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Bayer Collaborates with Recursion to Strengthen Digital Drug Discovery and Advance New Therapies for Fibrotic Diseases
By Chris Gibson, PhD via Recursion – Drug discovery partnership and equity investment led by Leaps by Bayer…
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BioUtah Statement on Launch of Altitude Lab, Largest Life Sciences Incubator in Utah
Recursion and University of Utah found incubator to propel new generation of life sciences in the region August…
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Utah Kidney Diagnostics Company Renalytix AI Announces IPO
Exciting news comes our way this week with the announcement by BioUtah member, Renalytix AI (Renalytix), that the…
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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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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…
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Jim Greenwood: Thank You and Looking Forward
A letter from departing BIO president Jim Greenwood originally sent May 27, 2020 After more than fifteen years…
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Alucent Biomedical Announces First Patient Enrolled in Phase 1 Natural Vascular Scaffolding Clinical Trial
Multicenter ACTIVATE I Study to Enroll up to 15 Patients in the U.S. SALT LAKE CITY – May…
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FDA Clears Park City-Based Transit Scientific’s XO Cross Microcatheter Platform
Park City, Utah USA, May 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Transit Scientific announced the FDA cleared the XO Cross…
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Impactful Innovation Exchange: Calling all Solutions!
How can we advance the utilization of innovations in healthcare? By lending them extra visibility to key stakeholders! Join the Impactful Innovation…
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Silver lining: opportunities can arise from the corona crisis
Author: Anja Petschauer Co-authors: Anna Derschang, Melitta Gilllespie gwSaar has been a member of BioUtah and a trusted partner…
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PhotoPharmics Gets FDA Breakthrough Status for Parkinson’s PhotoTherapy
PhotoPharmics, a pioneer in specialized phototherapy, announced on April 29, that it has received FDA Breakthrough device designation…
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FDA Grants Breakthrough Designation for Non-Invasive Phototherapy Device in Parkinson’s Disease
PhotoPharmics achieves priority designation for innovative PD therapy April 29, 2020, Salt Lake City, UT— PhotoPharmics, a pioneer…
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FDA Clears New Disposable Fog-Free Articulating 5mm Laparoscope
SALT LAKE CITY, April 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Xenocor, Inc. announced the FDA cleared the new Xenocor Disposable 5mm Articulating Laparoscope…
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Romney Announces Resource to Keep Utahns Informed on Coronavirus
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today announced the launch of a new webpage designed to keep Utahns informed…
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Teva to Donate Potential COVID-19 Treatment, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Tablets to Hospitals Nationwide
Teva will donate 6 Million tablets through wholesalers to hospitals by March 31, and more than 10 Million…
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Rep. Curtis Sends Letter to Treasury Department Advocating for Small Business Relief
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2020 Media Contact: Ally Riding (202) 226-7721 Washington, DC— Today, Representative John…
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SEC adopts McAdams and Hollingsworth proposal to cut red tape on promising start-ups
Courtesy of mcadams.house.gov Washington, D.C.—Legislation by Congressman Ben McAdams and Congressman Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) giving commonsense regulatory relief…
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BioUtah COVID-19 Life Sciences Survey
TIME SENSITIVE – PLEASE TAKE SURVEY Dear Members of Utah’s Life Sciences Community, BioUtah is taking a multi-pronged approach…
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The Department of Health and Human Services on PREP
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a declaration on March 16 under the Public Readiness and…
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BioUtah Statement & Recommendations to Members on COVID-19
The advent and progression of the Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic requires a proper and measured response from every…
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PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS $8.3 BILLION CORONAVIRUS FUNDING BILL
Today, President Trump sign a $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus funding measure, after it cleared both the House and…
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Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Invited to Speak on Coronavirus at Molecular Med Tri-Con in San Francisco
March 03, 2020 06:30 AM Eastern Standard Time SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX), a molecular diagnostics…
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BioUtah and the TVC Announce Keynote Speakers for the 2020 E & I Life Science Summit
Founder and CEO of Tolero Pharmaceuticals, David Bearss, Ph.D, and Managing Director and Head of Global Investment Opportunities…
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ABC 4 Utah Features E&I Summit
ABC 4’s Good Morning Utah featured the 2020 Entrepreneur & Investor Summit this morning, sitting down with Keith Marmer,…
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BioUtah Enters M.O.U. with Hangshou Yuhang Economic-Technological Development Area
An MOU was signed between the Hangzhou District, World Trade Center Utah and BioUtah indicating a desire to…
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Antibiotic-Resistant “Superbugs” – Public Health Crisis and Research Challenge
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a public health crisis, but developing new classes of antibiotics to combat drug resistant…
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Red Tape Reduction: FDA Issues List of 510(k) Device Exemptions
On December 30, the FDA issued a notice (see the FDA’s Federal Register notice) that exempts certain class…
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Congress Reconvenes: Drug Pricing, USMCA updates
Congress returned yesterday with a number of big ticket items on their plate, including drug pricing and the…
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BioUtah Applauds Passage of Medical Device Tax Repeal
SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioUtah applauds congressional action to permanently repeal the 2.3% excise tax on the sale of…
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HHS/FDA ADVANCE DRUG IMPORTATION WITH PROPOSED RULE
On December 18, HHS and the FDA issued a Noticed of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would allow states…
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Medical Device Tax Repeal Heads to the President’s Desk
After nearly a decade-long fight, and disruptive, short-term reprieves, Congress has finally permanently repealed the medical device tax.…
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Medical Device Tax to be Permanently Repealed This Week
Yesterday, top congressional leaders and the White House unveiled a $1.4 trillion FY 2020 government spending agreement that…
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House Passes Pelosi Drug Pricing Plan
On Thursday, the Democrat-led House passed H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, by a vote of…
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New Analysis Concludes Pelosi’s Drug Plan would Harm Innovation
POLICY UPDATE – DRUG PRICING Concerns Expressed by Investors, Small Companies House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing measure,…
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House Democrats’ Drug Pricing Bill Heads to a Floor Vote
Speaker Pelosi’s drug bill, H.R. 3, now named the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, after…
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Representative Ben McAdams Visits BD
On Wednesday, October 2nd, Representative Ben McAdams visited the operations of Becton Dickinson in Sandy, Utah. Representative McAdams…
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ProLung Announces Results of New Clinical Study At Ribbon Cutting
Yesterday, ProLung welcomed Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, partners, dignitaries, and members of Utah’s life sciences community…
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FDA Clears the Smart-C Advanced X-ray Imaging System from Turner Imaging Systems
(Orem, UT) October 2, 2019_Turner Imaging Systems, a developer of advanced x-ray imaging systems, today announced the Company…
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Impeachment Could Complicate Drug Pricing Agenda
The recent launch of a House impeachment inquiry is likely to throw a wrench into efforts to reach…
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MDMA, AdvaMed, MITA and a Broad Coalition of Stakeholders Urge Congress to Permanently Repeal the Medical Device Tax
Washington, DC – The Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), the Medical Imaging &…
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