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BioUtah is the common voice and flag bearer for Utah’s life sciences industry, comprised of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, laboratories, research facilities, and biotechnology of all types. BioUtah connects industry with government, academia, capital markets, media, and service providers. Together we form an ecosystem that fosters collaboration, promotes innovation, and delivers technology that saves lives.

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Utah Life Sciences by the Numbers

Kem C. Gardner Report Findings Nov. 2023

Utah is #3 in the nation for life sciences growth.

Life sciences is a $21.6 billion industry in Utah.

Source: Pace, L. and Brandley, A. (2023), Economic Impacts of Utah’s Life Sciences and Health Care Innovation Industry: Utah’s Life Sciences and Health Care Innovation Industry Creates Substantial Economic Impacts Across the State, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, University of Utah.

BioUtah News

July 30, 2026
Canyon Labs Invests in Commercial Leadership to Give Medical Device Manufacturers Direct Access to Expertise

Canyon Labs strengthens its commitment to medical device manufacturers with strategic, direct-access leadership investments.

July 30, 2026
SINTX Technologies Engages Veteran MedTech Executive Chris Lyons and Southern Metrics to Establish Strategic Opportunity Management Program

Southern Metrics is led by Chris Lyons, its Chief Executive Officer, an experienced medical technology executive and strategic advisor who has served on the SINTX Board of Directors since April 2025.

July 30, 2026
CancerVax Named a Top Preclinical Biotech Company of 2026 by Life Sciences Review

Independent industry recognition highlights the Company’s revolutionary immunotherapy platform and growing momentum in precision cancer treatment.

July 30, 2026
Biomerics Appoints Medical Device Industry Veteran Lokram Natarajan as Senior Vice President of Quality to Support Continued Global Growth

Global medical device quality executive brings more than 30 years of experience building high-performing organizations, advancing quality excellence and supporting scalable growth.

July 30, 2026
Co-Diagnostics Joint Venture CoSara Provides Ebola Test Kits for Analytical Studies

Company also completes proof of concept for the first blood-borne test for Ebola on Co-Dx PCR Pro ® instrument.

July 30, 2026
July 16, 2026
CancerVax Develops Novel Smart mRNA to Harness Pre-Existing Immunity in 99% of World Population

Company completes design and in-vitro validation of a single Smart mRNA that disguises cancer as multiple viral infections simultaneously to activate pre-existing T-cell immunity.

July 16, 2026
Halia Therapeutics Presents Two AAIC 2026 Posters on HT-4253 for Alzheimer’s Prevention in APOE4 Carriers

Preclinical data show HT-4253 reduces neuroinflammation and tau pathology; a second details a Phase 2a biomarker trial in pre-symptomatic APOE4 carriers via UAE genomics.

2025 Utah Life Sciences Award Recipients

Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Wes Sundquist

Innovation Impact
Nusano

Entrepreneur of the Year
Shawn Fojtik

Executive of the Year
Fred Lampropoulos

Friend of Industry
Dr. Taylor Randall

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