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AZBio Introduces Leadership Team for its 20th Anniversary Year

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Phoenix, AZ | January 21, 2023

 AZBio Elected its 2023 leadership team during its January Board of Directors meeting on the Medtronic Tempe campus. Following the meeting Medtronic hosted members of Arizona’s Life Science Community for a reception kicking off AZBio’s third decade.

AZBio Elected its 2023 leadership team during its January Board of Directors meeting on the Medtronic Tempe campus. AZBio’s Board of Directors are the stewards of AZBio’s vision and mission. 

Vision:  Arizona will be home to a a top-ten life science sector

Mission:  AZBio supports the needs of Arizona’s growing life science ecosystem.

AZBio’s 2023 Officers are:

Chairwoman:  Kristen Swingle 
President & Chief Operating Officer, Critical Path Institute (C-Path)

Treasurer:  Jeffrey Singleton

 Managing Director, Tax  EY


Secretary:  Jeff Vallerga

Executive Director, Strategic Alliances Avantor 

AZBio’s Board of Directors champion the interests AZBio Members and bring a diverse set of talents, skill sets, and experience which can be leveraged to support AZBio’s mission.  These 35 leaders work together to support AZBio’s Members and pursue the strategies that will realize AZBio’s vision.

James Bates, CEO & Founder of AdviNow Medical, was elected to a three-year term of board service at the January meeting.

“I am honored to work with the professionals at AZBIO to accomplish our mission and expand the community for medical technologies and bioscience inventions in the state of Arizona. We have seen dramatic success over the past few years and I am excited to help keep that momentum going,” shared Bates.

During the reception, Representative Justin Wilmeth was presented with his 2022 AZBio Trailblazer Award. Rep. Wilmeth co-chairs the Arizona Legislative Bioscience and Healthcare Caucus and is the 2023 chair of the House Commerce Committee. He is an Arizona leader committed to making life better for the people of Arizona.,