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Phoenix subcommittee backs $130,000 bioscience marketing push, highlights Mindcrowd study
Summary
The City of Phoenix Economic Development & the Arts Subcommittee recommended city council approval of a bioscience strategic initiative that includes membership in AZ Bio and participation at the BIO International trade show, requesting up to $130,000. Presenters cited recent industry growth, clinical-trial concentration in Phoenix and progress on
The City of Phoenix Economic Development & the Arts Subcommittee on Sept. 10 recommended that the City Council approve up to $130,000 to continue the city's Bioscience Healthcare Strategic Initiative, including membership in the Arizona BioIndustry Association (AZ Bio) and a city pavilion at the 2026 BIO International convention.
The request, presented by Nathan Wright, deputy community economic director, and Claudia Whitehead, program manager for the initiative, came during the subcommittee's regular meeting and drew support from multiple council members.
“The city of Phoenix's bioscience healthcare strategic initiative ... would include research and development, entrepreneurs, precision medicine, health-care delivery, education and branding for the city,” Whitehead said as she summarized the program and results from the past year. Wright told the subcommittee the administration sought the subcommittee's recommendation to send the $130,000 request to the full City…
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