Chicago’s AbbVie to acquire Tempe medical device manufacturing facility / Phoenix Business Journal
Chicago biopharmaceutical company AbbVie plans to acquire West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.’s Tempe medical device manufacturing facility and create 200 new jobs at the site to support production of next-generation immunology and neuroscience products.
Ohio-based health tech startup opens pharmacy in East Valley / Phoenix Business Journal
Columbus, Ohio-based healthtech startup Gifthealth is expanding to Arizona with a new pharmacy in Mesa that will create 200 new jobs and incorporate robotic assisted processing of more than 28,000 medications per day.
TSMC plans U.S. expansion in proposed Taiwan tariff-relief deal / Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal reports Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world’s largest fabricator of advanced artificial-intelligence chips, is planning a significant expansion in Arizona as part of a potential trade agreement between the U.S. and Taiwan.
Northern Arizona University researchers studying new way to measure the progression of Alzheimer’s disease / Arizona Daily Sun
A research project at Northern Arizona University is studying brain metabolism and how it uses glucose to learn about the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Yuma to become new medical training hub through U of A partnership / KOLD
A partnership between the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and Onvida Health will create a medical school branch in Yuma with the hope of retaining physicians in the area.
Northern Arizona Healthcare board expected to make site selection for new Flagstaff Medical Center in early 2026 / Arizona Daily Sun
The five potential sites for a new Flagstaff Medical Center campus and hospital, including the site of the current campus and land next to Fort Tuthill, are expected to be brought to Northern Arizona Healthcare’s board for a final decision soon.
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