Phoenix Biomedical Campus

The Phoenix Biomedical Campus (PBC) is a city-owned, 30-acre urban bioscience and medical research campus located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It comprises public and private academic, clinical and research organizations.[1][2][3] It is the only site where you will find all 3 of Arizona’s public universities in one location conducting and collaborating in research.[4]

Translational Genomics Institute
Phoenix Biomedical Campus
Location within Maricopa County
LocationPhoenix, Arizona
United States
Coordinates33.454523°N 112.066625°W / 33.454523; -112.066625
No. of tenants25
Size30 acres
Websitebiomedicalphoenix.com

Overview

As the 5th largest city in the nation, Phoenix boasts institutes of excellence in precision medicine, genomics, molecular medicine, cancer research, healthcare analytics and others. Nowhere is this more concentrated than on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. The city-owned Phoenix Biomedical Campus (PBC) is a 30-acre, urban medical and bioscience campus with more than 1.7 million square-feet of biomedical-related research, academic, and clinical facilities with plans for more than 6 million square-feet at build out. [5] It was established in 2004 by an initiative between City of Phoenix, Arizona State University, University of Arizona, and Arizona Board of Regents to expand medical education and research in the Phoenix metropolitan area.[6] It is part of a broader series of medical centers, hospitals and research institutes present in the Phoenix healthcare cluster.

Economic impact
Health Sciences Education Building

According to a report by Tripp Umbach, an economic consulting firm, Phoenix Biomedical Campus had a $1.3 billion economic impact in 2013. It is projected to have an economic impact of $3.1 billion in 2025. The campus provided 9,377 jobs in 2013 and is expected to generate 22,132 jobs by 2025.[7]

Future developments

Wexford Science+Technology will open the 850 N 5th Street Innovation Center on the PBC in November 2020. This newest biomedical research center will be anchored by expanded research of Arizona State University. The Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI) out of GateWay Community College will expand its entrepreneurial incubator services with the opening of a Validation Lab and LabForce, a unique workforce training to support certification-level training for lab technicians and other technical training required in a lab environment. 850 N 5th Street provides the opportunity for private-sector biomedical companies to co-locate and collaborate with leading researchers and institutions on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.

Present institutions

The following institutions all have a presences on the Campus:[4]

References
  1. "Phoenix Biomedical Campus". The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  2. "University of Arizona Cancer Center - St. Joseph's Phoenix AZ". www.dignityhealth.org. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  3. "TGen-led study discovers genetic cause of rare ovarian cancer". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  4. "Phoenix Biomedical Campus". College of Medicine – Phoenix. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. "UA, Banner to expand downtown biomedical campus". azcentral. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  6. https://public.azregents.edu/Shared%20Documents/Item-09-2004-11.pdf
  7. http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/health-care-daily/2014/12/study-economic-impact-of-phoenix-biomedical-campus.html
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