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Over 100 cutting-edge companies, institutes, and research facilities are located in the Tucson region. Here are several of the major employers:
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., A Member of the Roche Group
www.ventanamed.com
Ventana Medical is the world’s leading supplier of automated diagnostic systems to the anatomical pathology market. The company's instrument and reagent systems are used in clinical histology, cytology, and drug discovery laboratories around the globe. Through automation and systems integration, Ventana is standardizing and optimizing the slide staining process, thereby helping pathologists recommend treatment solutions that deliver superior patient care. Ventana's customers consist of hospital-based histology labs, independent reference labs, medical research centers, and drug discovery laboratories of the largest pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the world.
Sanofi US
http://www.sanofi.us/
Sanofi US, based in Bridgewater, NJ, and employing 15,000 people across the country, is part of a leading global pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, produces and markets innovative therapies that enhance people’s lives. The company's extensive research and development efforts are focused on health care challenges in cardiology, oncology and internal medicine, as well as metabolic diseases, central nervous system disorders and vaccines.
In early 2010, Sanofi opened a new 110,000 square foot Tucson Research Center, more than doubling the size of its previous southern Arizona research and development facility. The new facility expands Sanofi's impact on the early stages of drug discovery by laying the fountation for bringing new, effective medicines to patients around the world.
The Critical Path Institute
www.c-path.org
Created in 2005 by the University of Arizona and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), The Critical Path Institute leads scientists from academia, biotechnology companies, the government and pharmaceutical industry in working together to develop innovative new testing methods that enable life-saving drugs, devices and biological products to reach patients faster and with greater safety. Based in Tucson, C-Path relies on three basic tenets in its approach to drug development: faster, safer and smarter. The overall goal of the Critical Path Initiative is to modernize the scientific process through which a potential human drug, biological product, or medical device is tested and developed.
BIO5 Institute at The University of Arizona
www.bio5.org
BIO5 brings together scientists from five disciplines - agriculture, medicine, pharmacy, basic science and engineering - to treat disease, feed humanity and preserve livable environments. BIO5 creates science, industry and education partnerships to engage in leading-edge research, translate innovations to the market and to inspire and train the next generation of scientists.
Click here for a map of bioscience companies located in Southern Arizona.
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