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BioUtah is the common voice and flag bearer for Utah’s life sciences industry comprised of medical devices, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, laboratories, research facilities and biotechnology of all types. BioUtah connects industry with government, academia, capital markets, media and service providers. Together we form an ecosystem that fosters collaboration, promotes innovation and delivers technology that saves lives.

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Utah Life Sciences by the Numbers

Kem C. Gardner Report Findings Nov. 2023

Utah is #3 in the nation for life sciences growth.

Life sciences is a $21.6 billion industry in Utah.

Source: Pace, L. and Brandley, A. (2023), Economic Impacts of Utah’s Life Sciences and Health Care Innovation Industry: Utah’s Life Sciences and Health Care Innovation Industry Creates Substantial Economic Impacts Across the State, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, University of Utah.

BioUtah News

March 27, 2026
BioUtah Presents at Medical Korea 2026

BioUtah president & CEO, Kelvyn Cullimoire, was invited by the Korean Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), an agency of the Korean Ministry of Health, to present at the Medical Korea conference on March 19-20, 2026. The topic of Cullimore’s presentation was “Why Utah is a preferred landing place for Korean medical device companies desiring to […]

March 26, 2026
BioUtah CEO, Kelvyn Cullimore, Makes the Rounds in DC

BioUtah CEO, Kelvyn Cullimore, Makes the Rounds in DC

March 26, 2026
Denali Therapeutics Announces U.S. FDA Approval of AVLAYAH™ (tividenofusp alfa-eknm) for Treatment of Hunter Syndrome (MPS II)

First new FDA-approved treatment option in nearly 20 years for families living with this rare lysosomal storage disease.

March 26, 2026
BIOUTAH JOINED NATIONAL CONVENING ON AMERICA’S BIOTECH MOMENT

Biotech is playing an increasingly important role in U.S. economic competitiveness and national security, and Utah plays a key role in contributing to the strength of the American biotech ecosystem.

March 19, 2026
Kolosis BIO® Expands Surgical Biologics Portfolio with Launch of APEXecm™

The addition of APEXecm reflects Kolosis’s continued commitment to developing and commercializing best-in-class solutions for the surgical community

March 19, 2026
Myriad Genetics Receives FDA Approval of the MyChoice CDx Test as the Companion Diagnostic for Zejula (niraparib) for Patients with Ovarian Cancer

Approval reinforces Myriad’s leadership in comprehensive HRD testing and establishes MyChoice CDx as the only FDA-approved companion diagnostic for Zejula in the U.S.

March 19, 2026
Merit Medical Launches the Resilience Through-the-Scope Esophageal Stent

New Resilience™ deployment system, anti-migration stent design, and unique stent sizes offer physicians control while enhancing treatment for patients with esophageal fistulas and malignant strictures

March 19, 2026
Glafabra Therapeutics Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for GT-GLA-S03, Advancing a Redosable Cell Therapy for Fabry Disease

For Fabry patients, a potential path to converting 130 clinic visits into one treatment every five years.

2025 Utah Life Sciences Award Recipients

Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Wes Sundquist

Innovation Impact
Nusano

Entrepreneur of the Year
Shawn Fojtik

Executive of the Year
Fred Lampropoulos

Friend of Industry
Dr. Taylor Randall

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