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December 7, 2021
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Foldax Receives Approval for Clinical Trial of TRIA Biopolymer Surgical Aortic Heart Valve in India

Foldax announces that the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved initiation of a clinical trial of the TRIA™ biopolymer surgical aortic heart valve.

December 2, 2021
Policy News
Courts Halt Two Biden Vaccine Mandates

In two separate rulings on Tuesday, federal judges temporarily halted the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers and federal contractors. One ruling, in a Missouri federal district court, prohibits CMS from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. A second […]

December 2, 2021
BioUtah News
NIH AWARDS SINTX TECHNOLOGIES PHASE 1 GRANT FOR SN-PEEK 3D PRINTED SPINAL IMPLANTS

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AWARDS SINTX TECHNOLOGIES PHASE 1 GRANT FOR SN-PEEK 3D PRINTED SPINAL IMPLANTS

December 1, 2021
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Fluidx Medical Technology Announces Series A Led by Multinational Strategic Investor

Novel Oncology Embolic Device financing supports prospective, clinical trials and market entry

December 1, 2021
BioUtah News
IONIQ Sciences proudly announces that Mrs. Jan Poulsen is a Lung Cancer Hero

IONIQ Sciences Proudly Announces that Mrs. Jan Poulsen is a Lung Cancer Hero

November 30, 2021
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Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Reports that Suite of COVID-19 Diagnostics Not Affected by Heavily Mutated Omicron Variant

None of the mutations in the Omicron variant interfere with any of the Company’s COVID-19 PCR diagnostic assays

November 30, 2021
BioUtah News
CAO Group Launches The World’s First In-Office And Take Home Teeth Whitening Strip System

The CAO Group, Inc. has launched the world’s first in-office and take-home teeth whitening strip system for dental practices, SheerWhite® In-Office Teeth Whitening Strips and SheerWhite® Take Home Teeth Whitening Strips.

November 23, 2021
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IONIQ Sciences Announces MedTech Breakthrough Award for “Oncology Innovation of the Year 2021”

IONIQ Sciences Announces MedTech Breakthrough Award for “Oncology Innovation of the Year 2021”

November 22, 2021
BioUtah News
Bluewind Medical™ Ltd. Completes OASIS Study Patient Enrollment

Bluewind Medical announced the successful completion of patient enrollment in the OASIS pivotal clinical study that will be the basis by which the company will seek US-FDA (Food & Drug Administration) marketing clearance in the United States. OASIS is a 150-patient prospective clinical study designed to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of Bluewind Medical’s RENOVA […]

November 18, 2021
BioUtah News
Recap of the Virtual 2021 BioHive Renalytix Summit

BioUtah and BioHive on Nov. 12 presented with great fanfare the Renalytix BioHive Summit – the 12th annual gathering of Utah’s life sciences community – but this year with a new name. Convening under the BioHive banner is part of a larger effort to brand, build and bring together Utah’s fast-growing life sciences hub. We […]

November 18, 2021
Policy News
Introduction of Bipartisan CURES 2.0 Bill

Reps. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) on Tuesday, November 16, introduced the CURES 2.0 bill, a sequel to the initial 21st Century Cures Act that passed Congress in 2015. According to a statement released by DeGette, while the first CURES bill sought to improve how new drugs and treatments are researched and developed in […]

November 18, 2021
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Hatch Warns of Dangers to the Generic Drug Market

Statement from Senator Orrin G. Hatch: Drug Pricing Provisions in Infrastructure Bill Could Undermine Hatch-Waxman

November 17, 2021
BioUtah News
NuView Life Sciences Creates Subsidiary for Latin American Market

Introducing a New Approach to Diagnose and Treat Cancer.  NuView Life Sciences, Inc established NuView LATAM in Mexico City. 

