Biotech / PharmaPhoenix / Scottsdale

LightDeck Diagnostics

Biotech / Pharma , AZ

LightDeck Diagnostics was a Boulder, Colorado-based medical device company that enabled lab-quality rapid diagnostic tests to be run at the point of need. The company was acquired by Heska Corporation for approximately $38.7 million in 2023 and is now part of Antech Diagnostics.

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Phoenix / Scottsdale

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About Sun Belt

Arizona's semiconductor industry runs deep — Motorola built chips in the Phoenix area for decades, and Intel and TSMC have both since built major fabs in the same Sonoran Desert corridor. Arizona State, one of the largest universities in the country by enrollment, and the University of Arizona anchor a growth-stage venture scene that's easy to overlook next to the older coastal hubs.

Region Stats

Total firms 174

VC / investors 12

Companies 155

Universities 7

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