RenalytixAI has announced a series of key hires to drive its commercialization strategy in the U.S. market in light of the recently announced Federal Government General Service Administration payment contract and additional large healthcare system partnerships. The combined background and experience of the new leadership team is expected to drive adoption of the KidneyIntelX testing […]
The St. George Chamber of Commerce recently held a special luncheon with a presentation by Travis Sheffield, operations director for Intermountain Precision Genomics on “How St. George Became the Epicenter for a Major Global Genetics Study”. Sheffield, who is leading the HerediGene Population Study throughout Utah, Idaho, and soon in Nevada, presented the ins and […]
On June 8, Altitude Lab has announced the launch of its Investor Coalition, a partnered network of leading healthcare venture capitalists to fund, mentor, and provide resources for Altitude-incubated startups. Together, the investor coalition aims to collectively invest $50 million in Altitude’s startups over the next three years, specifically supporting diverse and underrepresented founders. In […]
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed the Endless Frontier Act to boost U.S. innovation and out-compete China. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 68-32. The bill would provide $120 billion to the NSF, DOE and NASA to support research and develoopment in key technology areas critical to our national security, including biotechnology […]
Scientia announced it has raised $50M in growth equity financing from Vivo Capital, a Palo Alto, CA-headquartered global healthcare investment firm. The financing will be used to accelerate sales, marketing, and new product development in both its core neurovascular stroke market as well as adjacent markets in peripheral vascular and interventional oncology. “We are excited […]
Utah has done it again! The 2021 “Rich States, Poor States” report recently released by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) ranks Utah as the state with the strongest economic outlook in the nation. Utah has held this first place designation for the past 14 years. View state-by-state data HERE. To determine its rankings, the […]
RenalytixA has announced results from a new utility study. The study confirms the importance of risk assessment testing in addressing treatment ambiguity in the early stages of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and improving patient engagement and adherence – two major barriers to slowing or preventing DKD progression and preserving kidney health. In clinical studies, KidneyIntelX […]
Known Medicine is creating the world’s largest purpose-built 3D cell culture data set to predict the best drug for every cancer patient and create the best drug for every cancer. From patient tumor samples the company generates hundreds of micro-tumors on our proprietary platform and treat them with an extensive panel of drugs or drug […]
Last August.under the Trump Administration, HHS announced that FDA would not have premarket review authority and oversight over laboratory developed tests (LDTs), including for COVID-19 tests and EUAs. Recently, House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter to HHS Secretary Becearra uring that he reverse the decision of the previous administration and reinstate FDA […]
Turner Imaging Systems has received its CE Mark for its Smart-C ® Mini C-Arm portable fluoroscopy x-ray imaging device. This will allow the Smart-C, the world’s first highly portable mini c-arm, to be distributed throughout the EU countries as well as the UK. “Securing the CE Mark is a critical regulatory milestone and major step […]
Foldax has announced that it has successfully performed the first-in-man Tria Mitral Valve implant. This is another milestone for the Tria LifePolymer valve platform. Strategically, the mitral valve addresses an unmet global need for a more durable mitral valve that doesn’t require lifetime anticoagulants. This is especially important in the many areas where rheumatic fever […]
On the heels of last week’s announcement of the closing of its $12M Series A offering, Xenter, Inc. has announced the appointment of Scott Heuler as Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing and Gary Baldwin as Chief Technology Officer in its Hospital Technologies business unit. Xenter is innovating new wireless technologies and techniques for […]