PHOENIX DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE - BIOTECHNOLOGY
PHOENIX DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE - BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biotechnology and Education

We are committed to furthering the well being of our citizens through biomedical research and direct patient care. The only urban Biomedical Center in Arizona will provide an exceptional location for firms to recruit the most talented doctors and researchers. Let us help you locate or expand your bio company to Phoenix .


Be near the Phoenix Biomedical Campus at Copper Square (PBC), a 30-acre urban research park planned for two million sq. ft. of biomedical related research, laboratory, and academic facilities. Present locates include the following:

TGen/IGC Headquarters


The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the International Genomics Consortium (IGC) headquarters opened in December 2004 and is a $46 million, six-story, 170,000 sq. ft. research facility.

The NIDDK Laboratories identify and characterize susceptibility genes for diabetes and obesity as they affect the Native American population

The UA Downtown Phoenix Medical School is expected to begin with 24 students in fall 2006 and expects to expand to 150 students at build out. The former Phoenix Union High School buildings along Van Buren between 5th and 7th streets are being renovated for this project.

The Arizona Biomedical Collaborative (ABC) initiative has its first facility (ABC 1) in early design and will consist of a four story building of approximately 83,000 square feet and will be located just north of the historic buildings along 5th Street . Biomedical academic and research programs at this location will focus on cancer, metabolic diseases and bioinformatics.

Arizona State University Downtown Campus. ASU is partnering with the City of Phoenix to develop a new, urban 2 million square foot campus downtown that will increase the student population to 15,000 students by 2015. The current 160,000 square foot campus offers full degree programs as well as course work towards bachelor's, graduate, and post graduate degrees in business, public administration, nursing, and education.

Science High School - The Phoenix Union High School District is working with the City on the construction of a Science High School which will be located in close proximity to the epicenter of bioscience development -- the Phoenix Biomedical Center at Copper Square (PBC). The Science High School will be located at Pierce and McKinley between 5th and 6th streets. Construction will begin in the fall of 2005 and is scheduled in two phases. The first phase includes the construction of a 2-story, 30,000 SF facility along McKinley followed by a second phase of 17,000 SF of new build and 9,000 SF remodeling of the historic McKinley School. The Science High School is scheduled to open in the fall of 2006 and expects to eventually serve a total of 400 students.

Downtown Development Office

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Email: downtown @ phoenix.gov
Phone: 602-534-7143
TTY: 602-534-3476

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