Mark Tullis

X5 is a Utah-based, year-round convergence platform integrating creators, innovators, and communities across culture, technology, and capital. Anchored by Salt Lake Art Show, it aims to generate economic impact and scalable opportunity.

At BioHive Week's U Startup Launchpad, outgoing Recursion CEO Chris Gibson delivered an emotional meditation on people-first culture, while founders Warren Pettine and Carmen Kivisilid offered a ground-level tutorial on building lean, AI-native companies in real time.

BioHive Live 2026 brought Utah's life sciences community together at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, where speakers John Harris and Tracy Milgram delivered powerful stories connecting technology, genetics, and human impact.

Level Education Group (South Jordan, UT) partners with CCBHC Workforce Accelerator to expand the behavioral health workforce, offering funded licensure support, training, and career pathways to address clinician shortages across three U.S. states.

A Utah Valley University professor leads an international team developing Hip1-targeting compounds that could disarm tuberculosis bacteria rather than kill them outright, potentially enabling lower doses, fewer side effects, and simpler diagnostics.

Silicon Slopes (Lehi, UT) launched its quantum computing chapter on World Quantum Day, uniting Utah officials, academics, and industry leaders to drive radical inclusion, workforce development, and quantum economy growth.

Tendo surpasses one million marketplace vouchers, signaling rising adoption of price-transparent healthcare, as employers and consumers shift toward upfront pricing, bundled services, and simplified care purchasing outside traditional insurance systems.

Utah’s statewide Quantum Initiative Roundtables, led by the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, are designed to reach alignment on quantum priorities and connect government, universities, industry, and ecosystem partners.