Thursday, October 18, 2007

C-Path Gets Recognition

Gov. Napolitano today presented an Arizona Innovation Award to Tucson’s Critical Path Institute (C-Path), recognizing the institute’s work in bringing new medical technologies to the market in a faster, safer & smarter way.

C-Path works to bring treatments through the government approval process by encouraging & enabling collaboration between the public, the private sector, & academia. The Gov. commended C-Path’s partnerships with the University of Arizona, as well as C-Path’s research on lung cancer biomarkers, rare diseases & drug safety.

C-Path is a non-profit organization that opened in Tucson 2 years ago.

The Arizona Innovation Awards are part of Gov. Napolitano’s effort to promote innovation, math, science & technology in our state. The public's welcome & encouraged to submit nominations for awards online at
azcommerce.com.