Recent BioUtah News & Events

On May 11, 2020, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) began accepting applications for the Utah Commercial Real Estate Assistance Program, to provide rental relief to small businesses that have lost revenue as a result of COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The program, with $40 million in funds, has received 2,700 applications to date, totaling just […]

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote next week on bipartisan legislation, the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, which would revamp the popular Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to allow for more flexible terms. In Utah, for rounds one and two of funding, a total of 47,046 businesses have received PPP loans, amounting to nearly […]

On May 14, President Trump signed an executive order to encourage the domestic production of  critical medical supplies. In the current pandemic, U.S. reliance on China for products such as personal protective equipment, ventilators, and antibiotics, has drawn increased interest in having critical drugs and medical devices manufactured in the homeland. The order would give […]

PPP loan forgiveness questions?  Learn how to maximize your approval for loan forgiveness and understand the new Forgiveness Form Application. Your PPP loan has been submitted, accepted or received! Now what??? Many companies have worked with a SBA lender and have had their loan submitted, accepted or funded and wonder how to maximize the forgiveness […]

BioUtah and Utah’s life sciences community mourns the death of one our own, John “Brent” Hunt, age 59.  He was founder and CEO of Soft Cell Biological Research (Soft Cell). Soft Cell issued a press release following his passing.  According to a report by KSL, he was reported missing on Friday, May 4 after failing […]

On June 3-4, the Association of University Research Parks will be holding their Virtual Bio Health Caucus. BioUtah will be one of six cluster leaders presenting at the conference to discuss the growth of the life sciences sector in our area. That presentation will be at noon MDT on June 3.  While this year’s event […]

How can we advance the utilization of innovations in healthcare? By lending them extra visibility to key stakeholders!   Impactful Innovation Exchange   Calling All Solutions!   Cambia Grove is launching the Impactful Innovation Exchange – a free comprehensive platform where health care stakeholders can search for emerging and/or proven innovations to solve their high […]

Webinar In addition to evaluating data from adverse event reports, the bulk of FDA’s regulatory enforcement comes from its facility inspections and resulting 483 reports. This practical webinar will cover numerous aspects of preparing your drug or medical device establishment for a successful FDA facility inspection and responding to any post-inspection 483 letters. The key […]

On May 12, LabCorp announced that its COVID-19 at-home collection test kit is now available to individuals who have symptoms for COVID-19 as well as individuals without symptoms who may have been exposed to the virus. The diagnostic test, which uses a swab, is available through the company’s Pixel by LabCorp™ online platform.  Last month, […]

House Democrats have proposed a new $3 trillion relief package, titled the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, which would increase funding for state and local governments, extend unemployment benefits, and designate special funding for frontline healthcare workers and first responders. Republicans have pushed back over the timing and priorities of the […]

Governor Herbert announced at a press conference on Thursday that most of Utah will move from the moderate-risk phase (orange), to low-risk phase (yellow) this weekend. Grand, Summit and Wasatch counties, as well as Salt Lake City and West Valley City, however, will remain under moderate-risk guidelines. Salt Lake City Airport will also remain in […]

Government to Growth Government to Growth (G2G) is led by Liz Powell, Esq., MPH, and includes a team of government affairs professionals who help startups, businesses and non-profits effectively navigate non-dilutive federal funding opportunities. With a specialty focus on life sciences, G2G tracks grants on a daily basis and produces a monthly GBG Report listing […]

Park City, Utah USA, May 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Transit Scientific announced the FDA cleared the XO Cross Microcatheter platform for guidewire support, exchange, and contrast media injection in the peripheral vasculature. Microcatheters are small 0.70-1.30mm outer diameter (OD) catheters used to provide guidewire support, facilitate guidewire exchanges, access distal anatomy, cross lesions, deliver therapeutic […]

For Immediate Release: May 11, 2020 Statement From: Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug Administran Stephen M. Hahn M.D. During COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will continue to utilize and implement additional alternative inspection tools and approaches while postponing domestic and foreign routine surveillance inspections. This will continue as local, […]

Consumers Now Have Access to the At-Home Test Collection Kit Online with No Upfront Costs, In Addition to Healthcare Workers and First Responders BURLINGTON, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 12, 2020– LabCorp (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company that is deeply integrated in guiding patient care, today announced that its COVID-19 at-home collection test kit is now being offered to […]

There’s just over a month until we kick off BIO Digital Week! We are feeling inspired as attendees, members, sponsors, speakers, and friends join us from around the world. Since travel is no longer a barrier, I encourage you to please forward this update to a friend or colleague who might be interested. Register today for BIO Digital, June 8-12, and start […]

On behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Turkey Business Council (USTBC), we would like to invite you to a discussion focused on ongoing and emerging opportunities in U.S.-Turkey trade and investment. The focus of the briefing will be on sharing resources and updates on major trade negotiations, government responses to COVID-19, Turkey’s inward investment […]

New Guidance Applies to Social Gatherings, Outdoor Recreational Activities, Gyms, and Personal Care Services SALT LAKE CITY (May 6, 2020) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert has issued an Executive Order clarifying guidelines in the moderate- and low-risk phases of the Utah Leads Together plan.  The order specifically addresses guidelines pertaining to social gatherings, outdoor recreation, […]

SALT LAKE CITY (May 5, 2020) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert today announced the launch of the “PPE Push Pack” program to support small businesses in the transition to “moderate risk” COVID-19 protocols. Through a public/private partnership, the program provides a free, one-week supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) to sole proprietors and businesses with […]

Join us every week for an urgent and compelling forum that will provide clear and actionable direction to help local businesses navigate the COVID-19 health and economic crisis.

This new eight-episode educational video series will examine the latest efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and break down the complex process of developing a vaccine. Each week our host Lisa Ling will talk to leading scientists and researchers, healthcare workers on the front lines and public health experts around the world working collaboratively […]

Join Cambia Grove for The Payer Perspective with Nic Anderson, Managing Partner at LDD Partners, and Jeremy Porter, Operating Partner at Waveny Ventures, to discuss incorporating health economics and a market access strategy into your business plan to appeal to payer systems. This Lunch & Learn will be taking place virtually.  *everyone that RSVPs will receive a […]

Corona or COVID-19 has done that which humans could never have… work from home, audit remotely, troubleshoot remotely, and the list can go on. If this change is here to stay we will need to adjust and find ways to march forward. While certain things change, some remain pretty much the same; among those is […]

Due to the supply chain disruptions in Asia caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important to identify alternatives. Join World Trade Center Utah, Dezan Shira & Associates’ Dustin Daugherty and Harris Bricken’s Jonathan Bench for a webinar comparing markets in Southeast Asia as you search for new sourcing and direct investment opportunities.  

HB Group is a local firm that has been successfully importing Personal Protective Equipment for use by Utah businesses. They have supplied significant amounts of the product to the states of Utah and New York and are now making their services available to local businesses. HB Group can also supply CE Certs, additional specifications and testing […]

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative, aimed at speeding innovation, development and commercialization of COVID-19 testing technologies. The initiative, which some have dubbed the “Shark Tank” of diagnostics, is supported by $1.5 billion in federal stimulus funds, and includes a call for innovative technologies in which […]

Governor Gary Herbert has launched a COVID-19 Commercial Rental Assistance Program which grants $40 million in rental relief to Utah small businesses that have lost revenue as a result of measures taken during the pandemic to minimize the public’s exposure to COVID-19. The program will fund up to a month of rent for affected companies […]

Control Medical Technology announced on May 7 that the FDA cleared the company’s Control 7 – 11F Mechanical Thrombectomy platform to remove blood clots from peripheral vessels. The device provides clinicians with a more cost-effective tool to remove blood clots.  “This FDA clearance quadruples our product offering and improves our ability to help patients,” said […]

Corona or COVID-19 has done that which humans could never have… work from home, audit remotely, troubleshoot remotely, and the list can go on. If this change is here to stay we will need to adjust and find ways to march forward differently. While certain things change, some remain pretty much the same; among those […]

How can we advance the utilization of innovations in healthcare? By lending them extra visibility to key stakeholders! Join the Impactful Innovation Exchange, a free comprehensive platform that will showcase solutions from various organizations, created by Cambia Grove, with supporting organizations including BioUtah. Learn more and submit yours for FREE today: https://bit.ly/CGInnovationSubmission

Marcy l’Étoile, France – March 24, 2020 – bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced that its subsidiary, BioFire Defense, has received Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of its BIOFIRE® COVID-19 test for use in CLIA moderate and high complexity clinical laboratories to detect SARS-CoV-2. The BIOFIRE® COVID-19 test detects […]

To ensure the accuracy of COVID-19 antibody tests and guard against fraudulent testing claims, the FDA recently announced that it would update its March 16, 2020 guidance and start requiring serology test developers to obtain an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). The agency has also outlined test performance expectations. Manufacturers that have already commercialized product based […]