Recent BioUtah News & Events

Myriad Genetics announced enhancements to the GeneSight® Psychotropic test.

ComboMATCH study uses genetic testing to match advanced cancer patients with targeted treatments

World leading, multi-disciplinary experts advise on adoption of FDA authorized KidneyintelX.dkd across 14 million US patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of healthcare technology, today announced the completion of enrollment in its WRAPSODY Arteriovenous Access Efficacy (WAVE) pivotal study. Merit’s WAVE study is a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter study comparing the Merit WRAPSODY Cell-Impermeable Endoprosthesis […]

U.S. FDA Grants an Investigational Device Exemption for Trial Evaluating Novel AlucentNVS Technology

Quansys Biosciences and The Michael J. Fox Foundation, announced a strategic partnership to accelerate research into PD.

New Study Details Proposed Federal Government-Mandated Drug Pricing Policies Senate SMART Prices Act Will Cost More Than 235 Fewer FDA Approvals Up To 23,000 Lost Jobs in Utah in Coming Decade SALT LAKE CITY, July 27, 2023 – Proposed expansions of federal government-mandated drug pricing policies present serious consequences for the development of and investment in […]

Valence Labs is Recursion’s new machine learning research center that aims to promote open science and academic research. $1 million will be committed to advancing the next generation of academic machine learning research through scholarships and fellowships.SALT LAKE CITY, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX), a leading clinical stage TechBio company decoding […]

A new system for fixing bone fractures, called the Bone Bolt System, has been approved for market by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the University of Utah Orthopaedic Innovation Center (OIC), Department of Orthopaedics and Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine announced on July 20, 2023. “This achievement demonstrates the commitment by the […]

LEHI, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Owlet, Inc. (“Owlet” or the “Company”) (NYSE: OWLT), a pioneer of smart baby monitoring, today announces the appointment of executive Jonathan Harris as its new President and Chief Revenue Officer. Harris joins Owlet at a pivotal time in its business – one month after receiving clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug […]

Funding accelerates development of device for resolving visual disruptions in robotic procedures Salt Lake City, UT, June 1, 2023 – Bloom Surgical, Inc., a Utah-based surgical device startup, has been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grant for $256,000 to conduct research and development work on a novel micro-mechanical wiping mechanism […]

RiskScore is the first validated risk model that includes breast density, personal/family history and genetic markers. This comprehensive model is expected to identify more patients that could benefit from a change in their breast care.

BD Alaris™ Infusion System is the only modular and most comprehensive infusion system on the U.S. market that includes large volume pumps, syringe pumps, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps, respiratory monitoring, auto-identification, dose error reduction software and EMR interoperability BD Alaris™ Infusion System’s unique “One System” platform securely connects all patient modules to provide care teams […]

Distribution agreement opens kidneyintelX.dkd testing to address early-stage kidney disease in region with one of the highest incidence rates for type 2 diabetes globally

Utah U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) signed onto a letter to HHS/CMS, led by House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Kathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA), calling for increaed transparency in the NCD process following the agency’s recent release of the TCET notice. In part, the letter states, […]

LEHI, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Owlet, Inc. (NYSE: OWLT, “the Company”), the pioneer of smart baby monitoring, is pleased to announce the addition of Melissa Gonzales to the Company’s Board of Directors. Gonzales brings more than 20 years of consumer and provider healthcare experience to Owlet, further advancing the Company as a leader in infant monitoring solutions. […]

The Company intends to use the funds awarded by the National Institutes of Health for completion of its upper respiratory panel multiplex on Co-Dx PCR Home™ platform SALT LAKE CITY, July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX) (the “Company” or “Co-Dx”), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development […]

The Company intends to use funds awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation toward completion of tuberculosis and HPV tests for its Co-Dx PCR Home™ platform  SALT LAKE CITY, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX) (the “Company” or “Co-Dx”), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of […]

FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY, July 17, 2023 – Elevar Therapeutics, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of HLB Co., Ltd. And a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company dedicated to elevating treatment experiences and outcomes for patients who have limited or inadequate therapeutic options, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted a new drug application […]

Salt Lake City, July 17, 2023 /GlobeNewswire/ — The CenExel Board of Directors is delighted to announce that Stuart Goldblatt has joined CenExel as our new CEO effective July 17, 2023. Tom Wardle will transition to the role of Executive Chairman, CenExel Board of Directors. Said Tom Wardle, “We are very excited to have a […]

12 Months KidneyIntelX™ in vitro prognostic testing continued to demonstrate clinical actions that lead to improvement in both diabetes (A1C reductions) and kidney health (eGFR slope improvement) in patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease LONDON and SALT LAKE CITY, July 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Renalytix plc (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) today […]

Companies to collaborate on software for biotech and pharmaceutical companies to create improved patient treatments faster SALT LAKE CITY, TORONTO and MONTRÉAL, July 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX), a leading clinical stage TechBio company decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery, today announced a $50 million investment by NVIDIA, which was executed as […]

SALT LAKE CITY—ARUP Laboratories today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AAV5 DetectCDx™ as a companion diagnostic to aid in the selection of adult patients eligible for treatment with ROCTAVIAN™ (valoctocogene roxaparvovec-rvox). ROCTAVIAN™, a new gene therapy developed by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., received contemporaneous FDA approval for the treatment of […]

Salt Lake City, UT, July 7, 2023 –Medtech Breakthrough has awarded IONIQ Sciences the “Best Diagnostic Testing Solution of 2023″ (link). Our mission is to “break through” the screening status quo to catch cancer early. You and your doctor could know in just 20 minutes with no needles, no radiation, and no surgery. Watch this […]