Recent BioUtah News & Events

Revi redefines the treatment of Urgency Incontinence with a patient-centric implantable tibial neuromodulation solution that empowers patients

A Leap Forward for Patients, a Promising Opportunity for Investors, and a Revolutionary Tool for Physicians

By Kelvyn Cullimore For the Deseret News

Prolaris is the only biomarker test to quantify the benefits of adding androgen deprivation therapy to radiation therapy1

Recursion has predicted the protein target(s) for approximately 36 billion chemical compounds in the Enamine REAL Space, reported to be the world’s largest searchable chemical library. These advances were made possible by NVIDIA DGX Cloud supercomputing and the recent acquisition of Cyclica’s MatchMaker technology.

August 7, 2023 Four years ago, Jacob Sheffield was building world-class carbon fiber travel guitars for adventurers journeying to places as remote as Everest and Antarctica. Ian Esplin was growing viruses in bioreactors and developing therapies to combat antibiotic-resistant pathogens. The two came together and co-founded Bloom Surgical with a goal to empower robotic surgeons […]

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 […]