Here’s how Arizona bioscience sector is making a difference
If you could do one thing to make life better for others, what would it be? Would you work to create a cancer free world? Would you find answers for…

As President and CEO of the Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) and a member of the AZBio Board of Directors, Joan Koerber-Walker works on behalf of the Arizona Bioscience and Medical Technology Industry to support the growth of the industry, its members and our community on the local and national level. Ms. Koerber-Walker is also a life science investor and has served on the boards of numerous for-profit and non-profit organizations. In the life science industry, Ms. Koerber-Walker serves as Arizona’s representative to the State Medical Technology Alliance (SMTA), a consortium of state and regional trade associations representing their local medical technology companies which she chaired in 2015 and represents Arizona as a member of the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) and the Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes (CSBI). She is co-founder of White Hat Health Ventures LLC and serves as its managing member.
If you could do one thing to make life better for others, what would it be? Would you work to create a cancer free world? Would you find answers for…
The White Hat Life Science Investor Conference, a biotech and healthcare investor conference, will showcase exciting biotech and medtech companies from across the Rocky Mountain & Southwest Region September 28-29, 2022…
As Arizona continues to recover from the economic challenges caused by the pandemic, investment in our innovation sector is an essential component of our state’s current and future growth strategies. …
The pace of medical innovation is accelerating around the world and right here in the Arizona bioscience sector. Biomedical innovators are pioneering in the fields of diagnostics, treatments, medical devices,…
Higher altitudes with picturesque landscapes, a warm climate and sunny days, year-round. It’s what draws many to the Arizona lifestyle that we all enjoy, but also puts our residents at…
The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that Celebrating Life & Science, a special one-hour broadcast event highlighting inspiring stories of Arizonans working together and using science to make life…
COVID-19 Vaccines are viewed as the light at the end of the tunnel. We are not there yet but we will get there. Hundreds of millions of people in the…
Tune in tonight at 7 p.m. to watch “Celebrating Life & Science,” an inspirational and educational program highlighting how Arizona’s life science community is working together to make life better…
Spring cleaning took on a whole new meaning in 2020. Spring cleaning in 2020 was not a recommitment to household chores but instead a society-wide commitment to washing our hands…
The Honorable Jane Dee Hull, 20th Governor of the State of Arizona and her husband Dr. Terry Hull have died of natural causes. “Through 25 years of public service, Governor Hull…
The Arizona Bioindustry Association, Inc. (AZBio) has been supporting life science innovation and life science innovators in Arizona since 2003. As a nonprofit membership organization, AZBio is the combination of…
On May 12, 2017, Gov. Doug Ducey signed Arizona’s $9.8 billion 2018-2019 budget which provides bonding authority for $1 billion for investments in University Research Infrastructure. This investment continues a…