B2B COMPETITION NIGHT OVERVIEW Monday, April 11, 2022 at the Utah State Capitol Building – 5:00pm MDT RSVP Requested After a year of hard work, Bench to Bedside teams will present their final projects to judges, industry professionals, mentors, friends, family, and community members. At the end of the night, winning teams will take home […]
Read MoreOur world is swarming with microbes. Many of them are harmless and provide essential biological functions to maintain the ecosystem of life all around us. Others have a tendency to exploit the human body and make a mess of our health. A driving force in the losing battle between human defenses and invading microbes is […]
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Health scientists are testing a new contraceptive gel for men. Based on preliminary research conducted elsewhere, the scientists believe the hormonal gel decreases a man’s sperm production––reducing his chances of fathering a child––without decreasing his sex drive. The researchers say expanding contraceptive options for men could ease the burden on women who […]
Read MoreFluidx Medical’s Novel Embolic Device Demonstrates Repeated Success in Treating Complex Tumors Fluidx Medical’s GPX Embolic Device was used to effectively devascularize a large tumor with multiple feeding vessels as part of a multi-center clinical trial. “This could have been a challenging case since it involved a large renal tumor fed by small, low flow, […]
Read MoreOne of the items featured on PIVOT Center’s new website is a video including several important partners in the Utah innovation ecosystem discussing the role of the U and the PIVOT Center in the state’s innovation economy. The short film highlights the uniqueness of Utah’s collaborative environment, especially PIVOT Center serving as a “Catalyst for […]
Read MoreAt CES 2022, Gentex displays multiple technologies focused on driver and cabin monitoring as well as new convenience features that will help automakers sell cars. Gentex acquired Vaporsens (a University of Utah Start up) in April 2020 and is using that company’s nanofiber chemical-sensing technology in a sensor that can be installed in a vehicle’s […]
Read MoreSalarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLRX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing potential new medicines for patients with sarcomas, pediatric cancers, and other cancers, today announced a definitive agreement with DeuteRx, LLC to acquire an oral, small molecule targeted protein degradation portfolio. The acquisition includes a lead drug candidate that Salarius has renamed SP-3164 (formerly DRX-164), the related patent family, including […]
Read MoreUTAH’S PREMIER EVENT FOR INVESTMENT IN THE LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY We’ll be back in person for the 2022 BioHive Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit. Join us at the Summit to hear industry experts speak on compelling topics such as funding, operating and developing life sciences companies on March 9-10, 2021. Don’t miss this chance […]
Read MoreSALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah last week released its 2021 Innovation Report, detailing how the university has a seemingly golden touch when it comes to startup companies. A precedent-setting $884 million in investments was raised by U. startups in 2021 and technologies developed by University of Utah faculty and students contributed to […]
Read MoreIn publishing the FY21 Innovation Report the University of Utah’s (the U) PIVOT Center highlights several important partnerships, including Recursion and RenalytixAI. The report also celebrates some of the U’s innovation by promoting quantitative and qualitative metrics, such as the precedent-setting $884 million in investments raised by U startup companies; and technologies developed by University of […]
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