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US Ski, Snowboard Team Uses R-Zero Disinfectant System

By Denise Bell | Published September 9, 2021

Last month, BioUtah News and Events reported that the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team would be using R-Zero’s hospital-grade, whole-room ultraviolet light disinfection system called Arc to mitigate against COVID-19 and other pathogens in their training rooms.

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Co-Diagnostics, Inc. SARS-CoV-2 Test Used in New Community Surveillance Method in Italy

By Natalie Themm | Published September 8, 2021

Peer-reviewed results describe the Company’s test being used to confirm the presence of the virus on community waste, including mutated strains

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U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens Spends a Day in the BioHive

By Natalie Themm | Published September 2, 2021

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT-4) spent the day visiting a number of life sciences companies – Owlet, Spectrum Solutions, Merit Medical, Matia Robotics and ARUP Laboratories.

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Mountain Pacific Announces New Funding Opportunities

By Natalie Themm | Published September 2, 2021

Ron Heffernan, Managing Partner at Mountain Pacific Partners recently announced the launch of Mountain Pacific’s newest funds.

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PhotoPharmics Appoints Dr. Karl Kieburtz as Chief Medical Officer

By Natalie Themm | Published August 31, 2021

World-renowned neurologist and movement disorders specialist joins PhotoPharmics as company advances breakthrough device through pivotal clinical trial and to commercialization.

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Renalytix Appoints Daniel J. Levangie to its Board of Directors

By Natalie Themm | Published August 31, 2021

Levangie brings extensive commercial operating experience to Renalytix, served on boards of Exact Sciences, Insulet Corporation and Hologic.

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Mountain Pacific Partners Invests $2M in Growth Capital into Alterra Medical

By Natalie Themm | Published August 31, 2021

Salt Lake City-based specialty medical device distributor is poised for value-creating diversification and supply chain innovation.

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Alterra Medical Announces Jeff Hastings as New Chief Executive Officer

By Natalie Themm | Published August 31, 2021

With more than two decades of healthcare expertise, Hastings brings track record of leading transformative growth.

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ARUP’s Investment Will Help Boost Development of Techcyte’s AI-Enabled Diagnostics Platform

By Natalie Themm | Published August 31, 2021

ARUP Laboratories recently announced an investment in Techcyte Inc. as part of the Orem, Utah-based company’s new $21 million funding round.

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ANNUAL BIOUTAH AWARDS

By Natalie Themm | Published August 26, 2021

Nominations are now open for BioUtah’s 2021 awards. The deadline for nominations is September 18.

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KNOWN MEDICINE RAISES $7.2 MILLION SEED ROUND TO ADVANCE DATA FIRST APPROACH TO ORGANOID TECHNOLOGY

By Natalie Themm | Published August 26, 2021

Known Medicine today announced the closure of its seed round of funding in the amount of $7.2 million led by Caffeinated Capital, with participation from Khosla Ventures, Cota Capital, Kickstart, Forward VC, OATV, Y Combinator and noted angel investors Chris Gibson, CEO & Co-Founder at Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Nish Bhat, previously Co-Founder at Color Genomics, and others.

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Fluidx Medical Technology’s Innovative Embolic Tumor Treating Device Highlighted in “BEST of GEST” Session at the Global Embolization Oncology Symposium Technologies (“GEST”) Conference

By Natalie Themm | Published August 26, 2021

Fluidx Medical’s GPX™ Embolic Device Use for Tumor Treatments Chosen for “BEST of GEST” Embolization Program at the Annual GEST Meeting.

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