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FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, and CerTest Biotec today announced their newly developed molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for monkeypox virus is now commercially available globally, including in the United States, for research use only applications by laboratories. […]

BioHive continued its celebration of “STEM September” with the Women in STEM Mingle in downtown Salt Lake City on Tuesday night. Over 65 life science professionals were in attendance to connect with the industry and support the efforts of BioHive.  As a collective, event attendees assembled and packed over 475 Math Learning Kits for Granite […]

Each year, BioUtah publishes a special Utah life sciences magazine, Biosphere, released with the September issue of Utah Business Magazine. The 2022 iteration of Biosphere focuses on the incredible innovation taking place within Utah’s life sciences industry.  From Intermountain’s evolution beyond health care delivery to become a life sciences powerhouse within Utah to innovation happening within […]

Non-invasive Parkinson’s therapeutic device moves one step closer to FDA clearance, with important potential non-motor and motor improvements for patients. The maker of the widely anticipated Celeste® specialized phototherapy device, PhotoPharmics, today announced plans to begin recruitment for the Celeste Light for PD trial in December. “Multiple forces have aligned to make the timing for […]

Salt Lake City, Utah /PRNewswire/ — Inherent Biosciences, the first Utah company involved in commercializing a diagnostic in the emerging biotech field of epigenetics, has raised Series A funding from an investor group led by Los Angeles-based Propel Bio Partners toward Inherent’s goal of changing the course of reproductive health. Inherent seeks to redefine the […]

New Liquid Embolic Multi-Center Trial Successfully Enrolls Final Patient GPX® Trial Completes Enrollment Demonstrating Successful Tumor Uses and Other Applications Fluidx Medical announces completion of trial enrollment for its novel embolic device, GPX. In this multi-center trial, GPX was used to treat a variety of primary and metastatic tumors, renal adenoma tumors, and a range […]

U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) on August 15 spent the day connecting with Utah’s life sciences community, known as the BioHive, touring facilities at BD, IONIQ Sciences, SEEK Labs and Carterra. His schedule also included a tour of Altitude Lab in the University of Utah’s Research Park where he led a roundtable discussion with nearly […]

Halia Therapeutics, the first biotechnology company to target NEK7 to block the assembly of the NLRP3 inflammasome complex, participated today in a fireside chat exploring approaches to innovate Alzheimer’s therapies at InformaConnect’s Therapeutic Focus-Neurology digital conference. “There is very little help available for people suffering from neuroinflammatory diseases, such as Alzheimer’s (AD). We do know […]

Based on recently secured private payer and Medicaid insurance coverage contracts for KidneyIntelX, Renalytix plc is disclosing that the upper Midwest region of the United States, and specifically Illinois and Iowa, are now primary commercial expansion markets.  Private insurance coverage contracts secured and effective during the quarter ending September 30, 2022 include Blue Cross Blue […]

Nomi Health, a direct healthcare company dedicated to improving access and lowering costs in the healthcare system, has expanded its COVID vaccine services with the addition of the Novavax vaccine, now available at the West Valley Nomi Health location. In addition to Novavax, this location also distributes Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. All […]

Transit Scientific, a Utah-based medical device company, today announced additional U.S. patent protection has been issued from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its XO exoskeleton sheath platform. Traditional PTA cutting, scoring, and constraining structure (CS) technologies are manufactured with metal or polymer wires, struts, blades, or grooves wrapped around, or fused to, the outside of the angioplasty balloon. These […]

After an all-night session, the Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping, $740 billion reconciliation package titled the “Inflation Reduction.” The measure passed on a party line 51-50 vote, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie vote. The 755-page bill will now be taken up by the House today, where it is expected to pass […]