November 17, 2021
BioUtah News
FDA clears the nView s1 imaging system with integrated navigation

nView announces the 510(k) clearance of the nView s1 with navigation option by the FDA along with AI-enabled image analysis and 3D stitching

November 17, 2021
BioUtah News
Co-Diagnostics Reports Continued Strength in Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Solid quarterly results highlighted by record revenue of $30.1 million, pre-tax income of $13.6 million and fully diluted EPS of $0.38

November 11, 2021
Policy News
SDP Oncology Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Dose Expansion Study of TP-1287 in Patients with Sarcoma

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology (SDP Oncology), which has research facilities in Lehi, Utah, recently announced that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 1 dose expansion portion of the study evaluating the investigational agent TP-1287, an oral cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) inhibitor, in patients with sarcoma. “Patients with sarcoma currently face a significant […]

November 10, 2021
BioUtah News
State Legislature Passes Statute regulating mandatory vaccination policies in the workplace.

The Utah legislature convened in special session this week regarding the issuance of an OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring the vaccination of all employees of companies with more than 100 employees.

November 10, 2021
BioUtah News
AdvaMed Statement on Administration’s COVID-19 Testing Policy for Employers

AdvaMed released a statement from AdvaMedDx Executive Director Susan Van Meter on the testing policy regulation recently proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for employers with 100 or more employees under the Administration’s vaccine mandate.

November 10, 2021
BioUtah News
PolarityTE Reports Third Quarter Financial Results and Provides Business Update

PolarityTE, Inc. recently provided a business update and reported financial results for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021.

November 10, 2021
BioUtah News
Renalytix Convenes Expert Panel at VA Healthcare Summit

Leading clinicians discuss enabling long-term kidney health in Veterans with type 2 diabetes and early-stage chronic kidney disease

November 9, 2021
BioUtah News
St. Joseph’s Health and Renalytix Partner to Advance Value-Based Kidney Health in New York

Partnership expands doctor and patient access to advanced prognosis and coordinated care management of early-stage diabetic kidney disease

November 4, 2021
COVID-19 Updates Policy News
U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Unveils Rule to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for Large Employers

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) yesterday issued a rule requiring employers with 100 or more employees to enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, unless they adopt a policy requiring employees to choose to either be vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work. The rule, […]

November 4, 2021
BioUtah News Industry News Utah's Life Sciences Companies
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Study of DSP-0390 in Patients with Recurrent High-Grade Glioma 

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology (SDP Oncology), which has research facilities in Lehi, Utah, recently announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 1 study evaluating its investigational agent DSP-0390, an emopamil-binding protein (EBP) inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with recurrent high-grade glioma. “Dosing the first patient in this study represents another […]

November 4, 2021
BioUtah News
Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Logix Smart™ COVID-19 2-Gene Test Approved for Use in the United Kingdom

Company’s validated test available in the UK following implementation of UKHSA CTDA Regulations

November 3, 2021
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New report shows more than 260 medicines in development to fight neurodegenerative diseases

PhRMA released a new report detailing the more than 260 medicines in development for 29 neurodegenerative diseases

November 3, 2021
BioUtah News
Clene Nanomedicine Announces Top-Line Results from Phase 2 RESCUE-ALS Clinical Trial

Clene recently announced top-line data from RESCUE-ALS, a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating CNM-Au8 as a disease modifying treatment for people with early amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

November 3, 2021
BioUtah News
Wilson Sonsini to open Salt Lake City office with trio of lawyers

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati to open an office in Salt Lake City, becoming the latest major U.S. law firm to plant a flag in the tech-heavy region sometimes called “Silicon Slopes.”

November 3, 2021
BioUtah News
Myriad Genetics Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results, Continues Strong Execution of Strategic Growth & Transformation Plans

Myriad Genetics announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2021 and provided an update on recent business performance and strategic transformation plans.  

November 3, 2021
BioUtah News
FDA Clears 12 New XO Cross Microcatheters

12 new hydrophilic-coated micro and support catheters cleared by FDA for broad use in the peripheral vasculature.

November 3, 2021
BioUtah News
St. George could become Utah’s next tech hub

Utah has now become a VC darling with a maturing ecosystem complete with angels, seed-stage, growth stage, and private equity investors, says Brad Plothow, VP of strategy at St. George aerospace startup Intergalactic.

November 3, 2021
BioUtah News
Innovative Embolic Device Shows Promise for Interventional Oncology Drug Delivery

Fluidx Medical’s GPX Embolic Device Releases Initial Results for Oncology Drug Delivery