Ingenion Medical Obtains CE Mark for Catheter
The cymactive catheter is the first in a pipeline of urology solutions the UK-based company has planned. […]
Category: Policy News
Anbex Awarded Bid from Hong Kong’s Department of Health
Anbex Awarded Bid from Hong Kong’s Department of Health […]
Final Amendments to Strengthen Air Toxics Standards for Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilizers
Final Amendments to Strengthen Air Toxics Standards for Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilizers […]
Halia Therapeutics Announces $30M Series C Financing to Advance Novel Pipeline of Anti-Inflammatory Therapeutics
Funds will support the advancement of lead programs in Phase II clinical trials, evaluating HT-6184, Halia’s first-in-class NLRP3/NEK7 inflammasome inhibitor, and advancing additional programs into the clinic. LEHI, Utah, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Halia Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of small molecule medications designed to combat inflammation, today announced the completion […]
Seek Labs Unveils SeekIt™
Seek Labs’ integrated molecular diagnostic platform brings true point-of-care testing to the patient. […]
ELITechGroup obtains new IVDR certificate for PCR assays
After the release of the first IVDR certificate at the beginning of the year ELITech Group continues to expand its portfolio of IVDR-certified PCR assays to support European diagnostic laboratories. […]
Bloom Surgical Awarded Competitive Grant from the NSF
Funding accelerates development of device for resolving visual disruptions in robotic procedures Salt Lake City, UT, June 1, 2023 – Bloom Surgical, Inc., a Utah-based surgical device startup, has been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grant for $256,000 to conduct research and development work on a novel micro-mechanical wiping mechanism […]
Rep. Moore Calls For Increased Transparency in the NCD Process
Utah U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) signed onto a letter to HHS/CMS, led by House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Kathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA), calling for increaed transparency in the NCD process following the agency’s recent release of the TCET notice. In part, the letter states, […]
Denali Therapeutics, Alucent Biomedical, Present to Utah Life Sciences Innovation Caucus
Utah legislators on Wednesday, June 14, held a meeting of the Utah Life Sciences Innovation Caucus (ULSIC) at the state capitol. BioUtah President and CEO, Kelvyn Cullimore, kicked off the meeting and introduced representatives from Denali Therapeutics and Alucent Biomedical who presented before the ULSIC. Cindy Dunkle, chief people officer for Denali, described the company’s […]
House Health Panel Advances Legislation on PBM’s, Generic Drugs
The Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Wednesday voted to advance a series of healthcare bills, largely on a bipartisan basis. The bills included reforms to the practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), improving access to generic drugs, and increasing transparency into the prices that hospitals, laboratories, and insurance companies charge. Of particular interest to the life […]
Representative Blake Moore Stands Up for Innovation
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health on May 10 held a hearing examining government policies that inhibit medical innovation and patient access. Utah Representative Blake Moore (R-UT), a member of the subcommittee, raised concerns about the lack of an expedited Medicare coverage pathway for breakthrough medical technologies. He specifically called out how repeal […]
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 […]