COVID-19 Updates

BioFire Respiratory Panel with COVID Target Scores CE Mark

BioMerieux announced that Utah-based BioFire’s Respiratory Panel 2.1 plus, which tests for SARS-CoV-2 and 23 pathogens encompassing 19…
PhotoPharmics Stay-At-Home Trial for People with Parkinson’s

This week, PhotoPharmics announced a collaboration with the Center for Health + Technology (CHeT) at the University of…
Johnson & Johnson to Begin COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials in Humans Next Week

Last month, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced that its Phase 1/2a in-human clinical trial of its potential COVID-19…
Pfizer, BioNTech Get FDA Fast Track Status for COVID-19 Vaccines

U.S. Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech announced Monday that they have received Fast Track designation from the FDA for…
Governor Herbert Releases Utah Leads Together Plan Volume IV; Economic Response Task Force Report “Utah Rising” Includes Life Sciences

On June 16, Governor Herbert released Volume IV of the Utah Leads Together plan, which presents Utah’s economic…
June 30th Webinar: Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Medical Device Patents

Whether you are a solo entrepreneur, starting a company, or running an established corporation, you should be aware…
Request for Proposals – CARES Act Funding in Support of COVID-19 Treatments

August 21, 2020 Update Thank you to everyone who submitted applications for the $2M of CARES Act funding…
Changes to PPP Rules Set After Senate Passes Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of 2020

By Brandon Allfrey, Partner, Squire, Brandona@squire.com Late Wednesday evening, the U.S Senate passed by unanimous consent the Paycheck Protection Program…
Governor Issues Executive Order Releasing Updated Guidelines for Low-Risk Phase in the Utah Leads Together Plan

SALT LAKE CITY (May 27, 2020) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert has issued an Executive Order updating guidelines…
Grants Still Available for the Utah Commercial Real Estate Assistance Program

On May 11, 2020, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) began accepting applications for the Utah Commercial…
House Democrats Move to Pass $3 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package

House Democrats have proposed a new $3 trillion relief package, titled the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency…
Governor Herbert Says Most of Utah Will Move from “Orange” to “Yellow” This Weekend

Governor Herbert announced at a press conference on Thursday that most of Utah will move from the moderate-risk…