Exciting news comes our way this week with the announcement by BioUtah member, Renalytix AI (Renalytix), that the company is going public with a global offering of an aggregate of 11,000,000 new ordinary shares – U.S. IPO priced at $13.50 per ordinary share, and a concurrent private placement in Europe and other countries outside of […]
On July 22, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the execution of an agreement with the HHS and DOD to meet the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed program goal to begin delivering 300 million doses of a vaccine for COVID-19 in 2021. Under the agreement, the U.S. government will receive 100 million doses of BNT162, the COVID-19 […]
Last week, BioUtah News and Events, reported that a number of new grant programs established by the Utah State Legislature would be soon open for applications through the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED). This week, detailed information on three of the programs, ComRent, Safe In Utah, and Shop In Utah have come online. In […]
As reported by The Hill, “White House and Senate Republicans on Thursday reached a “fundamental agreement” on a coronavirus package…” Among other items, the agreement includes: Another round of $1200 in direct payments to individuals making up to $75,000 Replacing the current $600 in federal unemployment benefits with a 70% match of a worker’s wages […]
While the drug pricing issue has been sidelined amid the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump is now returning to the issue with several executive orders that he is expected to sign today. According to a report by The Hill, Republican lawmakers have been invited to a presidential event on drug pricing today at 3 p.m. at […]
This week Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar seeking an explanation for why the deal with the administration to acquire a large supply of remdesivir in their words “forces U.S. purchasers to pay the highest prices in the world for the drug” The letter requests a response […]
Article written by Janelle Bentz, Nelson Labs What is the difference between a medical face mask and respirator, and how and when they should be used? The quick answer is medical face masks are meant to protect others and your environment; respirators are meant to protect the wearer. A medical face mask helps reduce contamination […]
The CEO of a Utah medical device manufacturer recently stepped down from his duties. The reason? He had passed 100 days battling COVID-19 and was still symptomatic. This CEO was the picture of physical fitness. In his early 50’s, with no underlying medical conditions, he would have been the type of person that one would […]
After leaving quite an impression to the attendees of the 2020 Entrepreneur and Investor Summit, we brought Monica DiCenso, managing director and head of Global Investment Opportunities Group at J.P. Morgan, back for a mid-year update on the stock market. In the webinar, Ms. Dicenso provided important insight into the rebound of the economy since […]
The China IVD market has seen record growth recently and will continue to be an important market with the growing threat of cancer and COVID-19. Join us on Thursday, July 23 at 11 a.m. EDT for the free webinar: China IVD Registration Pitfalls and COVID-19 Test Kit Updates. Attendees will receive comprehensive IVD guidance based on NMPA’s […]
The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) released a COVID-19 Business Manual – a step-by-step plan to help business mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and make their worksite as safe as possible for employees and customers. The manual is applicable during all color-coded phases of the pandemic and includes up-to-date recommendations from the UDOH, CDC, OHSA, […]
The recently launched statewide ‘In Utah’ campaign encourages protecting public health and economic reactivation as we continue to navigate COVID-19. BIoUtah has joined the ‘InUtah’ campaign as a partner to help get the word out and promote our own life sciences community. The campaign’s purpose is to educate Utahns on the opportunities and benefits of […]