Yearly Archives: 2021
House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Drug Price Controls
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Tuesday held a hearing on “Negotiating A Better Deal: Legislation to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs.” All committee members called for legislation to lower drug costs, but differed along party line on how best to achieve that. House Democrats recently reintroduced H.R. 3, a sweeping drug pricing […]
SINTX Technologies Files Multiple New U.S. and International Patent Applications
This week SINTX Technoloiges announced multiple U.S. and international patent applications for development of new technologies utilizing the company’s silicon nitride. “The innovative application of SINTX’s silicon nitride promises new tools to improve our public health response to COVID-19 and other viruses,” said Kelvyn Cullimore, president and CEO of BioUtah. SINTX has found that its […]
Foldax Named Among Fierce Medtech’s “Fierce 15” Companies of 2020
Foldax was named by Fierce Medtech as one of the 2020 “Fierce 15,” designating it as one of the most promising private companies in the medical technology industry. “BioUtah congratulates Foldax on this well-deserved recognition, which is all the more impressive amid the challenges of a pandemic,” said Kelvyn Cullimore, president and CEO of BioUtah. Foldax […]
Biden Supports IP Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines
The Biden administration has announced that they will back a waiver of the WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement so that any country can produce vaccines without worrying about patent infringement. This has the potential to drastically hinder global vaccine manufacturing and distribution and sets a dangerous precedent for future pandemics. The […]
Webinar: How to Monetize R&D Tax Credits
Many pre-revenue and pre-profit companies generate R&D Tax Credits. These tax credits can be monetized to offset employer payroll taxes as well as state and federal income taxes.
Biden’s First Address to Congress Calls for Giving Medicare Power to Negotiate Drug Prices
President Joe Biden’s first major joint address to Congress on Wednesday included calls to give Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices. “Let’s give Medicare the power to save hundreds of billions by negotiating lower prices… we pay the highest drug prices of anywhere in the world right here in America,” Biden said. BioUtah and other […]
U.S. Study of DiscGenics IDCT Achieves One-Year Follow-Up Milestone
DiscGenics, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing regenerative cell-based therapies that alleviate pain and restore function in patients with degenerative diseases of the spine, has completed enrollment in its Japanese safety study of Injectable Discogenic Cell Therapy (IDCT) for lumbar disc degeneration, a major cause of chronic low back pain. This Japanese 38-subject […]
Co-Diagnostics, Inc. JV CoSara Diagnostics Recognized for Work Combating COVID-19 Surge in India
Co-Diagnostics’ Indian manufacturing facility, CoSara Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd. (“CoSara,” or the “JV”, a Joint Venture with Synbiotics Ltd) has been featured in recent press highlighting its actions to provide COVID-19 diagnostics as a surge of infections has led to the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak since the pandemic began. The article in the Times of India […]
Canary Speech and Constant Companion Partner to Help Diagnose Behavioral Health Issues
Utah Business Magazine has highlighted a new partnership between Constant Companion and Canary Speech to study how voice technology can be used to identify human conditions in specific populations. Canary Speech will analyze the data with its patented speech digital biomarker technology, used to diagnose behavioral conditions and other diseases. Constant Companion will be utilizing its […]
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, ARUP, AND TECHCYTE DEVELOP NANOSPOT.AI, A NEW ULTRA-FAST TEST FOR COVID-19 ANTIBODIES
The University of Utah (the U), ARUP Laboratories, and Techcyte Inc. announced that they have formed a partnership to develop NanoSpot.AI, a less than five-minute, easy-to-administer COVID-19 antibody test. NanoSpot.AI is estimated to be significantly less expensive to manufacture than other antibody tests, so it has the potential to be much more affordable and extend […]
BioUtah Statement on House Democrat Leaders Drug Pricing Legislation
Salt Lake City, Utah (April 22, 2021) – BioUtah President and CEO, Kelvyn Cullimore, issued the following statement after House Democrat leaders released their drug pricing proposal, H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, based upon similar legislation introduced in the 116th Congress. “Utah has a long and proud history of […]
Introducing the ReddyPortTM Microphone and Controller Technology Allowing Communication for Patients on Non- Invasive Ventilation
ReddyPort has launched the ReddyPortTM Microphone and Controller, a first-of-its-kind device that includes a single-patient use microphone which integrates withReddyPortTM Elbow, providing an interface for application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or bi-level therapy. ReddyPort Microphone and Controller is a proprietary system enabling clinicians and patients to communicate clearly with one another and their […]
