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Bioscience drives economy A new report shows that the total annual economic impact on Arizona by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) is $426 million, a more than 300% increase from 2017. Including TGen’s business spinoffs and commercialization of its research technologies brings that total to $658 million. “TGen’s growth is among the greatest increases we have witnessed over 1,000 projects spanning 30 years of measuring economic impact,” says Paul Umbach, the founder and president of Tripp Umbach, which authored the report.
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Levi Conlow and Robby Deziel, the 25-year-old co-founders of Lectric eBikes were recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 for launching one of the fastest growing electric bike companies in the nation.
In its short five-year history, MacQueen & Gottlieb has been recognized locally and nationally for its exceptional practice, including being voted the No. 1 real estate law firm in Ranking Arizona. ““I’ve been fortunate to work with many great attorneys throughout my career, but I’ve never been part of a team like the one Patrick MacQueen and Ben Gottlieb have built at M&G,” says Pam Molnar, M&G’s director of firm administration. >> MedTech jobs coming Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, has leased a new 104,000-square-foot manufacturing building in Chandler and production at the site is projected to start in mid-2022.
>> The puck stops here Ed Robson, an icon in the home building industry, has had a hockey arena named in his honor at Colorado College. The founder of Robson Communities, Inc. played hockey for the Colorado College Tigers in the 1950s and is a key donor for the state-of-the-art complex.
>> Sky’s the limit AvAir, earned the No. 1 position on Airline Economics’ Aviation 100 “Parts Supplier of the Year” rankings. This ranking is judged on several criteria including parts stocked, clients, number of employees – all areas that AvAir continued to focus on throughout the year.
>> Champions of diversity Geneva Financial has been ranked among the Top 100 Best Companies for Women and the Top 100 Best Companies for Diversity in America for 2021 as published in Business Insider Magazine.
>> Game-changing development Phoenix-based OncoMyx Therapeutics, a privately held immuno-oncology platform company, closed $50 million Series B financing to support the further development of OncoMyx’s pipeline of multi-armed myxoma immunotherapies for the treatment of solid tumors and hematological malignances and the advancement of the company’s lead candidate into clinical trials. 10
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