Startup Portfolio

Over the years, more than 330 companies have launched based on technologies developed at the University of Utah. In fiscal year 2023, the U executed 25 new technology licenses and helped spin out 7 startup companies. These startups bring new products to market annually.

Featured Startups

Carbylan  (dba Kalvista Pharmaceuticals)
Carbylan (dba Kalvista Pharmaceuticals)
Industry: Therapeutics

Carbylan Therapeutics (now KalVista) is focused on oral plasma kallikrein treatments for hereditary angioedema (HAE) and diabetic macular edema (DME).

Carterra, Inc.
Carterra, Inc.
Industry: Biotechnology

Carterra is a leading provider of innovative technologies designed to accelerate the discovery of novel therapeutic candidates.

Catheter Connections, Inc.
Catheter Connections, Inc.
Industry: Medical Devices

Catheter Connections is the developer of vascular access products designed to protect patients from life-threatening infections during infusion therapy.

Ceramatec, Inc.
Ceramatec, Inc.
Industry: Energy

Ceramatec is studying methods for the production of dense Beta-Alumina Ceramic bodies and sodium-sulfur batteries for use in energy storage.

Cimarron Software, Inc.
Cimarron Software, Inc.
Industry: Software

Cimarron is a company which develops and distributes customized computer software for use in medical research in the United States.

Clinacuity, Inc.
Clinacuity, Inc.
Industry: Healthcare IT

Clinacuity uses artificial intelligence to unlock the unstructured data in the Electronic Health Record and protect the patient data privacy and confidentiality.

Cognetix, Inc.
Cognetix, Inc.
Industry: Therapeutics

Cognetix, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company, using peptides from Conus venom to develop novel therapeutics.

Complexa, Inc.
Complexa, Inc.
Industry: Therapeutics

Complexa is a biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming the lives of patients with severe and life-threatening fibrosis and inflammatory diseases.

CoNextions, Inc.
CoNextions, Inc.
Industry: Medical Devices

CoNextions Medical develops implants focused on providing superior fixation to soft tissue to simplify soft tissue repair procedures.

Converus, Inc.
Converus, Inc.
Industry: Software

Converus is a Leading Technology Provider of Credibility Assessment Solutions.

CoreA Therapeutics, Inc.
CoreA Therapeutics, Inc.
Industry:

CoreA specializes in treatment of solid tumors via NK cell immunotherapy and antibody-drug conjugates.

Cultural Connections Technology
Cultural Connections Technology
Industry: Consulting

Cultural Connections Technology, LLC intersects gamification and diversity education into a fun, engaging, out of the box experience to create cultures of belonging.

Curza Global, Inc.
Curza Global, Inc.
Industry: Therapeutics

Curza is a small-molecule therapeutics company developing several structurally distinct classes of drugs focused on infectious diseases and oncology.

Delcam PLC
Delcam PLC
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Dômes Pharma Inc.
Dômes Pharma Inc.
Industry: Therapeutics

Sentrx is a Salt Lake City-based animal health company that develops and manufactures veterinary wound care and ophthalmic products for companion animals.

Echelon Biosciences, Inc.
Echelon Biosciences, Inc.
Industry: Biotechnology

Echelon Biosciences strives to be a global leader in supplying biochemical reagents, assays, and screening services to further academic research and pharmaceutical development.

EDX Magnetics, LLC
EDX Magnetics, LLC
Industry: Engineering

EDX Magnetics is a Utah-based technology startup that is developing a disruptive technology to sort through metals and recover specific alloys.

Electronic BioSciences, Inc
Electronic BioSciences, Inc
Industry: Biotechnology

Electronic Biosciences combines precision electronics with innovative nanopore platforms to create new technologies for molecular and biophysical analysis.

Eliksa Therapeutics, Inc.
Eliksa Therapeutics, Inc.
Industry: Biotechnology

Eliksa Therapeutics is a regenerative medicine biotechnology company studying cardiovascular, ocular, wound management, and osteoarthritic indications.

Elute, Inc.
Elute, Inc.
Industry: Therapeutics

Elute is a clinical-stage medical device company and an emerging leader in novel drug eluting devices designed for controlled and sustained release of a variety of therapeutics.

Engineering Geometry Systems
Engineering Geometry Systems
Industry: Software

Engineering Geometry Systems is the developer of the FeatureCAM CADCAM software line, a Windows- and feature-based milling system.

Epitel, Inc.
Epitel, Inc.
Industry: Medical Devices

Epitel is a digital health company revolutionizing brain health by combining wearable EEG technology with cloud-based data analytics and machine-learning.

Espira Inc.
Espira Inc.
Industry: Diagnostics

Espira's objective is to develop rapid and inexpensive microfluidics-based tools for clinical and environmental applications.

eSym LLC
eSym LLC
Industry: Education

eSym develops online self-paced behavior change training for a wide range of individuals and organizations.

Evans and Sutherland
Evans and Sutherland
Industry: Software

Evans & Sutherland provide engineering, manufacturing, installation, content, and systems integration for dome theaters and immersive classrooms around the world.

Evoke LLC
Evoke LLC
Industry: Education

Evoke LLC provides consulting services and resources to elementary school teachers and administrators helping them more effectively manage their classrooms.

Evolution Bio, Inc.
Evolution Bio, Inc.
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Exhalent Diagnostics
Exhalent Diagnostics
Industry: Diagnostics

Exhalent Diagnostics is developing a breath-based screening platform for medical diagnostic applications.

Fabric Genomics, Inc.
Fabric Genomics, Inc.
Industry: Healthcare IT

Fabric Genomics offers a comprehensive genomic analysis platform that takes you from sample to evidence-backed analysis to clinical report with confidence.

Fluidx Medical Technology, Inc.
Fluidx Medical Technology, Inc.
Industry: Medical Devices

Fluidx is developing its flagship clinical-stage product, the GPX Embolic Device, which offers simple preparation, controllable delivery, and highly targeted, durable vessel occlusion.

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