Frank X. Curci, of Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, Elected Vice Chair of Arizona BioIndustry Association (AZBio)

2.2.10

Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C., a leading Phoenix-based law firm focused on a variety of practices for corporate clients, is pleased to announce that Frank X. Curci, a Member with the firm's Phoenix office and Chairman of both the Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry Group and the Intellectual Property Department, has been elected as Vice Chair of the Arizona BioIndustry Association (AZBio). Frank will continue to serve as a member of AZBio's statewide Board of Directors.

AZBio serves as the unified statewide trade association for Arizona's growing bioscience industry. The association includes individuals representing member organizations in Southern Arizona, the Greater Phoenix area and Northern Arizona.

"Frank has been actively involved in a host of AZBio activities since his arrival in Arizona in 2005," said Robert S. Green, AZBio's President and CEO. "His in-depth knowledge and experience in the business-end of the biosciences will benefit AZBio as he takes on the position of Vice Chair."

Mr. Curci, a Scottsdale- area resident, represents clients in domestic and international intellectual property and technology matters, including patent/technology licensing, technology/research collaborations and consortia, technology commercialization matters, and the overall use and protection of intellectual property rights. He advises clients in many industry sectors, including life sciences research institutions, bioscience industry companies, universities, foundations, and companies in various sectors of the high technology industry.

Mr. Curci is one of the first Arizona attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2009-2010 in the category of Biotechnology Law (published by Woodward/White, Inc of Aiken, SC). He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2009-2010 in the category of Technology Law.

In addition to his roles within the association, Mr. Curci has also been leading AZBio's Regional Bridges Committee, an AZBio initiative which seeks greater collaboration with bioscience associations in other states, particularly those in California and the Pacific Northwest.

About the Arizona BioIndustry Association

AZBio is a not-for-profit 501(c)6 trade association that promotes the growth of the bioscience industries in Arizona through member services, educational programs, business networking, public policy and entrepreneurial endeavors. The AZBio Board of Directors includes individuals representing member organizations in Southern Arizona, the Greater Phoenix area and Northern Arizona. AZBio is also the state affiliate of the Washington D.C.-based national Biotechnology Industry Organization, which represents more than 1,000 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations in 50 states and 33 nations.

About Jennings, Strouss & Salmon

Jennings Strouss is one of the Southwest's leading law firms, providing legal counsel for more than 65 years through its offices in Phoenix, and Peoria, Arizona, Washington, DC., and Las Vegas, Nevada. The firm's primary industries of practice include energy, health care, real estate, and technology. For additional information please visit www.jsslaw.com or call 602.495.2704.