Health/Life Sciences – Page 24 of 58

Feb 19, 2021, 5:35 PM

Bad weather slows COVID-19 vaccination drive, but experts see clearer skies ahead

They say that the second vaccine shot for COVID-19 is rougher than the first one — and we’re not just… Read More

Feb 19, 2021, 5:00 AM

Study finds major disparities in vaccine clinical trials over the past decade

As data shows racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, a new study has found racial and ethnic inequities across nearly… Read More

Feb 17, 2021, 10:34 AM

Notch Therapeutics raises $85M for cancer treatments and plans to open Seattle location

New funding: Notch Therapeutics has raised a $85 million Series A round, bringing its total funding to $91 million. The… Read More

Feb 17, 2021, 4:00 AM

98point6 launches new virtual care service to address rising demand for mental health support

Riding a wave of demand for its telemedicine technology, and reacting to U.S. adults’ increasing struggles with metal health during… Read More

Feb 16, 2021, 5:00 AM

Fred Hutch biotech spinout Ozette raises $6M from Madrona, AI2, Vulcan

New funding: Ozette, a biotech company that last year spun out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and was… Read More

Feb 11, 2021, 2:42 PM

Eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine? Seattle techies create site that shows open appointments

As Washington residents struggle to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations, a volunteer team of software engineers has created an online… Read More

Feb 11, 2021, 4:00 AM

Fred Hutch, Univ. of Washington biotech spinout Ensoma launches with $70M in funding

New spinout: Boston-based biotech startup Ensoma launched Thursday and announced a $70 million Series A funding round. The company is… Read More

Feb 8, 2021, 3:24 PM

Nuance acquires Seattle digital health startup Saykara to boost healthcare AI products

Nuance Communications has acquired Saykara, a Seattle health-tech startup that makes a voice assistant for clinicians. Nuance, based in Boston… Read More

Feb 8, 2021, 6:17 AM

Jeff Bezos-backed startup Nautilus Biotechnology set to go public via SPAC at $900M valuation

Nautilus Biotechnology, a Seattle-based biotech startup led by Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel, is the latest company to go public using… Read More

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