Yearly Archives: 2020

Nine rising startup companies from Utah’s growing life sciences industry will present their innovations to investors during the 2020 Entrepreneur & Investor Life Science Summit on February 28, sponsored by Simpson Thacher Salt Lake City, Utah – February 24, 2020 – BioUtah, Utah’s only trade association dedicated solely to the life sciences, in partnership with […]

Utah’s vibrant life sciences industry was on full display yesterday as part of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development’s “Industry Day on the Hill”. The event, held at the state capitol, provided legislators the opportunity to interact one-on-one with company exhibitors from the aerospace, life sciences and tech industries. Representing the life sciences sector were […]

In his State of the Union address February 5, President Trump highlighted a number of health policy goals, including lowering prescription drug prices. Drug pricing continues to be a priority for the Administration and a hot topic of debate for Republicans and Democrats alike. Trump specifically pledged to tackle high drug prices, increase transparency, work […]

Game On: Groups Launch Competing Drug Pricing Ad Campaigns  With prospects dim, at least in the short-term, for passage of comprehensive drug pricing legislation in Congress, some Washington observers suggest President Trump is eager to push for regulatory changes in an effort to capture the high ground on lowering prescription drug costs ahead of the […]

The Senate on Thursday passed President Trump’s United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by a wide bipartisan vote of 89-10. The USMCA, which rewrites the North America Free Trade Agreement, will now be sent to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The President is expected to sign the measure next week. Both Utah Senators, Mike […]