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The advanced medical technology industry is an important and thriving sector in the U.S. economy, creating jobs in all 50 states and representing a sizable portion of the nation’s GDP.
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AZBio is committed to working with its members across Arizona to support the industry and provide access to the key resources, connections and information in the biosciences community.
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“It’s family here. Small town, quiet, everyone knows each other—it’s home.”
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“Medical Alley is building the context and opportunity for a new type of health care leadership,” explains Shaye Mandle
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Kenneth Morton served in the United States Navy for twenty years. Now, he serves his fellow citizens in a different way, helping cancer patients find relief with innovative medtech products.
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Michigan’s medical technology sector has a long history of life-changing innovation and provides the region a steady and growing source of high-tech, high-wage jobs. MichBio is the unified voice of this booming space, supporting the expansion of the medical technology industry in the Great Lakes state and advocating for an economic and regulatory ecosystem where medtech can continue to flourish.
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Jeff is part of a Southern California team that is looking ahead of current medical technology to what will be possible in the future. It’s a cycle of innovation that starts with seeking better solutions for patients and continues through to creating high-quality American jobs. Innovation doesn’t stop after patients, families, doctors, nurses and other health care providers experience a breakthrough in medical technology.