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National Institutes of Health To Locate Signature Research Program on the Phoenix Bioscience Core

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Friday, September 15, 2023

PHOENIX, Sept. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wexford Science & Technology, LLC today announced that the National Institutes of Health has signed a lease at 850 PBC and will use the space to accommodate the Phoenix Epidemiology & Clinical Research Branch of the NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).  This innovative basic, translational, and clinical research center will occupy the entire 7th floor of 850 PBC, comprising approximately 35,000 square feet.

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  • "We are thrilled to announce the expansion of National Institutes of Health - NIDDK on the Phoenix Bioscience Core at 850 PBC," said Kyle Jardine, Market Executive at Wexford Science & Technology.
  • "NIH is a key research catalyst for our existing tenants, and reaffirms the PBC as Arizona's central hub for life science research and entrepreneurship.
  • The new lease at 850 PBC will allow all sections of NIDDK Phoenix to be co-located in the Phoenix Bioscience Core.
  • "It's an incredible win for Phoenix that more members of the NIDDK team will join our Phoenix Bioscience Core," City of Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said.

Documentary by New York Film Academy Matthew Modine Scholarship Recipients Headed to 2023 Sundance Film Festival

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Friday, January 13, 2023

New York, NY, Jan. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sundance Film Festival has officially selected a short documentary by two New York Film Academy (NYFA) Master of Fine Arts degree program alumni for its 2023 edition.

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  • New York, NY, Jan. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sundance Film Festival has officially selected a short documentary by two New York Film Academy (NYFA) Master of Fine Arts degree program alumni for its 2023 edition.
  • Both filmmakers are international recipients of the prestigious U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Program, the Matthew Modine Masters Scholarship (MMMS), 10 ARTS Foundation funding, and a National Geographic Explorer grant.
  • Held in Park City, Utah, this year’s Sundance Film Festival had more than ten thousand short film submissions, resulting in a final selection of only sixty-four.
  • The festival, organized by the nonprofit Sundance Institute and founded by legendary actor Robert Redford, showcases feature films, documentaries, and short films in various languages.