The many challenges we face today are very difficult. No single scientist can do it alone. It takes collaborative teams to, for example, develop targeted cancer drugs, understand Alzheimer’s disease, prevent and cure asthma and diabetes, develop more resistant crops, and create more nutritious food. Better medicine, health, food, and technology are the result of scientists from a variety of disciplines working together and inspiring one another to think in new ways. The BIO5 Institute fosters individual creativity in some of the best researchers at the UA, and then takes it a step further by facilitating collaboration and teamwork among this exceptional group of scientists.