E&I Summit Recap

 It was another banner year for the Wilson Sonsini Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit (E&I Summit), presented by BioUtah and the University of Utah Technology Licensing Office. The 2024 E&I Summit included activities from March 13-15 with the main Summit event held, March 14 at the Sheraton in Salt Lake City. Over 450 registrants […]

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MAUNA KEA TECHNOLOGIES PARTNERS WITH METRODORA TO CREATE FIRST U.S. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE USE OF CELLVIZIO® TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT FOOD INTOLERANCE IN ADULTS

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Cellvizio Food Intolerance Test (C-FIT) delivers real-time, in vivo visibility to accurately identify food intolerance in patients suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Metrodora will serve as Center of Excellence for patient care and physician training to enable broad access to this breakthrough procedure Paris, Boston and Salt Lake City, March 6, 2024 – 5:45 […]

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Constant Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 2 Clinical Trial of TXA127 in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy-Associated Cardiomyopathy

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BOSTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Constant Therapeutics LLC, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments impacting the Alternative Renin-Angiotensin System, today announced that the first patient was dosed March 3, 2024, in the Company’s phase 2 clinical trial of TXA127, the Company’s lead peptide product under development as a potential treatment for […]

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Extends the Expiration of Tender Offer for All Outstanding Common Shares and ADSs of Olink

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Offer Now Scheduled to Expire at 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on April 30, 2024 WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) (“Thermo Fisher”), the world leader in serving science, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Orion Acquisition AB (the “Buyer”), has extended the expiration time of the offering period of its previously […]

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Renalytix Expands US Government Coverage for FDA Approved kidneyintelX.dkd Testing at $950

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Data to be Presented Today at NGS Open Meeting Demonstrating Clinical Value of KidneyIntelX LONDON and SALT LAKE CITY, February 29, 2024 – Renalytix plc (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) (“Renalytix” or the “Company”) announces that effective March 1, 2024, the United States Government has approved adding the company’s Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) de Novo Marketing authorized test, kidneyintelX.dkd, to its […]

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Utah Legislative Recap, February 29, 2024

Funding Requests   Life Sciences Initiative – Senator Ann Millner The original initiative requested the legislature provide $7.125M of ongoing funding to higher education in Utah to support the workforce needs of Utah’s Life Sciences industry.  BioUtah has worked closely with Talent Ready Utah, colleges and universities in the state, and other stakeholders to create […]

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Myriad Genetics and National Cancer Center Hospital East in Japan Collaborate on Pan-Cancer MRD Monitoring Clinical Trial, SCRUM-MONSTAR-SCREEN-3

Myriad’s Precise MRD test will be used to evaluate the broad applicability of MRD testing across many cancer types SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, today announced a research collaboration with the National Cancer Center Hospital East (NCCHE) in […]

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Owlet Announces $9 Million Private Placement Financing

LEHI, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Owlet, Inc. (NYSE: OWLT) (“Owlet” or the “Company”) announced today, following recent FDA clearances and strong preliminary fourth quarter results, that it has entered into definitive documentation relating to a sale of shares of its newly issued Series B convertible preferred stock (“Series B preferred stock”) and warrants to purchase its Class […]

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PolarityTE Announces First Subject Screened in Phase III Pivotal Study Evaluating Investigational New Drug SkinTE® in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PolarityTE today announced the Screening of the first subject in the Phase III pivotal study evaluating SkinTE in the investigational treatment of Wagner grade 1 diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), entitled “Closure Obtained with Vascularized Epithelial Regeneration for DFUs with SkinTE II,” or “COVER DFUS II.” COVER DFUS […]

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Utah Legislative Recap: February 23, 2024

Funding Requests Life Sciences Initiative – Senator Ann Millner The original initiative requested the legislature provide $7.125M of ongoing funding to higher education in Utah to support the workforce needs of Utah’s Life Sciences industry.  BioUtah has worked closely with Talent Ready Utah, colleges and universities in the state, and other stakeholders to create and […]

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EVŌQ Nano Announces That Its Antimicrobial Medical Device Platform Demonstrates Success Against the Leading Cause of Healthcare-Associated Infections

Novel Nanoparticle Platform Shows Efficacy Against Antimicrobial Resistance; Potential to Disrupt the $29 BillionCatheter Market SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — EVŌQ Nano, a nanoscience company that engineers novel nanoparticles for the life, material, and textile science industries, today announced its antimicrobial medical device platform has demonstrated effectiveness against the world’s leading pathogens implicated […]

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Seek Labs Welcomes Alison O’Mahony, PhD as new Vice President of Pharmaceutical Research

SALT LAKE CITY, UT, February 22, 2024 (BusinessWire) – Seek Labs, a healthcare innovations company developing next-generation molecular diagnostic systems and novel gene therapies, announced today the appointment of Alison O’Mahony, PhD as Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development. With nearly 20 years of experience in R&D, phenotypic drug discovery, and assay and scientific operations, O’Mahony […]

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