Health/Life Sciences – Page 24 of 57

Feb 4, 2021, 7:27 AM

Sana joins Nasdaq with blockbuster $587M IPO

Sana Biotechnology raised $587.5 million in an initial public offering, a significant cash haul that the 3-year-old Seattle company will… Read More

Feb 3, 2021, 11:55 AM

New COVID-19 prediction models forecast a potential fourth wave — and how to minimize it

Let’s start with the good news. The number of new COVID-19 cases in the greater Seattle area, Washington state and… Read More

Feb 3, 2021, 8:48 AM

Sana Biotechnology boosts IPO range, looks to raise $517 million

Editor’s note: Sana Biotechnology priced shares on Wednesday evening, raising $587.5 million. See full story here. Sana Biotechnology —… Read More

Jan 28, 2021, 4:01 PM

Washington state eases COVID-19 restrictions for Seattle region

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that seven counties in Western Washington will see their COVID-19 mandated restrictions ease starting on… Read More

Jan 27, 2021, 2:04 PM

Amazon to host another pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at its Seattle HQ campus on Sunday

Amazon is hosting another COVID-19 vaccination clinic on its Seattle headquarters campus on Sunday, a week after the tech giant’s… Read More

Jan 26, 2021, 8:24 AM

Seattle biotech startup Split Biosciences raises $7M, changes name to Parse Biosciences

Parse Biosciences today announced a $7 million investment round to support growth of its single cell sequencing technology. The biotech… Read More

Jan 26, 2021, 8:00 AM

Kevala raises $4M to address healthcare labor shortage with software for long-term care facilities

The pandemic has exposed the U.S. healthcare labor shortage. Now a Seattle startup is aiming to help fill the gap.… Read More

Jan 25, 2021, 8:06 AM

More-transmissible COVID-19 variant confirmed in Washington state as vaccinations ramp up

The new, more-transmissible variant of COVID-19 is now confirmed in Washington state. Researchers from the University of Washington’s Medicine Virology… Read More

Jan 19, 2021, 3:19 PM

One man’s quest for the COVID-19 vaccine: Tips to remember when it’s your time to be immunized

Trying to get an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine on the day that eligibility was expanded to new age groups… Read More

Jan 19, 2021, 10:39 AM

Portland telehealth startup Conversa raises $8M

Conversa, a Portland, Ore.-based telehealth startup, has raised another $8 million as part of an expanded Series B round. The… Read More

Jan 19, 2021, 8:29 AM

Health tech giant Hillrom to acquire Seattle startup Bardy Diagnostics for $375M

Hillrom, a publicly-traded medical device and digital health company based in Chicago, will pay $375 million to acquire Seattle startup… Read More

Jan 15, 2021, 7:34 AM

COVID-19 and Trump visa ban leave South Africa biotech startup in limbo as it plots move to Seattle

Jason Haddock had big plans for the rollout of his health tech startup in the U.S. The CEO of 3X4… Read More

Jan 14, 2021, 3:44 PM

Seattle biotech startup AltPep raises $23.1M to tackle Alzheimer’s and related diseases

AltPep, a Seattle-based biotech startup tackling amyloid protein disorders, has raised $23.1 million in a Series A funding round. The… Read More

Jan 14, 2021, 2:34 PM

Health benefits platform Accolade will pay $460M to acquire telemedicine startup 2nd.MD

Seattle-based Accolade announced Thursday that it will pay $460 million to acquire 2nd.MD, a Houston, Texas-based company that helps patients… Read More

Jan 13, 2021, 4:48 PM

PATH releases new dashboard to help health officials make sense of COVID-19 diagnostic tests

Say you’re a health ministry staffer for a small country in the developing world or a health department leader in… Read More

Jan 12, 2021, 12:21 PM

Seattle researchers find clues for treatments that could eliminate HIV in infected patients

In the nearly four decades since HIV was discovered, only two people have been cured of the virus that has… Read More

Jan 12, 2021, 5:00 AM

AbSci acquires AI startup Denovium to boost synthetic biology platform

AbSci has acquired Denovium, a 6-person bootstrapped startup out of San Diego that uses deep learning to analyze the function… Read More

Jan 11, 2021, 6:36 PM

UW spinout Opticyte lands $4.6M to test device that quickly detects early signs of organ failure

University of Washington biotech spinout Opticyte has landed $2.9 million in federal grants and $1.7 million in seed funding. The… Read More

Jan 7, 2021, 10:29 AM

Allen Institute leader Allan Jones to step down after nearly 18 years at Seattle research organization

After nearly two decades helping lead the Allen Institute, CEO and President Allan Jones will step down later this year.… Read More

Jan 5, 2021, 9:57 AM

What you need to know about the newly detected, more contagious COVID-19 variant

In a final parting shot, 2020 delivered this bit of late-breaking bad news: A new variant of COVID-19 has emerged… Read More

Jan 5, 2021, 8:47 AM

Seattle healthcare worker-training startup NextStep raises $2.5M to fund continued growth

NextStep, a Seattle startup which uses its technology platform to retrain displaced workers for roles in the healthcare industry, has… Read More

Jan 5, 2021, 6:00 AM

Well-funded stealthy biotech startup Nautilus hires former Smartsheet, Isilon, GenapSys execs

Sujal Patel is getting the band back together at his secretive new biotech startup Nautilus Biotechnology. The company is beefing… Read More

Dec 31, 2020, 8:00 AM

No-tech fitness tracking: Health tech entrepreneur creates a PDF to help family hit exercise goals

It’s not integrated with Apple Fitness or Peloton. It has no companion app or website. It won’t send you reminder… Read More

Dec 30, 2020, 7:30 AM

Seattle tech worker who got vaccine trial shot feels great — but she worries for those hurt by pandemic

Nearly 10 months after being the first person to receive a shot in the first U.S. clinical trial of a… Read More

Dec 26, 2020, 10:31 AM

Can vaccinated people still transmit COVID-19? The answer is key for herd immunity, research finds

As coronavirus vaccines are distributed throughout the country, a big question remains: Even though the vaccines reduce symptomatic COVID-19, can… Read More

Dec 17, 2020, 10:22 AM

Two Seattle techies create bracelets to let people signal they’re vaccinated against COVID-19

With a resume that includes Microsoft, Amazon and the shipping powerhouse Convoy, Seattle’s Greg Akselrod is hardwired for data. And… Read More

Dec 16, 2020, 12:44 PM

Madrona continues to back Ovation.io as Boston startup raises $21.5M for its lab software platform

Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group is putting more money behind Boston’s Ovation.io. The startup which makes cloud-based software to help medical… Read More

Dec 15, 2020, 5:00 AM

RealNetworks releases free ‘MaskCheck’ app to automatically monitor public health compliance

A new app from RealNetworks can detect whether people are wearing facemasks in public, seeking to help businesses, schools and… Read More

Dec 14, 2020, 3:40 PM

Amazon Halo health tracker debuts for $99.99, after new reports raise privacy concerns

Amazon made its new Halo health band and related subscription service generally available for purchase in the U.S. on Monday… Read More