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Health/Life Sciences

Dec 21, 2022, 10:07 AM

Zymeworks nabs $350M from Jazz Pharmaceuticals after release of clinical trial data

Zymeworks will receive $350 million from Jazz Pharmaceuticals in return for the right to develop and commercialize Zymeworks’ lead drug… Read More

Dec 19, 2022, 3:30 AM

Seattle biotech company Kineta completes merger, begins trading on Nasdaq

Seattle biotech company Kineta completed its merger with Yumanity Therapeutics, a move that makes Kineta a public company. The combined… Read More

Dec 16, 2022, 7:09 PM

Ukrainian delegation visits Seattle to learn about its life sciences cluster and plan for the future

A delegation of Ukrainian health officials and policymakers is visiting Seattle to learn about the city’s life sciences cluster and… Read More

Dec 14, 2022, 10:19 AM

Biotech startup building research facility in Vancouver, B.C. for radiotherapies lands $75M

Alpha-9 Theranostics, a Vancouver, B.C. and Boston-based biotech company developing radiotherapies, raised $75 million. The company was founded by researchers… Read More

Dec 12, 2022, 7:47 AM

Q&A with the 19-year-old Univ. of Washington grad who just won a prestigious Marshall Scholarship

Daniel Chen is only 19, but he’s already a freshly minted University of Washington graduate and a recipient of a… Read More

Dec 10, 2022, 7:46 AM

Shhh, ships: Program to help save orcas by quieting vessels touts early success in Washington state

A pilot program to help orca whales in Puget Sound by asking commercial vessels to slow down saw 61% participation… Read More

Dec 7, 2022, 10:36 AM

SPAC deal folds for Seattle biotech startup, months after IPO withdrawal

A deal to take Seattle biotech company Intrinsic Medicine public via a SPAC merger has fallen apart. The SPAC deal,… Read More

Dec 5, 2022, 10:22 AM

A new firm founded by ex-Boeing leaders aims to boost health startups with diverse teams

Pier 70 Ventures, a new healthcare-focused venture firm led by managing partners with deep expertise in nurturing startups, is placing… Read More

Nov 30, 2022, 7:53 AM

Sana Biotechnology will cut 15% of its workforce in latest layoffs affecting Seattle companies

Seattle-based cell and gene therapy company Sana Biotechnology will reduce its workforce by 15%, according to a statement issued Tuesday.… Read More

Nov 29, 2022, 4:00 AM

Seattle startup with fresh approach to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease raises $96M

Cajal Neuroscience, a Seattle startup taking a unique approach to developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, revealed… Read More

Nov 28, 2022, 8:46 AM

Testing Amazon Clinic, the tech giant’s latest foray into healthcare

Can Amazon help provide healthcare advice and treatment as efficiently as it delivers items to your door? That was the… Read More

Nov 26, 2022, 7:00 AM

Seattle-area health startup One Item expands CDC-backed heart study

Seattle-area company One Item is working with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to support a study of… Read More

Nov 17, 2022, 7:04 AM

Advice for entrepreneurs in the medical device industry on raising cash and growing startups

Entrepreneurs in the medical device industry face a shifting regulatory landscape, skeptical investors and a healthcare system resistant to change.… Read More

Nov 16, 2022, 9:14 PM

Fred Hutch research: Bacteria may make tumors more aggressive

Bacteria that colonize tumors may contribute to cancer progression, suggests new research from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. The oral bacterium… Read More

Nov 16, 2022, 10:46 AM

Seattle vaccine startup taking on pharma giant GSK with shingles shot raises $26M

Seattle vaccine startup Curevo, which is developing a vaccine against shingles, raised $26 million. The funding comes on the heels… Read More

Nov 16, 2022, 7:00 AM

Amazon Web Services launches accelerator that focuses on the healthcare workforce

Amazon Web Services is launching a four-week accelerator program for 20 global startups working on digital solutions for the healthcare… Read More

Nov 15, 2022, 8:27 AM

New spinout from AI2 lands $4M to quell ICU alarms and make the hospital a quieter place

A new startup out of Seattle’s AI2 Incubator raised $4 million to reduce alarms from devices attached to patients in… Read More

Nov 15, 2022, 4:00 AM

Seattle biotech startup born out of a Roche buyout lands $93M to advance therapies

Seattle biotech startup Bonum Therapeutics raised $93 million less than two months after its parent company Good Therapeutics was bought… Read More

Nov 11, 2022, 8:03 AM

‘The dark matter is just sitting there’: What’s standing in the way of AI for life sciences

Life scientists have a data problem: information is fragmented, siloed and incomplete. And that gets in the way of taking… Read More

Nov 10, 2022, 10:17 AM

Tech Moves: Seagen names new CEO; Amazon hires director of corporate development; and more

— Seattle biotech giant Seagen has appointed a new CEO, David Epstein, a former executive at Novartis. Epstein also joined… Read More

Nov 9, 2022, 10:26 AM

Seattle startup Joylux, which sell devices for menopausal women, raises more cash

Joylux, a Seattle-based startup that markets products to support the health of menopausal women, raised $5.5 million. The new cash… Read More

Nov 7, 2022, 10:18 AM

Tech Moves: Allen Institute hires COO; DexCare adds CTO; and more

— The Allen Institute appointed Chris Beaudoin as its new chief operations officer. Beaudoin was previously chief operating officer at… Read More

Nov 5, 2022, 8:00 AM

Startup partners with AI2 to help people access information in research studies

A new startup, Consensus, is partnering with the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) to help make the information in… Read More

Nov 2, 2022, 7:36 AM

Health informatics startup Truveta unveils search engine to probe data from 70M patients

More than two years after its founding, health data startup Truveta released a platform Tuesday that provides access to information… Read More

Oct 31, 2022, 10:58 AM

Seattle startup developing therapies based on human milk to go public via SPAC merger

Seattle startup Intrinsic Medicine plans to go public through a merger with a shell company, Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp. The… Read More

Oct 29, 2022, 11:10 AM

Virtual care startup aiming to improve rural health via headsets raises cash

Hippo Technologies, a Vancouver, Wash.-area startup developing tech to connect patients in rural areas with specialists, raised seed funding from… Read More

Oct 28, 2022, 11:47 AM

Healthcare startup Gabbi lands $4.4M to help women assess breast cancer risk and take action

Gabbi, a Portland, Ore.-based startup building a tool to help women assess their risk for breast cancer, raised $4.4 million.… Read More

Oct 28, 2022, 10:43 AM

Seattle-area health data analytics company Advata lays off employees

Seattle-area health data analytics provider Advata, recently formed from the merger of six companies, is the latest tech company in… Read More

Oct 26, 2022, 8:04 AM

Exclusive: Google quietly acquired a Seattle digital health startup that built an app to monitor breathing

Google’s got a thing for Seattle health tech startups. The tech giant acquired Sound Life Sciences, a small University of… Read More

Oct 21, 2022, 8:00 AM

Combating burnout: Fred Hutch psychologist on how employers can support workers

The phrase “burnout” has taken on new meaning during the pandemic. Forty percent of people in 2020 said the pandemic… Read More

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