BioHive's new chapter has aim of influencing medical innovation
BioHive, a Salt Lake City nonprofit public-private partnership with the stated goal of enhancing Utah’s life science and healthcare innovation ecosystem, has launced HealthTech Hub, a new BioHive chapter that empowers the state’s science and technology communities to “help improve medical innovation and disrupt healthcare.” The group will convene to explore innovative topics, provide thought leadership and create opportunities for collaboration and sector crossover, BioHive said in a release.
“Technology is transforming and improving patient care. We are grateful to provide a space for technology and health innovators to come together and create pathways to innovate and impact the future of healthcare,” said Aimee Edwards, executive director of BioHive. “Utah’s life sciences industry encompasses more than 180,000 direct and indirect employees, scientists and non-scientists alike, that support and grow our diverse ecosystem.”
The goal of the HealthTech Hub chapter, formerly BioBytes, is to catalyze precision medicine innovation and disrupt the healthcare system, resulting in personalized preventative care, more effective treatments, improved patient outcomes and reduced healthcare disparities, Edwards said.
“The foundation of this chapter began with my friend and colleague, Steffanie VanderVeen, to cross industry boundaries. I wanted to build a community that intersects cutting-edge healthcare, technology and data analytic to solve problems and learn about available technologies,” said Martyna Shallenberg, co-founder of the HealthTech Hub. “I am excited to expand this BioHive community and create opportunities statewide.”
BioHive held its launch event on March 13 and heard presentations from Kevin R. Haas, chief technology officer of Myriad Genetics; Martyna Shallenberg and VanderVeen, HealthTech Hub co-founders; and Edwards. The launch event was sponsored by Myriad Genetics.
Established in 2021, BioHive is a collective of more than 1,600 companies representing the life science and healthcare innovation ecosystem of Utah’s economy.