Author Archives: Blaire Wachter
You’re invited to Utah BioBreak!
Dear Colleague, Please join us at BioBreak in Utah on Thursday December 6th, from 5:00-7:00 pm. This life science networking event is tailored exclusively for senior executives. BioBreak is a non-profit organization launched in 2006 in Philadelphia with the goal of bringing together senior executives from across the biotech, pharma, medtech, diagnostics and investment industries. We bring […]
Study Identifies How Hantaviruses Infect Lung Cells
Blocking a Cell Receptor Could Protect Against Deadly Disease. Hantaviruses cause severe and sometimes fatal respiratory infections, but how they infect lung cells has been a mystery. In today’s issue of Nature, an international team reports that hantaviruses gain entry to lung cells by “unlocking” a cell-surface receptor called protocadherin-1 (PCDH1). Deleting this receptor made […]
Center for Technology & Venture Commercialization partners with PROTECS to launch incubator in Research Park
Nov. 1, 2018 (Salt Lake City)—The University of Utah’s Center for Technology & Venture Commercialization (TVC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with PROTECS to manage an incubator in the university’s Research Park. TVC will provide programming for the incubator, as well as comprehensive startup support services for TVC licensees. This will be the first […]
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Named One of Utah’s 2018 Top Workplaces by The Salt Lake Tribune
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Recursion Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company that combines artificial intelligence (AI), experimental biology, and automation to discover and develop drugs at scale, has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces award by The Salt Lake Tribune. The honor coincides with the official opening of Recursion’s expansive new research and development (R&D) facility […]
Utah Governor Gary Herbert Touts the State’s Growing Life Sciences Industry at the 2018 MedTech Conference in Philadelphia, PA
On Tuesday, Sept. 25, Gov. Gary R. Herbert addressed the breakfast plenary session of the 2018 MedTech Conference, telling the packed ballroom of 3,000 national and International medical technology executives and stakeholders about Utah’s exceptional life sciences industry, and raising the profile of the state as the place to be for innovation, growth and better […]
BioUtah Announces Jeffrey Shuren, MD, JD, Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health as the Luncheon Keynote Speaker for the 9th Annual Utah Life Sciences Summit
Dr. Shuren will take the stage as the luncheon keynote at the 2018 BioUtah Utah Life Sciences Summit, speaking to the state’s premier gathering of industry leaders, innovators, government officials, educators, and investors September 14, 2018 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioUtah, Utah’s only trade association dedicated solely to the life sciences community, […]
BioUtah Announces Registration and Headline Speakers for the 9th Annual Utah Life Sciences Summit (ULSS)
Registration opens today for the 2018 BioUtah ULSS, offering early bird discounts. Preliminary speaker line-up includes notable business leaders, policy makers and members of the investor community Salt Lake City, UT – September 5, 2018 – BioUtah, Utah’s one and only association dedicated to the life sciences community, today announced that registration is open for […]
U OF U’S KEM C. GARDNER POLICY INSTITUTE RELEASES NEW STUDY ON UTAH LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY
BioUtah is pleased to share with you the newly released study by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on the impact of Utah’s life sciences industry on the state’s economy. The study, the “Economic Impacts of Utah’s Life Sciences Industry” can be viewed in full here. The Gardner Policy Institute announced the study’s findings this […]
RARE on the Road in Salt Lake City, UT
Please join us and Global Genes on Saturday, June 30th for RARE on the Road Rare Disease Leadership Tour in Salt Lake City, Utah. This conference will educate rare disease patients, caregivers and other advocates through collaboration in an interactive and engaging environment.
Reimbursement Trends Webinar
Joins us for a timely update from Brian Carey, Partner, Foley Hoag, on reimbursement trends for precision medicine and Kim Linthicum, Vice President of Government Affairs, Myriad, on proposed legislation that would create a new regulatory pathway for diagnostics.
The MedTech Conference 2018
The MedTech Conference will take place on September 24th – 26th 2018 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
New Seed Fund to Advance Commercialization at University of Utah
The Center for Technology & Venture Commercialization at the University of Utah announced a new funding program for early stage technology development and commercialization.
