In November of 2014, OTEF launched a new organization that was born out of collaborations with community partners  to add to the ecosystem that supports life science innovation.

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The mission of D3Bio is to support life science innovation and life science innovators along the pathway from discovery to development to delivery.

D3Bio was launched as a collaboration between the Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation (OTEF) and the Arizona Bioindustry Association, Inc. (AZBio) operating as a division under OTEF.

From 2014 to 2019, D3Bio programs provided over 1,000 students from Arizona  high schools and universities the opportunity to connect with industry leaders and entrepreneurs. Students showcased their life science and healthcare research projects in the Student Discovery Zone at statewide conferences.

In 2019, the program became part of of OTEF’s AZAdvances initiative and D3Bio became AZAdvances Talent.