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CMS Proposes Repeal of Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology Pathway

CMS Proposes MCIT Repeal On September 13, CMS issued a proposed rule to repeal the Medicare Coverage of…
Moderate Democrats Threaten “Build Back Better” Drug Price Controls

Congressional committees this week got down to business writing the details of the Biden Administration’s $3.5 trillion “Build…
Co-Diagnostics JV CoSara Receives Clearance from Indian FDA for Chikungunya and Dengue Tests

The Saragene test kits approved by the CDSCO use the Company’s patented CoPrimer™ technology for the qualitative detection…
US Ski, Snowboard Team Uses R-Zero Disinfectant System

Last month, BioUtah News and Events reported that the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team would be using R-Zero’s…
House Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget, Push Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

On Tuesday, the House Democrats passed a budget blueprint on a party line vote. That blueprint allows Committees…
COVID-19 Vaccine Policies Should Reflect the Best Available Scientific Evidence in Order to Improve Vaccine Access & Uptake

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) believes that legislation and public health policies to address this pandemic and the…
Health-Tech Company Nusano To Open an Office in Utah

Nusano, a health-tech company aiming to revolutionize uranium-free radioisotope development and production in various diagnostic and therapeutic medical…
Phoenix PharmaLabs Raises More than $1 Million for Continued Development of Non-Addictive Opioids

Phoenix PharmaLabs, Inc. has completed a second successful round of financing raising $1.07 million via the Netcapital equity…
Biden Administration Recommends Policy Changes to Secure U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

In last week’s BioUtah News and Events, we highlighted the Biden Administration’s formation of a task force to…
Elute Receives FDA Authorization For Its First Clinical Trial Using Antibiotic Eluting Bone Void Filler

Elute has received an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) authorization from the FDA to use its EP Granules with…
Senate Passes Endless Frontiers Act to Boost U.S. Innovation

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed the Endless Frontier Act to boost U.S. innovation and out-compete China. The…
House Democrats Urge HHS Secretary to Restore FDA Authority of COVID-19 Lab Developed Tests

Last August.under the Trump Administration, HHS announced that FDA would not have premarket review authority and oversight over…