The City of Phoenix brought bold energy and big announcements to the BIO International Convention 2025 in Boston this month. Here's what you may have missed and why the world is watching Phoenix's bioscience ecosystem:

1. Global Spotlight: The Next Frontier Premieres
Presented by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization and produced by BBC StoryWorks, The Next Frontier content series debuted with a feature on TGen's MindCrowd, a groundbreaking global brain health study. TGen is nearing its goal of 1 million study participants, and needs the community's help to reach it. To learn more, visit MindCrowd.org

Watch the BBC StoryWorks The Next Frontier feature at PHXisBIO.com

2. Calviri Bringing Early Cancer Detection to Dogs
Phoenix-based Calviri announced a game-changing test scheduled to launch in August 2025 that detects stage 1 tumors in dogs. Early detection means more treatment options and better outcomes for your four-legged friends. Learn more

3. Innovation Expansion at the Phoenix Bioscience Core
Wexford Science & Technology officially launched pre-leasing for 800 PBC - a cutting-edge lab and research facility that will expand collaboration and discovery on the Phoenix Bioscience Core in Downtown. Learn more

Kyle Jardine, Wexford Vice President, said: "With 800 PBC, we're not just delivering lab space, we're expanding an innovation ecosystem."

4. Phoenix-based Avata Biosciences Expands Global Reach
Avata Biosciences, headquartered in Phoenix, signed a co-development and licensing deal with Oceanus Bio to accelerate its next-gen cannabidiol therapies for epilepsy and schizophrenia across Asia. The treatments target both adult and pediatric patients, marking a significant leap in neurotherapeutics. Learn more

5. Phoenix Companies Take Center Stage at Start-Up Stadium
A signature showcase at the convention, Start-Up Stadium connects early-stage biotech startups with global investors and industry leaders. Participant MindX Sciences, a Phoenix-based company, provides precision medicine for mental health through apps, blood tests and targeted therapeutics. Its Binary Genomics provide DNA-based blood tests that adapt to capture unique epigenetic fingerprints from each patient.

6. Phoenix Powers Global Health
Phoenix invests in partnerships that improve lives worldwide.

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, said: "Health innovation thrives in our city, from clinical trials and research to medical talent to development leading the future of health engineering with the new ASU Health downtown. I am proud to champion the biosciences and healthcare advances delivering the promise of a better quality of life for people everywhere."

7. UofA College of Medicine Responds to Physician Shortage
The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix launched a three-year accelerated M.D. program designed to address Arizona's physician shortage and get primary care doctors into the field faster. It's a bold move to meet urgent healthcare needs with local talent. Watch an AZFamily story

The City of Phoenix Community and Economic Development Department thanks its many partners, including AZBio, Flinn Foundation and others that help shape the future of healthcare. Phoenix bioscience innovators are driving translational discovery, and the momentum is not slowing down. Learn more at PHXisBIO.com

Media Contact:
Athena Sanchez, Communications Manager
City of Phoenix Community and Economic Development Department
Call/text: 602-621-0507
Athena.Sanchez@phoenix.gov