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Yearly Archives: 2020

NIH announces strategy for developing COVID-19 drugs, vaccines

Drug companies will collaborate across hundreds of clinical trials in effort to coordinate private coronavirus research, which has been marked by chaos thus far The National Institutes of Health announced an initiative Friday to unify disparate efforts across the drug industry to respond to the coronavirus-related pandemic. Pharmaceutical companies will collaborate across hundreds of COVID-19 […]

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Device protects healthcare providers  from exposure to COVID-19 during intubation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 20, 2020 Contact: Susen Sawatzki MUSE Communications 801-450-0387  Susen.sawatzki@gmail.com Website: TTCmed.com   The Runnels Total Control Introducer™ guides breathing tube placement to improve patient care and outcomes  [Salt Lake City, UT]  Through the Cords, a Salt Lake City-based company is stepping up production and distribution of its intubation device, the Runnels Total […]

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FDA Clears New Disposable Fog-Free Articulating 5mm Laparoscope

SALT LAKE CITY, April 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Xenocor, Inc. announced the FDA cleared the new Xenocor Disposable 5mm Articulating Laparoscope for minimally invasive abdominal and thoracic surgery. The Xenoscope 5mm articulating disposable laparoscope is designed to improve image quality, reduce fog, lower hospital costs, and reduce bio-hazard risk for the patient and staff. Read the article below on […]

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OPPORTUNITY TO ORDER PPE

BioUtah has teamed with a local representative of BAMKO to accumulate small orders for Personal Protective Equipment to reach Minimum Order Quantities not easily reached by individual companies.  BAMKO and its affiliate company, Superior, are leading manufacturers of PPE.  For more about these companies, click here. Products available include face masks (surgical and KN95) gloves and […]

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Funding Lapses for Paycheck Protection Negotiations Continue for More Funding

Yesterday, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that funds had been depleted for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The SBA said on its website that the agency “is unable to accept new applications … based on available appropriations funding.” The SBA reported Thursday morning that more than 1,637,000 loan applications valued at “over $339 billion” […]

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REGISTER NOW: Virtual Trade Mission to the U.A.E. on April 27-28, 2020

Connect directly with business and government leaders from the United Arab Emirates in a virtual trade mission hosted by World Trade Center Utah and the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council. This two-day digital event provides Utah companies with an opportunity to forge strong business ties in the Middle East without leaving home. When you register, you will […]

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Predictive Submits Emergency Use Authorization Application for Treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to COVID -19 with Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Article courtesy of Predictive Techgroup Newsroom SALT LAKE CITY, April 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Predictive Biotech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Predictive Technology Group (OTC PINK: PRED) (“Predictive” or “The Company”), announced that on April 9th it submitted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the immediate use of mesenchymal […]

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Quansys Biosciences Releases Multiplex Human Serological SARS-CoV-2 (4-plex) ELISA

Quansys Biosciences releases the first multiplexed serological assay for SARS-CoV-2 to be used in surveillance studies. Logan, UT, April 9, 2020 – Quansys Biosciences in Logan, Utah, released their SARS-CoV-2 Human IgG(4- plex) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 reactive IgG class antibodies in human serum and plasma. SARS-CoV-2 is the […]

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Paycheck Protection Program Has Bumpy Start

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) went live April 3, but the process hasn’t gone as smoothly as hoped. The program, recently enacted as part of the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), provides $349 billion in funding for small businesses hit hard by COVID-19. Lenders in Utah and across the nation have been […]

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Co-Diagnostics, Inc Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Test

Salt Lake City, Utah – April 6, 2020 – Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CODX), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of diagnostic tests, announced today that its Logix Smart™ Coronavirus COVID-19 Test has obtained Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be used for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2. The […]

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COVID-19 Resources for Utah Businesses

The Utah state government has compiled a web page of resources for businesses in Utah in the wake of the pandemic. The page includes state and federal resources for loans, programs, responses, directives, and more. See the link below to learn more.   Resources

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National Institutes of Health Accepts Late Grant Applications Given COVID-19 Emergency

On March 26, NIH announced that grant applications submitted late would continue to be accepted recognizing that the emergency declaration related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) would “adversely affect many NIH applicants’ ability to submit applications in a timely manner.”   Specifically, all grant applications submitted late for due dates between March 9, 2020, and May […]

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