The Arizona Economic Resource Organization (AERO) capital formation task force, in partnership with the Arizona Department of Commerce, is launching the Arizona Innovation Connection, a weekly update designed to assist science discoveries & technology development.
"The partners on this project are committed to enhancing Arizona's global competitiveness by accelerating the pace of discovery, innovation & technology business development,” said Jan Lesher, Director of the Arizona Department of Commerce & an incorporating director of the Arizona Economic Resource Organization. “This new tool should help accelerate the funding coming into the State.”
"With this weekly update, AERO is acting on one of its top priorities - capital formation,” said board member Bill Hardin, an attorney with Osborn Maledon in Phoenix. “The long-term strategy for global success begins with increasing funding to our home-grown innovations, & we are arming the science & technology leaders in Arizona with a means to increase investment.”
The Arizona Innovation Connection provides updates on Federal & State funding opportunities through entities such as Science Foundation Arizona, the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, National Science Foundation, & many other State, National, non-profit & foundation programs.
"This is a powerful resource for today's science & technology entrepreneurs,” said AERO board member Larry Hecker, principal of Hecker & Muehlebach in Tucson. “As we grow the resources available through Arizona Innovation Connection, we hope to increase access to seed funding & venture capital investments.”
The Arizona Innovation Connection is made possible through the partnership of the State Science & Technology Institute, Arizona Department of Commerce Office of Innovation & Technology & the Arizona Economic Resource Organization. To have the next issue sent to your “in-box,” please e-mail: azinnovation@azcommerce.com with “subscribe” in the subject line.