The Biomedical Device Prototyping Service (BDPS) located in the Keating Building is a service provided for UArizona and other researchers to assist in the development of new novel devices, modification to existing devices or development of devices to assist in research activities.
In its first 20 years, BIO5 has trained and/or employed more than 15,000 high school, undergraduate and graduate students.
BIO5 members have primary faculty appointments in 13 colleges and more than 77 departments across the University, providing a true multidisciplinary approach.
Dr. Bonnie Hurwitz, UA Assistant Professor of Biosystems Engineering and BIO5 fellow, has combined both genomics and computer programming for her research in metagenomics, or the sequencing of whole communities of microorganisms within a sample. The ultimate goal of her work is for doctors to be able to sequence samples from patients to offer quick diagnoses and treatment plans. Her lab has worked collaboratively with BIO5 member Dr. Thomas Doetschman, UA Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Professor of Cancer Biology, researching colon cancer. Hurwitz also works alongside BIO5 member Dr. Jana U’Ren, UA Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Genomics, in the Environmental Bioinformatics program, which is developing bioinformatics tools to support analyses at all computational levels aimed at answering questions related to the relationship between microbes, their hosts, and the environment.
Since 2001, BIO5 has provided thousands of paid jobs since and helped to recruit more than 160 faculty to UArizona.
BIO5 scientists work with the UA's Tech Launch Arizona to commercialize discoveries and facilitate connections and collaborations among life scientists, companies, industry, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and economic development organizations. BIO5-affiliated researchers have fostered fifty-five spinoff companies in the last decade, resulting in new technologies, diagnostics, and treatments.
BIO5 is committed to encouraging a continuum of learning for future and current students, as well as engaging our community in science literacy. Outreach is part of our DNA, and we inspire students through innovative workshops and programs and welcome the community through tours and events.
The mission of BIO5 is based on the concept of collaboration and teamwork. We partner with groups across campus and across Southern Arizona to advance science, science translation, science education, and science literacy. The goal is to explore the connection between our daily lives and advances in science, as well as share the ground-breaking research being done right here at the UA.
BIO5’s entrepreneurial scientists work with the UA's Tech Launch Arizona to accelerate commercial translation of research breakthroughs and facilitate connections and collaborations among life scientists, companies, industry, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and economic development organizations.
BIO5-affiliated researchers and research initiatives have been the catalyst for 45 spinout companies in the last decade, resulting in new technologies, diagnostics, and treatments.
BIO5 competitively awards pilot, seed, and equipment grants each year totaling over $2M in support of catalytic, early-stage research for novel projects in areas like precision healthcare and disease prevention and treatment.
