatment to proactive management … [More]
Furthering Breakthroughs in Regenerative Medicine
Humabiologics is a Phoenix-based regenerative medicine company making human biomaterials more accessible to scientists, clinicians and product developers in regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, bioprinting, organoids, disease modeling and drug discovery. Our mission is to give researchers more human-relevant building blocks to develop better therapies and more predictive … [More]
Translating Innovation into Impact for Ultra-Rare (and Commercially Underserved) Diseases
When people ask me what has fueled the rapid growth of Greater Phoenix's bioscience sector, I don't start by talking about funding or facilities. I talk about collaboration. Throughout my career, I've had the opportunity to work across clinical research, healthcare innovation, venture investing and biotechnology. I've seen what happens when researchers, physicians, … [More]
Advancing Non-Invasive Pain Management against One of Healthcare’s Most Persistent Challenges
Regenesis was founded with a simple but meaningful mission: to improve quality of life by developing innovative medical technologies that help relieve pain. Today, we continue that mission by researching, designing, manufacturing and supporting energy-based medical devices that expand access to safe, non-invasive, drug-free pain management solutions for patients and … [More]
Ensuring Domestic Sourcing for Medicine Essentials
Bright Path manufactures essential medicines — the generic, small-molecule drugs that hospitals, clinics and pharmacies depend on every day — in Mesa, at our facility at Falcon Field. Most Americans don't realize that the active pharmaceutical ingredients in the majority of these medicines are made overseas, which is why drug shortages have become a recurring crisis for … [More]
Why Arizona Is Ground Zero for Rethinking Primary Care Access
Arizona is not an easy place to deliver healthcare. That is precisely why it has become the proving ground for a different model of primary care. The structural realities are stark. Arizona faces a shortage of more than 4,000 physicians and 4,600 nurses, and today only about 35% of primary care needs are being met, according to Arizona Business Leadership. In some parts of … [More]
Arizona Cardinals Foundation Funds New Barrow Care Initiative
Barrow Neurological Foundation announced that it has received a $400,000 grant from the Arizona Cardinals Foundation to establish a transitional care platform for intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) at Barrow Neurological Institute. This critical support marks the launch of a three-year commitment from the Arizona Cardinals Foundation, dedicated to funding … [More]
California Fitness Concept Expands into Arizona with Two Valley Locations
Smart Fit Method, an integrated fitness and wellness company redefining personalized health by focusing on helping members improve lifespan quality through advanced training, recovery and data-driven coaching, announced its expansion into Arizona with two new locations opening this fall in Paradise Valley and Scottsdale Arizona's active lifestyle, growing focus on healthy … [More]
Arizona Vitamin Manufacturer Names Former Health Care Executive to Board
21st Century Healthcare, Inc., a leading manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, and supplements, and a portfolio company of Grant Avenue Capital LLC ("Grant Avenue"), a healthcare-focused, middle-market private equity firm, today announced the appointment of Katie Doyle to its Board of Directors. Ms. Doyle brings over 30 years of experience leading and advising consumer health … [More]
Park City Fitness Concept Expands to Phoenix with First Arizona Location
Arizona native and Xavier College Preparatory graduate, Whitney White Kozlowski, is bringing her unique approach to fitness, retail and community to the North Central Phoenix area. Opening on August 8, 2026, The Beau Collective Phoenix is the organization’s second location and the first in Arizona. The fitness, retail and social flex space is located at 5115 N. Central Ave., … [More]
In-Home Care Program Expands Access for Arizona Medicaid Families
One year after launching its partnership with Nest Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Health Choice (AZ Blue Health Choice) is demonstrating measurable impact in improving access to care for Medicaid members across Arizona by bringing comprehensive healthcare directly into members' homes. Building on its initial rollout, the program now serves more than 2,100 enrolled … [More]
Where Elite Medicine Is Being Built Now
For decades, the playbook in elite medicine has been predictable: Innovation begins in coastal hubs, then spreads outward. A growing number of physician-led practices are reversing that flow, building advanced medical models in emerging markets and expanding into some of the most competitive healthcare environments in the country. Scottsdale-based Defyne Plastic Surgery is … [More]





























