One unforgettable night celebrating Utah’s changemakers: the individuals and companies powering breakthroughs across our life science and healthcare innovation ecosystem.
April 16, 2026
6:00PM-9:00PM
The Depot,
Salt Lake City
The Best of BioHive awards recognize the best of the best in Utah’s life sciences and healthcare ecosystem. Our mission is to honor companies and individuals within Utah’s life sciences, biotech and healthcare who are transforming patient care. Each year, we call on our Utah life sciences community to nominate their picks for our various award categories. A panel of experts from various sectors within the life sciences review the nominations and select the winners.
Watch the 2026 Winner Videos Here
2026 Winners
Undergraduate Student of the Year // Miles Anderson // Brigham Young University
Graduate Student of the Year // Steven Valdez // University of Utah
Rookie of the Year // RefloDx
Storyteller of the Year // STRUCK
Ecosystem Excellence Award // Center for Medical Innovation // University of Utah
Mentor of the Year // Alison O’Mahony // Seek Labs
Community Impact Award // Good Medicine Podcast
People First Award // Charlie Mendes // Blackrock Neurotech
Researcher of the Year // Rebel Medicine
Patient Advocate Award // Myriad Genetics
Women in Tech & Science Award // Eris Biotech
Community Partner of the Year // bioMérieux & BioFire Defense
Customer Advocate of the Year // Canyon Labs
Visionary of the Year // Ryan Watts // Denali Therapeutics
Innovation of the Year // Wrapsody // Merit Medical
Returnship Champion of the Year // ARUP Laboratories
Watch the 2025 Winner Videos Here
Nominate For An Award
Nominate THE BEST in the life sciences and healthcare ecosystem. A panel of experts from various sectors within the life sciences will review the nominations and select the winners.
Nominations are open through February 13th.
Celebrating individuals and team-wide achievements that showcase leadership in life sciences or healthcare innovation. Follow the links below to nominate yourself, a friend, or a company:
- Returner of the Year
- Undergrad of the Year
- Grad Student of the Year
- Student Chapter of the Year
- Faculty Advisor of the Year
- Innovation of the Year
- Visionary of the Year
- Community Partner of the Year
- Community Impact Award
- Ecosystem Excellence
- Patient Advocate of the Year
- Customer Advocate of the Year
- Mentor of the Year
- People First Award
- WITS Award
- Rookie of the Year
- Returnship Champion of the Year
View this year’s award categories HERE.
Individual Awards
Celebrating team-wide achievements that showcase leadership in life sciences or healthcare innovation. Follow the links below to find more information about the categories and award criteria.
Click to Nominate
People Awards
Celebrating individuals who drive innovation and make a difference in life sciences. Follow the links below to find more information about the categories and award criteria.