Recent BioUtah News & Events

Cellvizio Food Intolerance Test (C-FIT) delivers real-time, in vivo visibility to accurately identify food intolerance in patients suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Metrodora will serve as Center of Excellence for patient care and physician training to enable broad access to this breakthrough procedure Paris, Boston and Salt Lake City, March 6, 2024 – 5:45 […]

BOSTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Constant Therapeutics LLC, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments impacting the Alternative Renin-Angiotensin System, today announced that the first patient was dosed March 3, 2024, in the Company’s phase 2 clinical trial of TXA127, the Company’s lead peptide product under development as a potential treatment for […]

Offer Now Scheduled to Expire at 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on April 30, 2024 WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) (“Thermo Fisher”), the world leader in serving science, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Orion Acquisition AB (the “Buyer”), has extended the expiration time of the offering period of its previously […]

Data to be Presented Today at NGS Open Meeting Demonstrating Clinical Value of KidneyIntelX LONDON and SALT LAKE CITY, February 29, 2024 – Renalytix plc (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) (“Renalytix” or the “Company”) announces that effective March 1, 2024, the United States Government has approved adding the company’s Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) de Novo Marketing authorized test, kidneyintelX.dkd, to its […]

Funding Requests   Life Sciences Initiative – Senator Ann Millner The original initiative requested the legislature provide $7.125M of ongoing funding to higher education in Utah to support the workforce needs of Utah’s Life Sciences industry.  BioUtah has worked closely with Talent Ready Utah, colleges and universities in the state, and other stakeholders to create […]

Myriad’s Precise MRD test will be used to evaluate the broad applicability of MRD testing across many cancer types SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, today announced a research collaboration with the National Cancer Center Hospital East (NCCHE) in […]

LEHI, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Owlet, Inc. (NYSE: OWLT) (“Owlet” or the “Company”) announced today, following recent FDA clearances and strong preliminary fourth quarter results, that it has entered into definitive documentation relating to a sale of shares of its newly issued Series B convertible preferred stock (“Series B preferred stock”) and warrants to purchase its Class […]

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PolarityTE today announced the Screening of the first subject in the Phase III pivotal study evaluating SkinTE in the investigational treatment of Wagner grade 1 diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), entitled “Closure Obtained with Vascularized Epithelial Regeneration for DFUs with SkinTE II,” or “COVER DFUS II.” COVER DFUS […]

Funding Requests Life Sciences Initiative – Senator Ann Millner The original initiative requested the legislature provide $7.125M of ongoing funding to higher education in Utah to support the workforce needs of Utah’s Life Sciences industry.  BioUtah has worked closely with Talent Ready Utah, colleges and universities in the state, and other stakeholders to create and […]

Novel Nanoparticle Platform Shows Efficacy Against Antimicrobial Resistance; Potential to Disrupt the $29 BillionCatheter Market SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — EVŌQ Nano, a nanoscience company that engineers novel nanoparticles for the life, material, and textile science industries, today announced its antimicrobial medical device platform has demonstrated effectiveness against the world’s leading pathogens implicated […]

SALT LAKE CITY, UT, February 22, 2024 (BusinessWire) – Seek Labs, a healthcare innovations company developing next-generation molecular diagnostic systems and novel gene therapies, announced today the appointment of Alison O’Mahony, PhD as Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development. With nearly 20 years of experience in R&D, phenotypic drug discovery, and assay and scientific operations, O’Mahony […]

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SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myriad Genetics, Inc., (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, today announced the appointment of Dallas Reed, MD, FACOG, FACMG as Principal Medical Advisor to its women’s health business unit, effective immediately. Dr. Reed brings nearly 15 years of clinical and academic experience […]

FDA Approval Triggers $225 Million Milestone Payment from Ipsen to Merrimack Merrimack Expects to Hold Special Meeting of Stockholders to Approve Plan of Dissolution in May 2024 Following Approval of Plan of Dissolution, Merrimack Expects to Issue a Liquidating Dividend Currently Estimated to be Between $14.65and $15.35 per Share in the Late Spring or Early […]

Rapid development and clinical validation of diagnostics that enable innovative clinical care pathways in complex, chronic diseases Targeted precision medicine clinical trials leveraging a complementary diagnostic approach are expected to readout results as early as this year   OXFORD, UK and SALT LAKE CITY, US – 15 February 2024 – The pioneering precision medicine company, […]

The first patient undergoing wisdom tooth extraction has been dosed with HT-6184 to evaluate its effect on post-procedure diagnostic biomarkers of inflammation and pain, as well as to evaluate its safety and tolerability. LEHI, Utah, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Halia Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of small molecule medications designed to combat inflammation, […]

New guidance system marks significant advancement in breast cancer care, targeting tumor location in multiple dimensions for precise excision and successful surgeries SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a global leader of healthcare technology, has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 501(k) clearance for the […]

Utah Legislative Recap – Updated February 15, 2024

LONDON and SALT LAKE CITY, February 9, 2024 – Renalytix plc (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) announces that on February 8, 2024 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a draft Local Coverage Determination (“LCD”) for the Company’s KidneyIntelX and kidneyintelX.dkd testing. The draft LCD can be accessed at https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/. The established Medicare price […]

Funding Requests   Life Sciences Initiative – Senator Ann Millner The original initiative requested the legislature provide $7.125M of ongoing funding to higher education in Utah to support the workforce needs of Utah’s Life Sciences industry.  BioUtah has worked closely with Talent Ready Utah, colleges and universities in the state, and other stakeholders to create […]

Utah’s vibrant life sciences industry was on full display February 7 as part of BioUtah’s “Life Sciences Day on the Hill”. The event, a collarboration with the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, (GOEO) was held at the state capitol. 29 companies exhibited their innovative technologies in the capitol rotunda, which provided legislators the opportunity to […]

Eris Biotech accepted to Y Combinator