Bruce Hunter named new Interim Chief Innovation and Economic Engagement Officer

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By Xoel Cardenas, Sr. Communications Specialist, Office of the Vice President for Research The Partners for Innovation, Ventures, Outreach & Technology (PIVOT) Center at the University of Utah has named Bruce Hunter as the Interim Chief Innovation and Economic Engagement Officer. Hunter succeeds the role from Dr. Keith Marmer, who served as a leader for the university’s […]

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Recursion Enters into Agreements to Acquire Cyclica and Valence to Bolster Chemistry and Generative AI Capabilities

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SALT LAKE CITY and TORONTO and MONTRÉAL, May 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX), a leading clinical stage TechBio company decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery, today announced it has signed agreements to acquire two companies in the AI-enabled drug discovery space: Cyclica and Valence. “Recursion has pioneered the massive, parallel generation of […]

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Ultradent Adds 168,000 Sq. Ft. Facility to Campus

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Ultradent Products, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of high-tech dental materials and equipment, is unveiling a new 168,000 sq. ft. facility on its South Jordan campus.   The building’s grand opening will feature a 10am MST ribbon cutting on May 3, 2023. Ultradent’s leadership, along with South Jordan Mayor Dawn Ramsey, as well as […]

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Clinical Study Results of the BlueWind System for Patients with Overactive Bladder Featured at the 2023 AUA Annual Meeting

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NEWS PROVIDED BY BlueWind Medical OASIS study achieves primary and secondary endpoints, safely mitigating the debilitating effects of urgency urinary incontinence Study results show that 78% of those implanted and 82% of patients completing the study achieved at least a 50% reduction in urge incontinence episodes at 12 months At 12 months, 50% of the […]

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Bovine-specific ELISAs Now Available from Quansys Biosciences

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LOGAN, Utah—A new ELISA kit has been developed that can measure bovine and African Water Buffalo cytokines in plasma, serum, cell culture supernatants. The kit is a sensitive and accurate way to measure the levels of these important proteins, which play a role in a variety of diseases and conditions.  Cytokines are small proteins that are […]

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BD Recognized by Forbes as a Best Employer for Diversity in 2023 List

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Accolade Represents Positive Perceptions from Employees and Progress in Advancing ESG Strategy FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that it has been recognized by Forbes as one of the leading employers in the U.S.for diversity.   BD was named to […]

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Oxford Nanopore and bioMérieux to enter into a strategic partnership agreement to develop innovative infectious disease diagnostics

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Oxford Nanopore Technologies and bioMérieux SA, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced that they have teamed up to improve health outcomes globally by exploring selected opportunities to bring nanopore sequencing to the infectious disease diagnostics market.  The companies are jointly exploring selected opportunities to advance patient care by providing […]

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ATL Technology Acquires Gyrus Medical LTD. Manufacturing Operations

ATL Technology (ATL), a fast-growing provider of outsourced design, development and manufacturing services to the medical device market, today announced it has acquired manufacturing operations of Gyrus Medical Limited (Gyrus/GML) from Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH (Olympus Surgical Technologies Europe). Gyrus, located in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, is also a device outsourcer and will increase […]

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Utah State University President, Noelle Cockett, Visits Seek Labs

SALT LAKE CITY, APRIL 27, 2023 – Seek Labs, a healthcare innovation company, welcomed Utah State University (USU) President, Noelle Cockett, at the company’s office on Thursday, April 27. Seek Labs has an ongoing partnership with Utah State University and works closely with President Cockett to advance scientific research at Seek Labs and Utah State. During the […]

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Xenocor Completes Oversubscribed $10 million Series A to Lead the Future of Laparoscopic Visualization

Led by GenHenn Venture Fund I, Xenocor will leverage the capital to facilitate launch and rapid adoption of the 5mm articulating Saberscope SALT LAKE CITY, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Xenocor, creator of the FDA cleared Saberscope, the world’s first true HD, fog-free, articulating, single-use laparoscope, announced a $10 million Series A funding led by […]

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