The Trump administration recently announced an interim final rule to implement the Most Favored Nation drug pricing model, which would tie prices of certain Medicare Part B drugs to the lowest prices paid in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. In response, drug industry trade groups have filed two lawsuits against the administration on December […]
December 3, 2020 Mr. Rich Lakin, MSPH, MPA Immunizations Director Utah Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology PO Box 142102 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2102 Dear Director Lakin: As a state plan for the allocation of COVID-19 vaccinations is formulated, BioUtah urges you to include employees of Utah’s life sciences companies among priority recipients of […]
A letter written by BIO’s president and CEO Michelle McMurry-Heath dated December 4, 2020. Dear BIO Members, Today BIO, together with California Life Sciences Association (CLSA) and BIOCOM California, will announce our plan to challenge the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) attempt, during the final days of the Trump Administration, to implement for […]
With the first shipments of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine scheduled to arrive in a matter of weeks and Moderna doses soon after, a big question looms: who gets them first? Independent health policy experts on the vaccine advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) met this week to make a recommendation. The CDC Advisory Committee on […]
With the CDC’s prioritization recommendations as guidance, states will make the final decisions about vaccine allocation in their states. The Utah Department of Health, Department of Public Safety along with Governor Herbert and Governor-Elect Cox are actively working to refine the state’s initial COVID-19 Vaccination Plan. An anticipated vaccination timeline can be viewed here. BioUtah […]
In a virtual December 3 ceremony, the American Life Sciences Innovation Council (ALSIC), BioUtah and several state and local-based patient organizations, presented Rep. Ben McAdams (UT-4) with the 2020 Champion of Health Care Innovation Award. The award recognizes McAdams for his work in Congress to protect and nurture the important policies that position Utah and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 2, 2020) – Gov.-elect Spencer Cox and Lt. Gov.-elect Deidre Henderson have announced another round of key appointments who will join their administration after they take the Oath of Office in January. Brittney Cummins, who has served as a member of the Utah State Board of Education since 2014, will join […]
I frequently remind my team and legislators that economic development is a journey, not a destination. And what a journey it has been for me the last six-and-a-half years! When Gov. Gary Herbert asked me to take this job in 2014, Utah was still feeling the residual effects of the Great Recession. However, our economy […]
The three companies have partnered together to bring wearable BraveHeart patches to at-risk patient’s in India’s remote “last mile.” Read the full article from CNN here. […]
Novel Interventional Oncology Embolization Device Successfully Used in Trans-Radial Access Procedures for Tumor Devascularization November 24, 2020 – Fluidx Medical Technology reported successful patient use of the GPX Embolic Device to therapeutically devascularize, or block blood supply to, a tumor. “We are impressed with the GPX embolic,” said Andrew Holden, M.D., MBChB, FRANZCR, EBIR, ONZM, […]
Governor Herbert’s previous State of Emergency ended at midnight Monday, November 23 and a new public health order has been issued. The new health order took effect November 24 and will remain in effect until December 8, unless otherwise modified or amended. The COVID-19 Transmission Index remains in place. All but three counties (Rich, Daggett, […]