Recent BioUtah News & Events

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 […]

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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 […]

Senate Democrats, led by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), have announced legislation, The Medical Supply, Transparency and Delivery Act that lays out a framework for federalizing the response to COVID-19, including oversight and transparency related to the supply chain for critical medical supplies and equipment. The bill would require the president to utilize all available authorities under the […]

The General Accounting Office (GAO) has released a report titled, “Antibiotic Resistance: Additional Federal Actions Needed to Better Determine Magnitude and Reduce Impact”. The report was conducted at the request of of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and House Energy and Commerce Committees. GAO was asked to review federal efforts related to (1) […]

Last week, AdvaMed sent a letter to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), urging that additional tariff exclusions be granted for medical devices, components and supplies coming from China needed in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In the letter to USTR, AdvaMed requested tariff exclusions for more than 80 medical product […]

U.S. Represetatives. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI) have announced the concept paper for their bipartisan “Cures 2.0.” The concept paper outlines six key areas of focus for Cures 2.0, which seeks to modernize the delivery of healthcare in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The six areas of focus are: Public Health Caregiver […]

Economic Resources: To help Utah companies identify resources to respond to the economic impact of COVID-19, the Utah Economic Response Task Force has created a tool that will help you determine the optimal federal, state, and local resources for your business.  Economic Resource FinderFor information on federal resources click here. Utah PPP Update: The second […]

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 all bioscience funding […]

The CDC is leading the national SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing for Public Health Emergency Response, Epidemiology and Surveillance initiative (SPHERES) to coordinate SARS-CoV-2 sequencing across the U.S. Utah’s own IDbyDNA will be participating in the effort along with clinical and public health laboratories, academic institutions, and other private sector companies. The SPHERES consortium aims to generate information […]