Category Archives: COVID-19 Updates
government & private funding resources for COVID-19 related products, medical technologies and drugs
Government to Growth Government to Growth (G2G) is led by Liz Powell, Esq., MPH, and includes a team of government affairs professionals who help startups, businesses and non-profits effectively navigate non-dilutive federal funding opportunities. With a specialty focus on life sciences, G2G tracks grants on a daily basis and produces a monthly GBG Report listing […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA updates on surveillance inspections during COVID-19
For Immediate Release: May 11, 2020 Statement From: Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug Administran Stephen M. Hahn M.D. During COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will continue to utilize and implement additional alternative inspection tools and approaches while postponing domestic and foreign routine surveillance inspections. This will continue as local, […]
LabCorp Significantly Expands Availability of Its COVID-19 At-Home Collection Test Kit
Consumers Now Have Access to the At-Home Test Collection Kit Online with No Upfront Costs, In Addition to Healthcare Workers and First Responders BURLINGTON, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 12, 2020– LabCorp (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company that is deeply integrated in guiding patient care, today announced that its COVID-19 at-home collection test kit is now being offered to […]
Governor Issues Executive Order Clarifying Recommendations for Moderate and Low-Risk Phases
New Guidance Applies to Social Gatherings, Outdoor Recreational Activities, Gyms, and Personal Care Services SALT LAKE CITY (May 6, 2020) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert has issued an Executive Order clarifying guidelines in the moderate- and low-risk phases of the Utah Leads Together plan. The order specifically addresses guidelines pertaining to social gatherings, outdoor recreation, […]
PPE Push Pack Program Launched to Help Small Businesses Jump Start COVID-19 Transition
SALT LAKE CITY (May 5, 2020) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert today announced the launch of the “PPE Push Pack” program to support small businesses in the transition to “moderate risk” COVID-19 protocols. Through a public/private partnership, the program provides a free, one-week supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) to sole proprietors and businesses with […]
Navigating COVID-19 Series
Join us every week for an urgent and compelling forum that will provide clear and actionable direction to help local businesses navigate the COVID-19 health and economic crisis.
The Road to Vaccine Live Weekly Video Series
This new eight-episode educational video series will examine the latest efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and break down the complex process of developing a vaccine. Each week our host Lisa Ling will talk to leading scientists and researchers, healthcare workers on the front lines and public health experts around the world working collaboratively […]
Webinar: Supplier Quality Management in the Post Corona world
Corona or COVID-19 has done that which humans could never have… work from home, audit remotely, troubleshoot remotely, and the list can go on. If this change is here to stay we will need to adjust and find ways to march forward. While certain things change, some remain pretty much the same; among those is […]
Webinar: Southeast Asia as an Alternative to China
Due to the supply chain disruptions in Asia caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important to identify alternatives. Join World Trade Center Utah, Dezan Shira & Associates’ Dustin Daugherty and Harris Bricken’s Jonathan Bench for a webinar comparing markets in Southeast Asia as you search for new sourcing and direct investment opportunities.
Utah COVID-19 Commercial Rental Assistance Program
Governor Gary Herbert has launched a COVID-19 Commercial Rental Assistance Program which grants $40 million in rental relief to Utah small businesses that have lost revenue as a result of measures taken during the pandemic to minimize the public’s exposure to COVID-19. The program will fund up to a month of rent for affected companies […]
Virtual Event: Supplier Quality Management in the Post Corona world
Corona or COVID-19 has done that which humans could never have… work from home, audit remotely, troubleshoot remotely, and the list can go on. If this change is here to stay we will need to adjust and find ways to march forward differently. While certain things change, some remain pretty much the same; among those […]
FDA Requires Review of COVID-19 Antibody Tests
To ensure the accuracy of COVID-19 antibody tests and guard against fraudulent testing claims, the FDA recently announced that it would update its March 16, 2020 guidance and start requiring serology test developers to obtain an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). The agency has also outlined test performance expectations. Manufacturers that have already commercialized product based […]
