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HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION PROGRAM

The groundbreaking care model expanded from 5 to 15+ clinic locations to achieve 15% patient penetration rate, exceeding national benchmarks SALT LAKE CITY, UT — August 12, 2025 – Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its groundbreaking Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Program, which has transformed mental […]

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SINTX Technologies Issues Business Update Following Strategic Realignment, Leadership Expansion, and SiNAPTIC Acquisition

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SINTX Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SINT) (“SINTX” or the “Company”), an advanced ceramics innovator specializing in silicon nitride (Si₃N₄) for medical device applications, today issued a business update in connection with the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June […]

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First Patient Enrolled in Merit Medical’s WRAPSODY (WRAP) North America Registry

The WRAP North America registry is a prospective, multicenter study designed to collect real-world safety and effectiveness data on the WRAPSODY® Cell-Impermeable Endoprosthesis (CIE). The first WRAP North America patient was enrolled at Bluff City Vascular, an interventional nephrology and vascular access center in Memphis, TN. SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — […]

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Shedding Light On Cardiac Repair: How Red-Light Preconditioning Improves Cell Therapy

Following a heart attack, fibrosis is the primary obstacle to recovery. Healthy heart muscle is replaced with non-functional scar tissue, which stiffens the heart wall and leads to chronic heart failure. While therapies have been investigated, cell-based therapies have failed to resolve this issue, as transplanted cells do not survive or engraft effectively in the […]

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Owlet® Achieves TGA Certification for Dream Sock™, Paving the Way for Launch in Australia and New Zealand

Certification underscores Owlet’s commitment to bringing medically-certified infant monitoring technology to every family across the globe. LEHI, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Owlet, Inc. (“Owlet” or the “Company”) (NYSE: OWLT), the pioneer of smart infant monitoring, today announces that Dream Sock™ has received official certification from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), meeting rigorous standards required for medical devices […]

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bioMérieux receives U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance and CLIA-waiver for Anterior Nasal Swab specimens, an additional sample type for use with the BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® R/ST Panel Mini

Marcy-l’Étoile (France), August 18, 2025 – bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announces that its BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® Respiratory/Sore Throat (R/ST) Panel Mini has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waiver for the addition of Anterior Nasal Swab (ANS) as a […]

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EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES ANNOUNCES $500 MILLION ACCELERATED SHARE REPURCHASE

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) today announced that it has executed an accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR”) to repurchase $500 million of Edwards’ common stock. With this transaction, Edwards has repurchased more than $800 million of shares in 2025. Under the terms of this ASR, Edwards will receive an initial delivery of approximately […]

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Nusano Cuts Ribbon on State-of-the-Art Radioisotope Production Facility

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – Aug. 21, 2025 – Nusano, a physics company transforming the production of radioisotopes, today cut the ribbon on its 190,000-square-foot radioisotope production facility. The site will be capable of producing more than 40 different radioisotopes for use in cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, as well as industrial applications, such as long-lived […]

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Sethera Therapeutics Unveils Breakthrough Enzymatic Platform for Next-Generation Peptide Drugs

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah August 21, 2025 — Sethera Therapeutics today announced publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of peer-reviewed results describing an enzymatic crosslinking platform that forges durable thioether “staples,” locking peptides into drug-like cyclic architectures. The platform works across a broad range of substrates, including sequences built entirely […]

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Webinar Recap: Immigration Compliance Under Pressure

As immigration enforcement and workplace inspections intensify under the current administration, companies in the life sciences sector, particularly those with manufacturing operations, must be proactive in strengthening compliance. Presented by Ogletree Deakin’s Kathleen Weron on July 1, 2025, this webinar provided an overview of the essential components of I-9 compliance, strategies for responding to audits, […]

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2025 BIO International Recap

BioUtah and its Utah consortium made their mark this week at the BIO International Conference, hosting a Utah Pavillion to promote the state’s fast-growing life sciences industry. The conference, held in Boston, MA. drew appproximately 20,000 attendees. The Utah delegation included BioUtah, Utah life sciences companies, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, the Unversity of […]

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Merit Medical Acquires Biolife Delaware

Acquired business offers the StatSeal® and WoundSeal® products, which provide hemostasis solutions that complement the wide range of procedures Merit’s portfolio supports. Acquisition projected to add approximately $18 million of revenue, on an annualized basis beginning in fiscal year 2026, with a mid-teens growth and accretive non-GAAP margin and profitability profile Merit reaffirms full-year 2025 […]

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