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.
Dan Lundergan, MHA, COO at University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, has been appointed to the role of CEO. He has served as interim CEO since February and steps into the official role beginning immediately.
BlueWind Medical has announced that the 100th patient has been enrolled in its OASIS (Overactive bladder stimulation system) study—a clinical pivotal trial designed to test the safety and efficacy of the Renova iStim system in providing tibial neuromodulation (TNM) therapy.
Last month, BioUtah News and Events reported that the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team would be using R-Zero’s hospital-grade, whole-room ultraviolet light disinfection system called Arc to mitigate against COVID-19 and other pathogens in their training rooms.
Peer-reviewed results describe the Company’s test being used to confirm the presence of the virus on community waste, including mutated strains
On Monday, U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT-4) spent the day visiting a number of life sciences companies – Owlet, Spectrum Solutions, Merit Medical, Matia Robotics and ARUP Laboratories.
Ron Heffernan, Managing Partner at Mountain Pacific Partners recently announced the launch of Mountain Pacific’s newest funds.
World-renowned neurologist and movement disorders specialist joins PhotoPharmics as company advances breakthrough device through pivotal clinical trial and to commercialization.
Levangie brings extensive commercial operating experience to Renalytix, served on boards of Exact Sciences, Insulet Corporation and Hologic.
Salt Lake City-based specialty medical device distributor is poised for value-creating diversification and supply chain innovation.
With more than two decades of healthcare expertise, Hastings brings track record of leading transformative growth.
ARUP Laboratories recently announced an investment in Techcyte Inc. as part of the Orem, Utah-based company’s new $21 million funding round.
On Tuesday, the House Democrats passed a budget blueprint on a party line vote. That blueprint allows Committees in the House to start writing the administration’s $3.5 trillion social spending or “care infrastructure” legislation. Democrats hope to move the spending measure as a reconciliation measure in the Fall. Under the reconciliation process, only 51 votes […]
Nominations are now open for BioUtah’s 2021 awards. The deadline for nominations is September 18.
Known Medicine today announced the closure of its seed round of funding in the amount of $7.2 million led by Caffeinated Capital, with participation from Khosla Ventures, Cota Capital, Kickstart, Forward VC, OATV, Y Combinator and noted angel investors Chris Gibson, CEO & Co-Founder at Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Nish Bhat, previously Co-Founder at Color Genomics, and others.
Fluidx Medical’s GPX™ Embolic Device Use for Tumor Treatments Chosen for “BEST of GEST” Embolization Program at the Annual GEST Meeting.
ZIEN Medical Technologies, of Salt Lake City, Utah, announces the integration of Eclipse Design Innovations, of Woods Cross, Utah, as well as the Grand Opening of their new 16,000 sq foot manufacturing/R&D facility to continue to support the Utah Life Sciences industry.
Renalytix Plc announced the publication of results from an external chronic kidney disease budget impact analysis projecting 5-year savings of $1.1 billion dollars for a population of 100,000 patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DKD) and chronic kidney disease tested with the Renalytix KidneyIntelX™ testing solution. Savings were driven by more effective pharmacy management and appropriate specialist referral compared to current standard of care for patients at high risk for disease progression and kidney failure.
PolarityTE, Inc. today provided an update regarding correspondence from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to its Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for SkinTE® with a proposed indication for chronic cutaneous ulcers, which was filed on July 23, 2021.
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) believes that legislation and public health policies to address this pandemic and the use of FDA authorized and approved COVID-19 vaccines should reflect the best available scientific evidence in order to improve access to and uptake of COVID-19 vaccination. In the U.S., vaccination requirements for school entry, daycare entry, and […]
The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) is pleased to announce that Perfect Day, Inc. is formally expanding its “biology-as-a-service” arm, Scalable Bio Foundry, Inc. (SBF, Inc.) in Utah, bringing up to 64 new high-paying jobs to the state in the next five years.
Javara and Ogden Clinic are proud to announce the launch of a partnership to integrate industry-sponsored clinical trials at the point of care for Ogden Clinic patients.
Tailwind Business Accelerator is giving $50,000 in cash and services to at least 5 companies in its first cohort, starting November 1. Applications close September 17 for this first cohort.
In a recent article published by Utah Business Magazine, Dr. Lincoln Nadauld, Chief of Precision Health at Intermountain Healthcare, provides an explanation of the genomic world and how precision medicine will be evolving in the future. Intermountain Precision Genomics, a BioUtah member, is located in St. George, Utah and is a world leader in genomics.
Recursion, a clinical-stage biotechnology company decoding biology by integrating technological innovations across biology, chemistry, automation, data science, and engineering, today reported financial results and business updates for its second quarter ending June 30, 2021.
CenExel announces the acquisition of Advanced Memory Research Institute (“CenExel AMRI”), the largest Alzheimer’s Disease clinical research site in the Northeast. CenExel AMRI conducts Phase I through Phase IV studies, primarily in Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory Loss, and Dementia research.
U.S. Ski & Snowboard joins the growing list of professional sports organizations, including NBA and NFL teams, using R-Zero’s tech to reduce health risks from COVID-19 and other airborne and surface pathogens
