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Health/Life Sciences

May 15, 2025, 9:14 AM

Seattle-area company VerAvanti lands $31.5M to develop scopes to prevent strokes, heart attacks

Medical technology company VerAvanti announced $31.5 million in funding to advance its work on ultra-thin imaging scopes that can be… Read More

May 13, 2025, 10:48 AM

Seattle-area company lands FDA clearance for drug-free treatment to address teen anxiety and trauma

Teens suffering from anxiety, panic attacks and trauma have a new, drug-free option for addressing their mental health. The Seattle-area… Read More

May 1, 2025, 1:35 PM

Layoffs hit Seattle’s Fred Hutch Cancer Center amid federal funding uncertainty

Seattle-based Fred Hutch Cancer Center laid off employees this week, impacting the nonprofit’s HIV-related work and IT department. The center,… Read More

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Apr 30, 2025, 8:00 AM

Study turns up new clues, new questions in the search for the roots of consciousness

Seven years after they started, neuroscientists have published the results of a landmark study that was designed to determine which… Read More

Apr 29, 2025, 8:58 AM

Spokane startup Gestalt Diagnostics raises $7.5M to advance AI-enabled cancer detection

Gestalt Diagnotistics, a Spokane, Wash.-based healthcare startup, has raised $7.5 million to enhance its artificial intelligence tools for digital pathology… Read More

Apr 28, 2025, 12:00 PM

Feds may reinstate cancelled funding for signature women’s health study led by Fred Hutch

Days after the Department of Health and Human Services canceled contracts for an historic women-focused health initiative, the agency appears… Read More

Apr 24, 2025, 10:06 AM

Araceli Biosciences raises $11.2M for imaging and AI analysis systems to help speed drug discovery

Portland-based biotech company Araceli Biosciences raised $11.2 million in new funding to fuel the expansion of its high-content imaging technology… Read More

Apr 23, 2025, 9:48 AM

Landmark women’s health study led by Fred Hutch is targeted for cancellation by feds

The Trump administration is taking steps to cancel an historic women-focused health initiative that includes multiple institutions and is overseen… Read More

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Apr 9, 2025, 8:00 AM

Scientists unveil new wiring diagram tracing millions of connections in a bit of brain tissue

Researchers say they’ve accomplished a feat that was said to be impossible 46 years ago: mapping the cells in a… Read More

Apr 8, 2025, 10:23 AM

Proprio receives second FDA clearance for AI platform that captures key data during surgery

Proprio, a Seattle startup using artificial intelligence for improved surgical precision, received its second major clearance from the U.S. Food… Read More

Mar 31, 2025, 10:47 AM

Scientists use AI to identify animal populations most likely to spread diseases to humans

Avian flu, mad cow disease, hantavirus, black plague and other notorious ailments originated with animals and made the jump to… Read More

Mar 25, 2025, 9:04 AM

Seattle startup Xealth lands investment to grow its digital healthcare delivery platform

Seattle health tech startup Xealth today announced new funding from Morningside Ventures. The investment will help the company’s development of… Read More

Mar 24, 2025, 9:15 AM

Cardiac Dimensions lands $53M to fund research and expansion of heart valve technology

Cardiac Dimensions, a Kirkland, Wash., company with a technology to treat heart valve malfunction, has raised $53 million from investors.… Read More

Mar 21, 2025, 8:05 AM

Google research scientist with UW ties designs ‘Loss of Pulse Detection’ feature for smartwatch

In a race against time, a smartwatch might be the best defense. More specifically, the time concern is the loss… Read More

Mar 18, 2025, 1:25 PM

GeekWire Awards: Health Innovation of the Year field is dominated by finalists battling cancer

The GeekWire Awards finalists for Health Innovation of the Year are dominated by ventures that aim to outwit cancer with… Read More

Mar 8, 2025, 7:45 AM

Researchers, politicians rally for science in Seattle as part of national protest against Trump cuts

Physician-scientist Chetan Seshadri wasn’t planning to speak at Stand Up for Science in Seattle, one of more than 30 rallies… Read More

Mar 7, 2025, 10:14 AM

Newborn jaundice detection tool wins grand prize at University of Wash. health innovation challenge

A trio of students from the University of Washington won the grand prize at the UW’s Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge… Read More

Mar 6, 2025, 7:00 AM

Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology lands $10M to support ‘DNA Typewriter’ technology

The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology is receiving a $10 million grant to support the training of new scientists and… Read More

Mar 5, 2025, 8:13 AM

I was biohacked at a fitness facility that uses AI and more to promote a smarter, not harder, workout

Artificial intelligence is already doing some heavy lifting for us at work. Now the technology is being used to help… Read More

Mar 3, 2025, 10:58 AM

Newly launched Seattle cancer therapy startup Callio Therapeutics raises $187M

Biotech-focused investment firm Frazier Life Sciences has launched Callio Therapeutics, a cancer treatment startup with headquarters in Seattle and Singapore.… Read More

Feb 27, 2025, 11:28 AM

Nautilus CEO needs investor patience in pursuit of ‘incredibly ambitious’ biotech product

Nautilus Biotechnology CEO Sujal Patel had to deliver tough news on a Thursday morning call with analysts. The company has laid off… Read More

Feb 27, 2025, 6:50 AM

Nautilus Biotechnology lays off 16% of workforce, plans release of commercial platform in 2026

Nautilus Biotechnology has laid off about 16% of its workforce, reducing its headcount to 133 employees and helping provide a… Read More

Feb 18, 2025, 4:28 PM

‘Chilling, dramatic, horrific’: Fred Hutch leader warns of harm from Trump’s proposed funding cuts

Leaders and researchers at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center didn’t mince words on Tuesday when describing the potential impact of… Read More

Feb 17, 2025, 3:48 PM

AI will transform parts of healthcare — but slow adoption and sales cycles could impede startups

The rise of generative AI and other automation technologies will surely create efficiencies within the $4.5 trillion healthcare industry. But… Read More

Feb 14, 2025, 9:53 AM

Seattle global health nonprofit PATH cutting workforce after federal funding freeze

Seattle-based global health nonprofit PATH announced this week that it is reducing its workforce in response to Trump administration efforts… Read More

Feb 11, 2025, 9:59 AM

Kestra Medical Technologies, maker of wearable cardiac devices, files for IPO

Kestra Medical Technologies, a Kirkland, Wash.-based company selling cardiac monitoring and therapeutic devices, filed for an initial public offering on… Read More

Feb 5, 2025, 3:11 PM

Dopl Technologies raises $1.5M to fuel mission of delivering telerobotic care to underserved areas

Dopl Technologies, a Seattle startup working to bring diagnostic exams and interventional procedures to underserved communities via telerobotics, raised $1.5… Read More

Jan 31, 2025, 6:00 AM

Trump’s push to freeze funding leaves researchers anxious about delayed scientific breakthroughs

When Luca Foschini, head of Seattle’s Sage Bionetworks, described the impact of the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze federal grants… Read More

Jan 22, 2025, 9:44 AM

Ro Health, provider of health services for special needs students, backed by L.A. private equity firm

Seattle-based clinical staffing provider Ro Health landed investment from LightBay Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, to fuel growth,… Read More

Jan 13, 2025, 1:13 PM

I made the call to get my kid a smartphone — here’s how it’s going, and why it makes me kind of sad

Quick, take a picture of me — you’re looking at the hero of Christmas! Better yet, let’s have my 6th-grade… Read More

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