Health/Life Sciences – Page 35 of 57

Oct 27, 2019, 5:45 PM

Microsoft and Jackson Lab tackle cancer genetics with ‘human-computer symbiosis’

The rise of therapies that target tumors based on their genetic profile is revolutionizing how we treat cancer. It’s also… Read More

Oct 25, 2019, 12:47 PM

Why Fujifilm SonoSite is betting the future of ultrasound on artificial intelligence

Decades of technological advances have led to a revolution in ultrasound machines that has given rise to modern devices that… Read More

Oct 23, 2019, 5:04 PM

Gates Foundation and NIH commit $200M to make gene therapies cheaper

The world’s most expensive drug, a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy made by Novartis, comes with a $2.1 million bill.… Read More

Oct 23, 2019, 4:15 PM

Amazon buys another healthcare startup to boost primary care service for its employees

Amazon has snapped up small healthcare startup Health Navigator to help power its recently-launched primary care program for employees. The… Read More

Oct 21, 2019, 2:39 PM

Microsoft lands another healthcare partnership, this time with Humana to take care of aging seniors

Microsoft has signed yet another partnership with a major healthcare organization, this time with insurance giant Humana on digital health… Read More

Oct 21, 2019, 10:12 AM

Seattle Genetics stock jumps 17% on breast cancer drug trial success

Shares of cancer drug maker Seattle Genetics soared more than 17 percent Monday morning following positive results for a new… Read More

Oct 17, 2019, 4:12 PM

Cigna-owned Express Scripts buys Seattle-area health tech startup Verity Solutions

Verity Solutions, a Kirkland, Wash.-based startup that sells drug pricing software, was snapped up by Express Scripts, a large pharmacy… Read More

Oct 17, 2019, 10:40 AM

Bayer G4A partners with Seattle startups Litesprite and Prevencio on digital health efforts

Two Seattle-area startups were hand-picked by Bayer for a competitive program to create novel digital health solutions. It’s an endorsement… Read More

Oct 17, 2019, 6:00 AM

Microsoft and Nuance team up on ‘exam room of the future’ to end doctor burnout

Microsoft is teaming up with Nuance Communications to revamp hospital exam rooms with artificial intelligence and natural language processing, creating… Read More

Oct 16, 2019, 11:56 AM

Univ. of Washington researchers make futuristic baby monitors from smart speakers

Alexa could soon be the ultimate baby monitor. Researchers at the University of Washington created a speaker system that is… Read More

Oct 15, 2019, 8:00 AM

Seattle Children’s opens a ‘cure factory’ to explore treatments for childhood cancer and other diseases

Maryn Sage remembers the words she heard on the day she learned that her 16-year-old son, Jedd Feliciano, was cancer-free.… Read More

Oct 11, 2019, 3:54 PM

Shares of Gates-backed Vir Bio tumble after $143M IPO to fund infectious disease efforts

It was a rough Wall Street debut for Vir Biotechnology, a San Francisco company with ambitious plans to battle infectious… Read More

Oct 11, 2019, 8:45 AM

Cadence Neuroscience raises $15M for epilepsy treatment created at Mayo Clinic

Medical device startup Cadence Neuroscience raised $15 million to develop a therapy for the treatment of epilepsy. The Series A… Read More

Oct 10, 2019, 11:18 AM

Fred Hutch scientist on how gold nanoparticles could bring CRISPR to the developing world

Genetically editing cells using CRISPR could be the answer to curing genetic disorders such as sickle cell anemia. But in… Read More

Oct 10, 2019, 9:23 AM

Insurance giant Humana invests $20M in healthcare tech company Accolade

Accolade, a Seattle-based company that operates a technology platform to help employees navigate healthcare, landed a $20 million investment from… Read More

Oct 9, 2019, 7:46 AM

Universal blood test from Microsoft and Adaptive is a Google-sized data challenge

A novel effort from Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies to diagnose multiple diseases from a single blood test is a data… Read More

Oct 7, 2019, 4:47 AM

Bill Gates lays out his predictions for global health during tribute to Stephen Hawking

What’s the shape of global health to come? Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates issued two hopeful predictions for the year 2040… Read More

Oct 3, 2019, 9:12 AM

Univ. of Washington gets $50M gift to create brain health institute

The University of Washington is putting a $50 million philanthropic donation toward a new institute that will research and develop… Read More

Oct 3, 2019, 7:05 AM

Univ. of Washington spinout Icosavax raises $51M to fight viruses with computer-designed vaccines

Seattle-based biotech startup Icosavax today scored $51 million in funding to create vaccines from artificial viruses. The Series A financing… Read More

Oct 2, 2019, 12:01 AM

Fred Hutch spinout SEngine raises $5.1M to test cancer treatment drugs against a patient’s tumors

Seattle startup SEngine Precision Medicine has raised $5.1 million in fresh funding as it looks to commercialize a platform that… Read More

Oct 1, 2019, 2:49 PM

Seattle nonprofit Sage Bionetworks joins $37M national effort to hunt for Alzheimer’s drugs

Seattle-based nonprofit Sage Bionetworks is leading a heavily funded national effort to find new drugs to fight Alzheimer’s, a disease… Read More

Oct 1, 2019, 9:35 AM

Microsoft will use AI to supercharge Novartis’ giant drug-development engine

Microsoft has reached a deal with pharmaceutical giant Novartis that aims to bring the power of artificial intelligence to drug… Read More

Sep 27, 2019, 10:54 AM

98point6 brings AI-fueled telemedicine to Sam’s Club members

Sam’s Club members in three states will soon be able to see a physician right from their phones at any… Read More

Sep 25, 2019, 10:18 AM

Stem cell startup Silene Biotech acquired by NanoSurface Biomedical in all-Seattle deal

NanoSurface Biomedical has snapped up Silene Biotech in a union of two Seattle startups that bets on the growing importance… Read More

Sep 24, 2019, 3:21 PM

Amazon launches on-demand healthcare clinic for Seattle-area employees

Healthcare is getting the Amazon treatment. The tech giant today launched Amazon Care, a primary care service for its employees… Read More

Sep 24, 2019, 8:25 AM

Adaptive and Illumina to make immune sequencing kits for labs, streamlining the detection of disease

Adaptive Biotechnologies signed a deal with Illumina, the largest genetic sequencing firm in the U.S., to produce kits that can… Read More

Sep 24, 2019, 5:00 AM

A-Alpha Bio raises $2.8M for genetically engineered drug discovery platform

A Seattle startup that took root at the University of Washington has closed a $2.8 million seed round for a… Read More

Sep 23, 2019, 9:30 AM

Are dogs conscious? How about computers? Brain scientist Christof Koch takes on deep questions

Do animals possess consciousness? Can consciousness be uploaded into a computer? Can we measure objectively whether someone is conscious or… Read More

Sep 20, 2019, 5:00 AM

Fred Hutch spinout Faraday Pharmaceuticals raises $25M for muscle loss prevention drug

When a patient is bedridden during a hospital stay, they can lose muscle mass at a rapid clip, compounding problems… Read More

Sep 19, 2019, 7:00 AM

How do drugs interact with supplements? Supp.AI search engine tracks down clues

Physicians and regulators keep close tabs on how different drugs interact. But what about interactions involving dietary supplements? “There’s just… Read More