Health/Life Sciences – Page 38 of 57

May 30, 2019, 2:56 PM

Adaptive Biotechnologies files for $230M IPO, banking on big Microsoft and Genentech deals

Adaptive Biotechnologies, a high-flying startup that makes technology to read the human immune system, has officially filed to go public… Read More

May 30, 2019, 8:42 AM

Seattle medical device firm EndoGastric Solutions closes $45M round for acid reflux treatment

EndoGastric Solutions, a medical technology company focused on acid reflux, has closed a $45 million financing round to grow… Read More

May 30, 2019, 8:00 AM

Microsoft and UCLA reveal cloud platform to use healthcare data for precision medicine

Do the secrets to a healthier future lie in untapped healthcare data? Microsoft and UCLA Health want to find out… Read More

May 24, 2019, 7:00 AM

What goes on inside the mind of a baby? This startup aims to track infant neurodevelopment

What’s going on in the mind of a newborn child? That can be an extremely tough question to answer, but… Read More

May 24, 2019, 6:00 AM

Bristol-Myers Squibb exec on how can Seattle grow — and keep — big biotech companies

Henrik Andersen, head of biologics development at Bristol-Myers Squibb, knows what it’s like to be at a hot biotech when… Read More

May 23, 2019, 10:26 AM

Medcurity raises cash to be the TurboTax for federal healthcare law compliance

A startup out of Spokane, Wash. wants to use software to make complying with federal healthcare laws as easy as… Read More

May 23, 2019, 9:19 AM

Amazon is reportedly building a wellness device that senses emotions in your voice

Amazon is reportedly working on a health and wellness device that is worn on the wrist and can read human… Read More

May 22, 2019, 2:40 PM

Historic steam plant in Seattle gets a fresh new look courtesy of Fred Hutch

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has a historic new signpost on Seattle’s Lake Union. The institution has started adding… Read More

May 22, 2019, 12:01 AM

Allen Institute researchers show how cells divide in first-of-its-kind 3D model

One of the most basic biological dramas is now available in interactive 3D. Researchers at the Allen Institute for Cell… Read More

May 21, 2019, 6:00 AM

How a hamburger and milkshake from Dick’s Drive-In led to a breakthrough for this biotech startup

When it was time for PvP Biologics to test its promising treatment for celiac disease, the Seattle startup wanted to… Read More

May 20, 2019, 2:28 PM

Just Biotherapeutics, backed by Gates Foundation, snapped up by German biotech firm for up to $90M

Just Biotherapeutics, a Seattle-based company that aims to reduce the cost of protein drug development, announced an agreement Monday to… Read More

May 20, 2019, 7:00 AM

Athletes and biohackers embrace ‘structured water vapor’ recovery device from Seattle startup

A Seattle startup that sells a device to help bodily cells recover has accumulated some big-name endorsements. Detroit Tigers pitcher… Read More

May 17, 2019, 11:00 AM

Scientists use gene editing to make cells immune to HIV and other infections in Fred Hutch study

Some viruses, no matter how hard we try, remain resistant to vaccines. Now, researchers are using a different method, gene… Read More

May 17, 2019, 9:08 AM

Amazon’s healthcare joint venture, Haven, loses COO Jack Stoddard

Nine months after joining Haven, the healthcare joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway, COO Jack Stoddard has… Read More

May 15, 2019, 12:20 PM

Say what? University of Washington researchers create smartphone app to detect ear infections

Like dirty diapers and sleepless nights, ear infections are just one of those things that come with having a young… Read More

May 14, 2019, 8:00 AM

Seattle Children’s spin-out MDMetrix raises $3M to unlock data from medical records

Imagine knowing that all the data you need to do your job better was locked in a system that you… Read More

May 13, 2019, 7:00 AM

Apple-picking robots gear up for U.S. debut in Washington state

Next fall, as you browse the produce section at your local grocery store, pay close attention to the apples. You… Read More

May 10, 2019, 9:21 AM

Women’s sexual health startup Joylux raises more cash, lands in Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop store

Joylux, a Seattle startup that aims to improve women’s sexual health with a wellness device, has raised an additional $7… Read More

May 9, 2019, 3:00 AM

Seattle startup Blaze Bioscience makes brain tumors ‘light up like a Christmas tree’ in first trial

Blaze Bioscience, a Seattle-based biotech company that’s using a protein borrowed from scorpion venom to make cancerous tumors glow, has… Read More

May 7, 2019, 1:18 PM

Google says its AI can spot early-stage lung cancer, in some cases better than doctors can

What if deep learning models could detect early-stage cancer more accurately than a veteran radiologist? Google is showing that day… Read More

May 7, 2019, 10:32 AM

This Univ. of Washington spinout just raised $5.8M to reimagine how doctors work with health records

Seattle startup TransformativeMed has a major beef with how health record systems work — or rather, don’t work for doctors.… Read More

May 6, 2019, 5:09 PM

Microsoft Imagine Cup winner aims to transform blood glucose monitoring with eye testing app

An 18-year-old college freshman and winner of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup, the tech giants global student developer competition, has plans to… Read More

May 6, 2019, 9:40 AM

Algorithms help spot cancer ‘lottery winners’ in new Fred Hutch study

For most patients, a diagnosis of stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer comes with a dire prognosis. But for patients… Read More

Apr 30, 2019, 12:35 PM

Fred Hutch researchers map how bird flu jumps to humans

As migratory birds make their way north this spring, few people will look to the sky and think, “God help… Read More

Apr 27, 2019, 10:07 AM

Here’s how early-stage investors see the Northwest’s life science market

Hey investors, how does the Pacific Northwest stack up in life sciences? It’s a loaded question, given that venture capitalists… Read More

Apr 26, 2019, 3:17 PM

When internet access is life or death: Officials visit Seattle hospital on net neutrality campaign

Peter Nelsen wants to get back to fishing. So he told some surprise visitors who stopped by his room at… Read More

Apr 26, 2019, 10:56 AM

Why Arivale failed: Inside the surprise closure of an ambitious ‘scientific wellness’ startup

Founded in 2015, Seattle startup Arivale aspired to pioneer a new sector called scientific wellness, combining genetic testing with personal… Read More

Apr 25, 2019, 9:01 AM

Seattle-area groups embrace data to curb malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

When we think of what it takes to eradicate infectious diseases, we typically picture health efforts on the front lines.… Read More

Apr 24, 2019, 3:47 PM

Scientific wellness startup Arivale closes abruptly in ‘tragic’ end to vision to transform personal health

Arivale, the genetic testing and personal health coaching startup co-founded by genomics pioneer Leroy “Lee” Hood, shut down unexpectedly Wednesday… Read More

Apr 24, 2019, 11:30 AM

Merck research chief Roger Perlmutter touts Seattle biotech strength after $300M Immune Design deal

Two months after Merck acquired Seattle-based biotech Immune Design for $300 million, the president of Merck Research Laboratories, Roger Perlmutter,… Read More