Mark Tullis

Last October we posted a survey asking members of Utah's tech community to respond to a short list of questions about mathematics. The survey was created by state math specialist Lindsey Henderson and her team at the Utah State Board of Education. The idea behind the survey was

Immigrating to a new country is never easy. Immigrating as a refugee to a country with an entirely different language is even harder. And immigrating as a refugee with a different native language during an unfamiliar holiday season in the middle of winter without any employment can be exceptionally hard.

Arena to be Acquired by Pfizer for $6.7 Billion On December 13, 2021 Pfizer Inc. and Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced an agreement whereby Pfizer will acquire Arena for $6.7 billion. The boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the merger. Pfizer will acquire all outstanding shares

On December 14, 2021, Lumio announced it has raised a $110 million investment led by White Oak with participation by Fiera Comox. White Oak is a San Francisco-based private equity firm (with offices in several cities) specializing in high-growth companies focused on environmental conservation and social responsibility. Founded in 2016,

Recursion Announces Partnerships with Roche and Genentech On December 7, 2021, Recursion announced a collaboration with Roche and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. Recursion is a Salt Lake City-based clinical-stage biotechnology company industrializing drug discovery, development through disruptive innovation. The company will work with both Roche and Genentech&

On December 8, 2021, Orem-based Nomi Health announced the closing of a $110 million Series A funding round. This latest financing round was led by Rose Park Advisors, based in Boston and founded by the late celebrated author and Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, and Arbor Ventures, a global

Tribe Wins $3,000 Grand Prize at the 2021-22 University of Utah Opportunity Quest On December 3, 2021, Tribe, a mobile platform for team-based addiction recovery and self-improvement, won first place and the $3,000 grand prize at the 2021-22 University of Utah Opportunity Quest business model summary competition. The

Owlet announced on November 23, 2021 it has suspended sales of its first and flagship product, Smart Sock, a pulse-oximeter device, a tiny sock worn by an infant to track key data at night such as heart rate, oxygen levels and sleep patterns. The Lehi-based company went public last July