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ARUP Celebrates Opening of a New State-of-the-Art Laboratory Facility in Salt Lake City
Founded in 1984, ARUP Laboratories, one of the nation’s largest reference laboratories, on Tuesday held a ribbon cutting…
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Utah #1 For Best State Economic Outlook…Again
Utah has done it again! The 2021 “Rich States, Poor States” report recently released by the American Legislative…
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The University of Utah and RenalytixAI Partner to Drive Innovation in Kidney Health
Utah’s RenalytixAI and the University of Utah last week announced a partnership to improve kidney health and reduce…
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MAYOR ERIN MENDENHALL’S SALT LAKE CITY 2021 PLAN INCLUDES BIOHIVE
Last week, Salt Lake City (SLC) Mayor Erin Mendenhall gave her second State of the City address –…
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Spectrum Solutions Collaborates with UCLA on Saliva-Based Next-Gen Sequencing (NGS) Liquid Biopsy Research for the Early Detection of Lung Cancer
Spectrum Solutions, LLC on January 27 announced it is sponsoring research in collaboration with the UCLA School of…
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Early Vaccination Available for Some Life Science Industry Employees
We’ve received more information on channels for vaccine distribution with some positive developments
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Utah Readies to Receive 154,000 COVID-19 Vaccines
Governor Herbert yesterday announced that teachers would move up to the front of the line for the COVID-19…
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Utah COVID-19 Small Business Quarantined Employee Grants
Utah continues to support the business community during the COVID-19 pandemic with its COVID-19 Small Business Quarantined Employee…
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COVID-19 Vaccination Briefing From the State of Utah.
View the briefing below: COVID-19 Vaccination Update_11-17-2020
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Utah Life Sciences Leaders Honored At 2020 Virtual Life Sciences Summit
On the last day of the Summit, BioUtah announced its 2020 Utah Life Sciences award winners, which were presented during…
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BioHive Launched at Utah Life Sciences Summit – Join the Campaign
The 11th annual Utah Life Sciences Summit (ULSS) Nov. 9-11, went virtual this year. But despite the…
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Dr. Dinesh C. Patel Honored with Utah Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Medal
Utah’s own life sciences entrepreneur, Dinesh C. Patel, PhD, has been honored with the Utah Governor’s Lifetime Achievement…
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IDbyDNA and Illumina Launch New Rapid Test to Better Detect COVID-19, Flu, Respiratory Co-Infections
Utah-based IDbyDNA announced yesterday that, in an effort to help labs better identify respiratory pathogens and avoid overuse…
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SDP Oncology Announces First Patient Dosed in a Phase 1 Solid Tumor Study
Lehi-based Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology (SDP Oncology) recently announced that the first patient has been dosed with the…
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Governor Herbert Announces New COVID-19 Transmission Index
On Wednesday, Governor Herbert announced the state’s new response plan to COVID-19, effective October 15. This updated plan…
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SINTX Technologies Develops New Mask Fabric with Silicon Nitride
On Tuesday, SINTX Technologies (SINTX) announced progress toward the manufacture of a “catch-and-kill” mask that will inactivate respiratory…
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U OF U Establishes Partners For Innovation, Ventures, Outreach & Technology
U of U President Ruth V. Watkins announced on September 30 that the U has formed the Partners…
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Utah Business Magazine Recognizes Recursion’s Tina Larson, Civica’s Heather Wall Among Utah’s Top C-Suite Executives
Recursion’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Tina Larson, and Civica’s Chief Commercial Officer, Heather Wall, were recently recognized…
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Foldax Named Finalist in the Fierce Innovation Awards
Salt Lake City-based Foldax® was a finalist in the recent Fierce Innovation Awards – Life Sciences Edition 2020,…
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Alucent Biomedical Announces $35 Million Series B Financing
Alucent Biomedical, a Salt Lake-City based company and BioUtah member, founded to transform the way vascular disease is…
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Fulgent Genetics Lands Utah COVID-19 Testing Contract
TestUtah has some new twists. Following the expiration of certain state contracts September 1, the Utah Department of…
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The Point Kick Off
On Monday, government leaders, including Lt. Governor Spencer Cox, held a press conference announcing the launch of planning…
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Inherent Biosciences Wins $256K NSF Grant to predict COVID-19 infection severity and treatment response
Inherent Biosciences, a biotechnology company headquartered in Salt Lake City has announced a $255,959 award from the National…
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Utah COVID-19 Relief Programs Go Live
Last week, BioUtah News and Events, reported that a number of new grant programs established by the Utah…
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Utah’s Life Sciences Industry Supports “#MaskUpUtah”
The CEO of a Utah medical device manufacturer recently stepped down from his duties. The reason? He had…
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Utah Department of Health Releases COVID-19 Business Manual
The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) released a COVID-19 Business Manual – a step-by-step plan to help business…
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BioUtah Joins ‘InUtah’ Campaign
The recently launched statewide ‘In Utah’ campaign encourages protecting public health and economic reactivation as we continue to…
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New Utah COVID-19 Economic Relief Programs Take Shape
New and improved grant programs, aimed at providing economic support to Utah businesses impacted by COVID-19, are being…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Governor Issues Executive Order Clarifying Recommendations for Moderate and Low-Risk Phases
New Guidance Applies to Social Gatherings, Outdoor Recreational Activities, Gyms, and Personal Care Services SALT LAKE CITY (May…
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PPE Push Pack Program Launched to Help Small Businesses Jump Start COVID-19 Transition
SALT LAKE CITY (May 5, 2020) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert today announced the launch of the “PPE…
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Utah COVID-19 Commercial Rental Assistance Program
Governor Gary Herbert has launched a COVID-19 Commercial Rental Assistance Program which grants $40 million in rental relief…
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Where to Find Economic Resources – PPP Update
Economic Resources: To help Utah companies identify resources to respond to the economic impact of COVID-19, the Utah…
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State Legislature Wraps Up Special Sessions
Last week, the Utah State Legislature wrapped up three special sessions in which lawmakers passed a number of…
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UTAH LAUNCHES HEALTHY TOGETHER APP TO ASSESS, TRACE SPREAD OF COVID-19
On April 22, Governor Herbert announced a new mobile platform that will provide COVID-19 symptom tracking, connects users…
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Co-Diagnostics, Inc Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Test
Salt Lake City, Utah – April 6, 2020 – Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CODX), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented…
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