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University of Utah Research Park was host to the 2021 International Conference of the Association of University Research Parks from October 18-21, 2021. The opening “campfire” was held at Red Butte Amphitheater on the afternoon of October 19. Speakers included new University of Utah President, Taylor Randall and Dean Peter Trapa of the College of […]

 By: Joe Spillner of Squire  Historically, there has been a terrific tax incentive for noncorporate taxpayers to invest in small businesses granted under section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code. More commonly known as Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) gain exclusion, section 1202 provides noncorporate taxpayers the opportunity to exclude 100% of any gain on a […]

Yesterday, US Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT-1) visited the burgeoning BioHive community in Logan, touring Utah State University’s (USU0 state-of-the-art BioInnovations Center, Quansys Biosciences and ELITech. Utah’s life sciences industry, from Logan to St. George, is one of the fastest-growing in the nation. “Cache Valley has become a hub for bioscience, and I thank BioUtah for […]

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — PolarityTE, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTE) a biotechnology company developing regenerative tissue products and biomaterials, today provided an update regarding its Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for SkinTE® with a proposed indication for chronic cutaneous ulcers submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July 2021. The Company received […]

NEW YORK and SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Renalytix plc (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) today announced the expansion of its commercial strategy to address early-stage kidney disease in the Veterans Health Administration patient population with the appointment of Jed Fulk to the position of Vice President Sales, Government Accounts. Mr. Fulk […]

Each year, BioUtah publishes a special Utah life sciences magazine, released with the September issue of Utah Business Magazine, Our 2021 issue is our biggest yet with a feature story on the “Rise of BioHive.” We’ve also given the magazine a new name – Biosphere – to match our efforts to boldly brand and build […]

Publication illustrates clinical benefit of combining PreTRM® testing with evidence-based interventions to improve neonatal health and reduce total health costs Positive impact on preterm births, neonatal intensive care admissions, overall hospital length of stay and a net $54 million reduction in total costs in the analyzed population Salt Lake City – September 14, 2021 – […]

Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of diagnostic tests, announced today that its Logix Smart™ Influenza A/Influenza B/COVID-19 “ABC” Test has been approved for sale in Mexico by the Mexican Department of Epidemiology (“InDRE”) after InDRE successfully concluded an independent evaluation of the test’s sensitivity […]

This week Xenter, Backcountry, and Sera Prognostics announced changes to their executive teams. Here’s the deets: Xenter Salt Lake City, Utah-based Xenter, Inc. (XenterMD.com) has announced a new President of Xenter Medical Technologies (formerly Xenter Hospital Technologies) business unit. Mark Turco, MD, is highly qualified, coming from Sirtex Medical where he served as Executive Vice […]