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company in Tucson, was founded to expand access to diagnostic ultrasound technology. The company’s VistaScan platform transforms a doctor’s cell phone or tablet into an ultrasound machine. With VistaScan, doctors can diagnose patients in moments, saving time and lives at a fraction of the cost of a traditional cart ultrasound machine.

HTG Molecular Diagnostics is focused on sequencing-based molecular profiling. The company’s proprietary EdgeSeq technology automates complex, highly multiplexed molecular profiling from solid and liquid samples, even when limited in amount. HTG’s customers use its technology to identify biomarkers important for precision medicine, to understand the clinical relevance of these discoveries and identify treatments.

NuvOx Pharma is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing a drug that improves the flow of oxygen from lungs to blood and from blood to tissue.

Last year, NuvOx com&pleted construction and initiated operation of its Tucson production facility for manufacturing its injectable pharmaceutical

products. The building has an 1,800-square-foot hard-shell exterior space addition to the existing facility. Recruited to Tucson during the pandemic, Sandvik Materials Technology is a developer and manufacturer of advanced stainless steel and special alloys. The company’s local facility manufactures fine medical wire and components. Sandvik agreed to establish an office here in 2020, working out details through video conferencing because of the pandemic. FALL 2012 FALL 2021 Finally, UArizona continues to THE REGION’S BUSINESS MAGAZINE fuel the bioscience sector, produc ing more than $734 million in an nual research. It’s ranked among the top 20 universities in the country in research and development expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation. “At the University of Arizona, we have world-class faculty and researchers who are working on solutions to the world’s grand challenges every day, and translating their research into products on the market is one of the best ways we can have a positive impact as an institution,” said President Dr. Robert C. Robbins. SPECIAL REPORTS: The University of Arizona BIO5 Institute Lori Carroll & Associates The Clements Agency www.BizTucson.com “Through translation, we see technology innovations being developed to directly address needs, creating solutions Bioscience featured on the Fall 2021 cover of BizTucson FALL 2021 • $3.99 • DISPLAY UNTIL 12/31/21 as the need arises.” Biz