Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 As if pledging a donation of $100 million toward Arizona's bioscience effort isn't enough, The Stardust Foundation is donating $7.5 million to several local powerhouses to further research efforts. sdale Healthcare is getting $5 million,Translational Genomics Research Institute, TGen, is getting $1.5 million, while the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center is getting $1 million. sdale Healthcare will use the money for cancer research and treatment at its Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center. TGen will use the money to fund research in bipolar disease and to help expand its overall infrastructure, including computational resources. SARRC will fund the Autism Research. Bisgrove Autism Research Center, naming the center after Stardust's founder, Jerry Bisgrove. Arizona's effort toward building the necessary momentum to support a thriving biosciences community has reached a tipping point, and the moment to act is now, & quot; said TGen President and Scientific Director Dr. Trent. & quot;Support from the Stardust Foundation complements existing efforts, thereby accelerating TGen's mission to develop earlier diagnostics and smarter treatments, as well as foster collaborations between TGen and its many partners, including sdale Healthcare and SARRC. This most recent funding from Stardust comes just after Bisgrove offered to pump $100 million into the state's biotech sector if the Arizona Legislature approves $150 million in state funding for bioscience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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