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Media inquiries: Please contact the office's Communications Manager, Lindsey LeBaron, at llebaron@utah.gov.
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Utah Company Developing Origami-inspired Technology Awarded NSF Grant to Advance Robotic Surgery

Four years ago, Jacob Sheffield was building world-class carbon fiber travel guitars for adventurers journeying to places as remote as…
August 7, 2023
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Health and Human Services Releases 2023-2 Omnibus Solicitation 

Health And Human Services (HHS) has released topics for their 2023-2 omnibus solicitation. Program descriptions and research topics for the…
July 18, 2023
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RefloDx Creates Noninvasive Tool to Detect Gastroesophageal Reflux

Rudy Wilcox, the CEO of RefloDx, was drawn to working in the bio-medical field. After completing his bachelor’s degree, Wilcox…
May 30, 2023
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Merit Medical: A Local Company With a Global Focus

Innovation is the key to success…
October 25, 2021
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Develop a working SBIR proposal at the NIH Proposal Lab

Participate in this new approach to submitting an application with Health and Human Services SBIR/STTR grants. Preparing an SBIR/STTR application to…
October 19, 2021
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SBIR/STTR Grants for Genome Editing

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) has announced the following SBIR/STTR funding opportunities: Non-Viral Technologies for in vivo Delivery…
October 19, 2021
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Innovative Software by Glendor Selected for National Institutes of Health Processor Integration Trial

Congratulations to Glendor, a Utah-based small business that recently completed a $53,000 contract with the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
October 13, 2021
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MicrOmics Technologies wins $400,000 contract with National Cancer Institute

Congratulations to MicrOmics Technologies, winner of a $400,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract from the National Cancer…
September 8, 2021
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Funding Opportunity: DARPA Biological Materials and Strategic Formulations Challenge Program

The Department of Defense Small Business and Technology Partnerships Office announces the pre-release of the following Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)…
June 9, 2021
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Save the Date: Virtual 2021 HHS SBIR-STTR Conference

Free 2021 HHS Small Business Program Conference April 26-30 Did you know… The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is one…
March 9, 2021
Media inquiries: Please contact the office's Communications Manager, Lindsey LeBaron, at llebaron@utah.gov.