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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 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.

July 16, 2026
SINTX Secures $3.2M Advanced Ceramic Component Orders

Purchase orders from multiple contract manufacturing customers have a combined value of more than $3.2M.

July 16, 2026
Renew Labs Receives Accreditation from the College of American Pathologists

CAP accreditation is widely recognized as a mark of laboratory quality and operational excellence.

July 16, 2026
Renew Biotechnologies Unifies Wasatch BioLabs and Resonant Under One Brand to Advance Sequencing-Based Diagnostics

Brand consolidation strengthens Renew’s ability to move advanced molecular technologies from discovery to clinical implementation.

July 16, 2026
U of U Startup Advances MRI Accessibility Amid New Federal Requirements

KyphoLift is gaining attention as hospitals and imaging centers prepare for federal accessibility requirements.

July 16, 2026
Merit Medical Ribbon Cutting & Facility Tour

Marks an important milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of an expansive new distribution center.

July 14, 2026
GPX® Embolic Device meets Primary Endpoints in IDE Pivotal Trial

Trial Reports 99% Successful Occlusion of Flow with 40 Investigators Delivering the New Embolic Through 20 Different Catheters.

July 9, 2026
Co-Diagnostics Invited to Participate in NPOC Tuberculosis Diagnostics Workshop in Bangkok, Thailand

Workshop brings together national TB programs, researchers, donors, and technical agencies from 21 countries to advance implementation of WHO-recommended near-point-of-care diagnostics.

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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