[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E961]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING BIOHIVE UTAH

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                           HON. BURGESS OWENS

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 21, 2022

  Mr. OWENS. Madam Speaker, on December 2, 1982, the medical team from 
the University of Utah successfully implanted the first permanent 
artificial heart in the world.
  Forty years later, Utah remains a trailblazer in healthcare 
innovation.
  Over the past two years, I had the pleasure of visiting many Utah 
businesses at the forefront of the healthcare industry. I would like to 
highlight the impressive work a few of our homegrown companies are 
accomplishing in the healthcare space.
  The team at Ortho Development Corporation works to restore mobility 
by perfecting the design, manufacturing, and distribution of surgical 
instruments used for total knee and hip replacements.
  Xenter specializes in developing new wireless medical device 
technologies and digital health tools to address the latest challenges 
in medicine while helping Utahns manage their health information.
  Canyon Labs is an accredited laboratory providing testing, scientific 
and technical consulting, and clinical research services for medical 
devices, pharmaceuticals, over the counter drugs, and biologics.
  Ultradent is a global dental manufacturing company improving oral 
health throughout the world and ranked No. 9 best workplace by Fortune 
magazine.
  My state's pro-innovation regulatory environment, advanced medical 
infrastructure, and highly skilled workforce work in tandem to cement 
Utah's invaluable role in the life sciences community.
  Biohive, a collaboration of more than 1,100 companies representing 
Utah's life science and healthcare innovation ecosystem, is the driving 
force behind the beehive state's success. The collective effort of 
local government, the private sector, and other stakeholders 
facilitated by the Biohive initiative has delivered remarkable results.
  Utah is ranked No. 6 in the Nation for medical device development, 
and No. 5 for diagnostics development. Utah also serves as the 
epicenter for lifesaving catheter technologies and is a rising force in 
bio-pharma.
  Additionally, the Bioscience industry in Utah supports 130,000 local 
jobs, accounts for 8 percent of GDP, and produces hundreds of patents 
for lifesaving medical devices.
  Behind these extraordinary accomplishments are the pioneering spirit, 
grit, and kindness of Utahns. I am proud to represent the beautiful 
state of Utah, and I hope Utah's success story serves as the blueprint 
for other states to emulate.

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