Recent BioUtah News & Events

CMS Proposes MCIT Repeal On September 13, CMS issued a proposed rule to repeal the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) pathway initally finalized in a January 14, 2021 rule.  The MCIT pathway would have provided four years of immediate Medicare coverage for FDA-designated breakthrough medical devices and diagnostics that have been market authorized – […]

Congressional committees this week got down to business writing the details of the Biden Administration’s $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” reconciliation bill. Of particular interest to the life sciences industry was consideration of drug price control provisions in the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees. In its version of “Build Back Better,” […]

Renalytix plc (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) and the Mount Sinai Health System today announced scaled-up implementation of the KidneyIntelX™ early-stage risk assessment testing and care management program across primary care and specialty clinician networks under a real-world evidence development program for patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD). KidneyIntelX enables a shift in focus from care […]

Clinical-stage medical device maker PhotoPharmics today announced a Clinical & Scientific Advisory board (CSAB) comprised of six leading experts in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative diseases. The board’s aim is to provide clinical and scientific advice and direction to support the PhotoPharmics mission to “Improve the lives of people who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases.” […]

The Saragene test kits approved by the CDSCO use the Company’s patented CoPrimer™ technology for the qualitative detection of these mosquito-borne viruses. According to the World Health Organization, the global incidence of dengue has grown dramatically in recent decades to become a leading cause of death in some Asian and Latin American countries, with 70% […]

AdvaMed, the leading global trade association for medical technology manufacturers, released the following statement from President and CEO Scott Whitaker on the Administration’s proposal to fully repeal the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technologies (MCIT) rule.

On September 13th, Co-Diagnostics, Inc. announced that Company CEO Dwight Egan will participate in a panel discussion hosted by Scott Gottlieb, M.D., titled “How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic” at the H.C. Wainwright & Co. 2021 Global Investor Conference, being held virtually on September 13-15, 2021.

Ultradent Products, Inc. is honored to be recognized a 2021 Fortune Magazine Best Workplace in Manufacturing and Production. The selection comes after a rigorous evaluation of company culture and extensive employee feedback. 

The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity has renamed its Salesforce grant application and customer service portals as part of its rebranding. The office no longer goes by GOED, but by Go Utah, or the Economic Opportunity office.

The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) and the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) are pleased to announce that Cytiva will expand its facility in Logan, Utah, adding up to 396 new high-paying Utah jobs in the next 10 years. Capital expenditures associated with the project are $231 million.

Newly released data from the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute shows that Utah’s mature life sciences industry – our BioHive – continues to experience strong growth relative to state and national trends, even during the pandemic.

Last month, The Point of the Mountain released its latest Framework Plan.