The Phoenix Biomedical Campus received an “Economic Engines of Arizona Award” by Arizona Business Magazine on Wednesday, Oct. 4.

The award honors the top people, places, products and services that have made significant contributions to Arizona’s economy. The Phoenix Biomedical Campus was chosen to receive one of the Economic Engines of Arizona Awards in the “Places” category. In total, 20 awards were presented to the very best of Arizona’s driving economic engines. The Phoenix Biomedical Campus was recognized as an economic development project that demonstrates local, regional and statewide collaboration.

In 2001, the city of Phoenix established the 28-acre urban biomedical campus as one of several downtown revitalization projects. The campus includes the headquarters of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN), International Genomics Consortium (IGC), National Institute Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), St. Joseph’s Hospital and Barrow Neurological Institute, the Phoenix operations of the University of Arizona College of Medicine and the Arizona Biomedical Collaborative.

The campus is planned to accommodate up to two million square feet of biomedical research, academic and clinical facilities. The campus has attracted adjacent private sector investment, which includes Ribomed Technologies and the Phoenix Biotechnology Accelerator.