Myriad Genetics and SimonMed® Imaging Collaborate to Advance Precision Medicine with New Genetic Risk Assessment Program

New program will increase access to affordable genetic testing while also helping to identify and elevate high-risk patient care SALT LAKE CITY, April 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myriad Genetics, Inc., (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, and SimonMed® Imaging, one of the largest independent outpatient medical imaging providers and physician […]

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Recap of 2023 E&I Summit

The 2023 Wilson Sonsini Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit (E&I Summit), presented by BioUtah and the University of Utah PIVOT Center (PIVOT Center), held March 16 at the Eccles Alumni House at the University of Utah, continued its tradition of bringing together Utah’s life sciences leaders, entrepreneurs and the investor community. This year’s event […]

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Clene announces results of exploratory analysis in treatment of ALS

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SALT LAKE CITY, March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Clene Inc. (Nasdaq: CLNN) (along with its subsidiaries, “Clene”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Clene Nanomedicine, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on revolutionizing the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, today announced new results from exploratory analyses including delayed time to key clinical progression events in people […]

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Spectrum Solutions Acquires Alimetrix, Inc. and Microarrays, Inc. to Expand Laboratory Products and Testing Capabilities

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SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spectrum Solutions® today announced the acquisitions of Alimetrix, Inc., a CLIA and CAP accredited molecular diagnostic laboratory skilled at custom qualitative and quantitative assay development, and Microarrays, Inc., a leader in customer array-based products that are used as biological research tools – gene expression arrays, reverse and forward phase protein arrays. These […]

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Nomi Health Launches Charitable Foundation to Expand Access to Affordable, High-Quality Healthcare

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The Nomi Health Charitable Foundation will broaden the company’s philanthropic investments in healthcare equity, financial and health literacy, STEAM education and social determinants of health. “Frontline Futures Initiative” will offer tuition assistance and support to underserved individuals pursuing careers in healthcare. OREM, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nomi Health, a direct healthcare company, has announced the creation of the […]

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University of Utah, TikkunLev to accelerate heart-failure gene therapy

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Salt Lake City – The University of Utah, one of the nation’s leading research universities, and TikkunLev Therapeutics, a gene therapy company, have announced a new partnership to accelerate an innovative heart failure gene therapy. The agreement is an exclusive world-wide license and includes a sponsored research program to support future FDA filings. The discovery […]

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Carterra expands best-in-class franchise with the launch of the LSAXT high-throughput SPR biosensor at SLAS 2023

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New instrument provides greater sensitivity to enable additional applications for discovery and characterization of novel therapeutics with unrivaled throughput and efficiency Salt Lake City, Utah —February 27, 2023—Carterra Inc., the world leader in innovative technologies enabling high-throughput biology, launched its latest HT-SPR instrument, the LSAXT, at the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) Conference and […]

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Illumina and Myriad Genetics expand partnership to broaden access to HRD testing in the United States

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Strategic partnership offers a unique combination of diagnostic development and commercialization capabilities to the pharmaceutical industry SALT LAKE CITY, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myriad Genetic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, and Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced the […]

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BioUtah Recognizes Rare Disease Day 2023

BioUtah President and CEO, Kelvyn Cullimore, commented on Rare Disease Day held on February 28, 2023. “Today is Rare Disease Day 2023, a day being recognized in countries around the world. Here in Utah, Gov. Spencer J. Cox has declared February 28, 2023 Rare Disease Day in the state. We are marking this occasion with […]

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Merit Medical Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for the New SCOUT® MD™ Surgical Guidance System

Next-generation system helps improve surgical precision to enhance patient care in breast and other soft tissue cancer treatment SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of healthcare technology, announced today the FDA has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the SCOUT MD […]

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HHS Releases New Payment Models for Prescription Drugs

HHS released on Tuesday, three new payment models that will be tested through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMS Innovation Center) to see whether they lower high drug costs under Medicare and Medicaid. The models are outlined as part of a larger HHS report conducted in response to an executive order […]

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