On June 26, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP), approved by a bipartisan vote of 20-3, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (see Roll Call article), which addresses a wide array of issues from prescription drugs to surprise medical bills. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) serves on the HELP Committee and` […]
Study Represents Largest DNA Mapping Effort Undertaken in U.S. From a Single Population Media Contacts: Intermountain Healthcare: deCODE genetics: Brad Gillman: brad.gillman@imail.org/385-315-8949 Jon Gustafsson: jon@decode.is/+354 664 1905 REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, and SALT LAKE CITY – Intermountain Healthcare and deCODE Genetics have announced a major global collaboration and study focused on discovering […]
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held hearings on June 4 and 5, on a bipartisan draft bill released May 22 by subcommittee chair, Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and ranking member, Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) (see the press release here), that would amend current patent law to expand eligible subject matter. A third hearing […]
Salt Lake City – BioUtah and Utah’s life sciences industry is proud to congratulate one of its own—Fred Lampropoulos, founder and CEO of Merit Medical—who will receive the Salt Lake Chamber’s 40th Giant in our City award today, during an evening ceremony at the Grand America Hotel. The award honors those with exceptional and distinguished […]
We’re excited to announce that as of May 1, BioUtah has opened new offices downtown at 230 East South Temple, Suite 100, in the Price Real Estate building. The new office space will allow us to raise the visibility of BioUtah, better serve our members, and continue to advance Utah’s life sciences industry. BioUtah members […]
Earlier this week, on May 6, Tolero Pharmaceuticals, a biopharma company discovering novel cancer therapies, hosted a tour of their Lehi research lab for Congressman John Curtis (R-UT-3). Following the tour, and in partnership with BioUtah and National BIO, Curtis held a roundtable discussion with life sciences executives from Tolero, PhotoPharmics, PolarityTE and Thunder Biotech. […]
BioUtah and life sciences companies gathered at the Utah State Capitol on April 30 to celebrate the Medical Innovations Pathways (MIP) Class of 2019. A total of 52 high school seniors from Canyons, Davis, Granite, Jordan and Tooele school districts were awarded the Medical Innovations Certificate during a graduation ceremony presided over by Kimberlee Carlile, […]
April 9, 2019 If your company leases office space, by now (April) you should have received–or will soon be receiving–your annual operating expenses reconciliation statement from your landlord. Here I will briefly explain what these statements are and recommend 6 steps you should take before paying your reconciliation invoice. Most office leases require each tenant […]