Salt Lake City – The University of Utah, one of the nation’s leading research universities, and TikkunLev Therapeutics, a gene therapy company, have announced a new partnership to accelerate an innovative heart failure gene therapy. The agreement is an exclusive world-wide license and includes a sponsored research program to support future FDA filings.The discovery of […]
Read MoreSALT LAKE CITY, UT – A fourth-generation University of Utah graduate and industry pioneer in the development of microtools used in brain surgery will be the new executive director of the Center for Medical Innovation at U of U Health. Beginning on April 1, Mark H. Paul, currently president of the neurovascular division at Stryker […]
Read MoreHead of Global Investment Opportunities Group of J.P. Morgan, Monica DiCenso, to address the state of the market and healthcare innovation at the March 16-17 premier Utah life sciences event. Salt Lake City, Utah – January 23 – BioUtah, Utah’s trade association dedicated to the life sciences, in partnership with the University of Utah’s Partners […]
Read MoreFounding investors include Militia Hill Ventures and University of Utah Salt Lake City and Philadelphia, — Eliksa Therapeutics, a regenerative medicine company developing novel therapeutics for a range of debilitating diseases, announced today it has launched with investments from the University of Utah (U) and Militia Hill Ventures (MHV) to develop and commercialize multiple clinical programs […]
Read MoreInnovative partnership to enable health system-wide approach to help delay or prevent progression in the earliest stages while advancing genetics research for detection, prognosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease NEW YORK and SALT LAKE CITY, February 24, 2021 – Renalytix AI plc (LSE: RENX) (NASDAQ: RNLX), an artificial intelligence-enabled in vitro diagnostics company, and […]
Read MoreMajor investment in therapeutics accelerator will bolster Utah’s role as a world leader in drug development SALT LAKE CITY – A new initiative aims to speed the process of bringing lifesaving medical discoveries made in University of Utah laboratories to new drugs and therapies for patients. The university’s Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI), College of Pharmacy, […]
Read MoreThe Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) awarded the University of Utah the Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation, which recognizes universities that promote growth, innovation and economic development in their regions. “This is tremendous recognition of the important role the University of Utah plays as an economic engine for our state,” said Ruth V. […]
Read MoreSummit Venture Studio overcomes commercialization challenges to accelerate time to market for university-originated software Oct. 27, 2020—The University of Utah’s Partners for Innovation, Ventures, Outreach & Technology (PIVOT) Center is pleased to announce the launch of Summit Venture Studio, which focuses on the commercialization of the myriad software applications developed in the university setting. Summit […]
Read MorePresident Ruth V. Watkins is pleased to announce that the University of Utah has formed the Partners for Innovation, Ventures, Outreach & Technology (PIVOT) Center, a centralized office that will drive the U’s expanding efforts for economic engagement for the greater Utah community. The new office builds on the work by the Center for Technology […]
Read MoreAltitude Lab Brings New Generation of Biotech Development to Utah Recursion and The University of Utah Launch Region’s Largest Life Science Incubator SALT LAKE CITY–(August 11, 2020)–Altitude Lab announced its first resident companies and opened applications for its breakthrough collaborative facility and program. Founded by Recursion and the University of Utah’s Center for Technology & […]
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