Title
Arizona BioIndustry Association, Inc.
Description
For $11,000.00 in payment authority for FY 2017-18 membership with the Arizona BioIndustry Association for the Community and Economic Development Department. Arizona BioIndustry Association, Inc. is the only statewide organization exclusively focused on building Arizona's bioindustry. Their primary goal is to make Arizona a place where bioscience organizations can grow and succeed by creating a forum for the bioscience community to engage, connect and collaborate, educate policy makers and the public about benefits of our industry to the community and advance the economic interests of individual organizations as well as the sector as a whole. This membership is necessary to implement the City's strategic healthcare initiative which will elevate Phoenix's visibility as a hub for bioscience, build a critical mass of bioscience related companies and attract and develop top talent vital to sustain the long-term growth of the City's thriving bioscience industry. This membership was approved by the Downtown, Aviation, Economy and Innovation Subcommittee on Oct. 4, 2017.