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Health/Life Sciences

May 6, 2022, 9:33 AM

Asha AI app, which helps elderly manage their care, among startups pitching at life science event

A new startup that aims to ease healthcare tasks for the elderly debuted its app on the iOS store in… Read More

May 5, 2022, 10:44 AM

Seattle Police Department testing brain stimulation headband as part of wellness research effort

Editor’s note: The story has been updated to correct its description of the study’s purpose. The study is testing the… Read More

May 4, 2022, 2:45 PM

Adaptive Biotechnologies reports $38.6M in Q1 revenue as it repositions following job cuts

Adaptive Biotechnologies announced its first quarter earnings Wednesday, two months after laying off 12% of its workforce. The public Seattle… Read More

May 3, 2022, 8:56 AM

Amazon to reimburse employee travel expenses for abortions and other medical treatments

Amazon will reimburse U.S. employees up to $4,000 annually for travel and lodging for medical treatments that are unavailable within… Read More

Apr 30, 2022, 7:56 AM

Life sciences news: COVID-19 shot clinical data, Bill Gates on preventing the next pandemic

The week in life sciences in the Pacific Northwest started with disappointing data for Eliem Therapeutics. Its lead compound failed… Read More

Apr 28, 2022, 4:53 PM

Investment firm offers to buy Vancouver, B.C.-based biotech Zymeworks for $733M in cash

Global investment firm All Blue Capital has offered to buy Zymeworks, a public biotech company based in Vancouver, B.C., with… Read More

Apr 28, 2022, 9:01 AM

Studies on respiratory infections, type 1 diabetes, boosted with $17M to Benaroya Research Institute

Seattle’s Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) has landed $17.1 million in funding to assess why respiratory infections hit some people particularly… Read More

Apr 25, 2022, 10:45 AM

Eliem Therapeutics shares sink more than 50% after lead program fails to show benefit in clinic

Shares of Eliem Therapeutics fell more than 50% Monday after the company reported disappointing clinical data. Its compound to treat… Read More

Apr 23, 2022, 7:00 AM

Life sciences news roundup: Seagen expands; biotech vet Q&A; algae capsules for gut bug; more

The Life Science Innovation Northwest 2022 meeting was live and in person this week in Seattle. Hundreds of researchers and entrepreneurs… Read More

Apr 22, 2022, 12:12 PM

Life sciences industry in Washington state: New trade group chief on sustaining growth and bolstering workforce

Marc Cummings thinks a lot about how to ensure success for life science companies in the Pacific Northwest. He took… Read More

Apr 21, 2022, 11:00 AM

Univ. of Washington researchers design and build custom machines from proteins

The scientists at the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design are on a roll lately. They won Science magazine’s… Read More

Apr 21, 2022, 9:13 AM

Juno Therapeutics vets Steve Harr and Hans Bishop on building startups, working with tech, and more

Hans Bishop and Steve Harr know a few things about biotech. The pair once worked together at Seattle flagship cell… Read More

Apr 20, 2022, 1:20 PM

Vancouver, Wash.-based biotech Absci opens new AI Research Lab in New York City

Absci, the Vancouver, Wash.-based biotech that provides drug and drug target discovery services to other companies, has opened a lab… Read More

Apr 20, 2022, 10:43 AM

Biotech giant Seagen reveals plans for 270K square-foot manufacturing facility near Seattle

Seagen is expanding its manufacturing capacity in the Seattle area. The fast-growing global biotech company will build a 270,000 square-foot… Read More

Apr 18, 2022, 9:08 AM

This women-led VC firm wants to address ‘a huge gap’ in funding for women’s health startups

Startups focusing on women’s health are underfunded. That’s the premise behind SteelSky Ventures, a women-run venture firm that recently announced… Read More

Apr 15, 2022, 8:28 AM

Latest life sciences news: COVID-19 nasal spray; disease reversal; Amazon’s healthcare priorities

This week we highlighted the finalists for Health Innovation of the Year at the GeekWire Awards. The finalists showcase the… Read More

Apr 12, 2022, 10:52 AM

Cell therapy biotech raises $120M to advance therapy to treat common cornea condition

Aurion Biotech has raised $120 million to advance its cell therapy for an eye disorder that affects millions of people.… Read More

Apr 12, 2022, 8:00 AM

Health Innovation of the Year: 5 finalists at the GeekWire Awards span fields and approaches

The finalists for Health Innovation of the Year at the GeekWire Awards showcase the strength of science and discovery in… Read More

Apr 11, 2022, 10:37 AM

Seattle nonprofit developing COVID-19 vaccine lands $26M donation

The Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation has donated $26 million to Seattle’s Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI), a nonprofit that… Read More

Apr 9, 2022, 9:10 AM

Life sciences and health tech news roundup: AIlen Institute’s new CEO, AI2’s incubator, and more

The legacy of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen lives on at some of Seattle’s most innovative institutions. This week… Read More

Apr 8, 2022, 6:46 AM

The neural dynamics of teamwork: New Allen Institute CEO on diversity and impact in life science

Rui Costa thinks a lot about how to do team science effectively. Since last December, the neuroscientist has served as… Read More

Apr 7, 2022, 11:01 AM

Seattle startup raises $9.7M for clinical trial to test inhaled CBD as anxiety treatment

Seattle startup Receptor Life Sciences has raised $9.7 million to move its CBD-based therapeutic candidate for acute anxiety through clinical… Read More

Apr 3, 2022, 9:06 AM

Life sciences and health tech news roundup: Cancer care, layoffs, fundings, more

The week in life sciences in the Pacific Northwest ended with an announcement years in the making: The UW and… Read More

Apr 2, 2022, 8:36 AM

‘The future of cancer care’: Seattle institutions connect research, clinics under Fred Hutch name

Cancer research in the Seattle region will become more integrated with area clinics and hospitals under a new effort announced… Read More

Mar 31, 2022, 4:11 PM

Silverback Therapeutics shuts down oncology program, plans to lay off 27% of workforce

Silverback Therapeutics will lay off 27% of its workforce and close its oncology program, the Seattle company announced Thursday in… Read More

Mar 31, 2022, 9:07 AM

Funding News: Enzyme design startup lands $33M; addiction recovery company raises $3M

— Protein design company Arzeda raised $33 million, the Seattle startup announced Wednesday. The company generates new enzymes for industrial,… Read More

Mar 30, 2022, 10:57 AM

Latest drama at Athira: Investor calls for CEO replacement and wants two board seats

A billionaire investor of Athira Pharma is calling for the ouster of the Seattle company’s CEO and nominated himself and… Read More

Mar 29, 2022, 5:16 PM

Biotech vet Phil Greenberg on his new cancer-fighting startup and immunotherapy’s next phase

Philip Greenberg has been trying to stop cancer for decades. With Affini-T Therapeutics, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center investigator… Read More

Mar 26, 2022, 7:00 AM

Life sciences news roundup: $175M for cell therapy; vaccine data; and more

It was another busy week in Seattle-area biotech. Affini-T Therapeutics on Monday announced $175 million in initial financing. The company… Read More

Mar 25, 2022, 4:07 PM

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies’ chief medical officer resigns; Athira Pharma’s new hires

— Lance Baldo stepped down as chief medical officer of Adaptive Biotechnologies. Baldo is “moving on to pursue another professional… Read More

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