Seattle and Philadelphia area-based primary healthcare company Accolade is cutting its workforce and closing or reducing some facilities, according to a recent regulatory filing. A company spokesperson declined to say… Read More
Healthcare company 98point6 is selling a portion of its business to San Francisco-based startup Transcarent for $100 million in cash and equity. The deal will include the virtual care platform… Read More
University of Washington students developing a potential test for endometriosis took home the top prize Thursday at the 8th annual UW Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge. The competition gives students the… Read More
Danish multinational biopharma company Novo Nordisk is laying off 86 employees in Seattle, according to a new filing with the Washington state Employment Security Department. A spokesperson confirmed the cuts… Read More
There’s a new institute brewing at the University of Washington at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning and healthcare. The Institute for Medical Data Science launched publicly this week… Read More
A new startup born out of Pioneer Square Labs in Seattle wants to help independent workers — including those who don’t have medical insurance — save money at the pharmacy. Otis is… Read More
Biopharma giant Pfizer is eyeing an acquisition of Seagen, the biggest biotech company in the Seattle area, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal Monday. Talks between the companies are… Read More
Lawmakers in Washington state are considering legislation that would give a governor-appointed board extra authority to curtail the price of high-cost prescription medications. Proponents say the legislation will increase access… Read More
A Seattle organization devoted to infectious diseases, the Access to Advanced Health Institute, is aiming to develop an RNA-based nasal flu vaccine with a $9.9 million award from the U.S.… Read More
Washington state lawmakers are considering a bill to ban over-the-counter sexual assault test kits that critics say give false hope to victims. The proposed law would affect Leda Health, a… Read More
A biotech startup spun out of the University of Washington and led by veterans of Seattle-area biotech giant Seagen has raised $4.4 million, part of an ongoing seed round. The… Read More
Seattle entrepreneur Kingsley Ndoh is driven by the memory of his aunt, who died too young of colon cancer. A lot of things went wrong when she was sick more… Read More
Consumers in Washington state will gain new privacy protections over their health data if lawmakers pass proposed legislation called the My Health, My Data Act. The act would prohibit websites… Read More
Bradford Zakes recently helped combine the Seattle-area biotech company he led, Cerevast Medical, with two startups to create a new company. Now he’s poised to take Longevity Biomedical public as… Read More
The news: Myosana Therapeutics, a Seattle startup developing gene therapy technology, raised $5 million to develop an early-stage candidate treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Mysona says its experimental platform… Read More
In a former Boeing manufacturing facility near Seattle’s waterfront, a six-year old startup is readying a system it says will change surgery. Proprio‘s technology enables surgeons to see key structures… Read More
Amazon is offering a new healthcare service, RxPass, that lets Amazon Prime members access multiple generic medications for a flat monthly fee of $5. The fee is in addition to… Read More
The University of Washington announced a new endowed deanship at UW Medicine supported by two $10 million donations each from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and former Microsoft CEO… Read More
The man clicks a button on a device settled on his ears like a giant headphone set. A motor runs. Fluid flows. “It’s weirdly satisfying,” he says in a TikTok… Read More
Amazon Clinic, the online healthcare service launched by the tech giant in November, is now offering COVID-19 treatment plans to individuals with a positive test whose symptoms started within the… Read More
Our cells are built from smaller structures that specialize in the key tasks of life, from cell division to cellular trash collection. And how those smaller parts fit together in… Read More
Century Therapeutics is closing its Seattle operations as part of a 25% reduction in headcount and a shift in its priorities. The Philadelphia-based biotech startup launched a Seattle innovation hub… Read More
Seattle-area sensor company Somalytics is showcasing a wearable mask that detects eye movement during sleep at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company says its SomaSleep mask can… Read More
Cardiac Dimensions, a medical device company based in Kirkland, Wash., landed $35 million to support testing and marketing of its system to treat mitral valve regurgitation. Mitral valve regurgitation involves… Read More
Clay Siegall, the former CEO and chairman of Seattle-area biotech giant Seagen, will not face charges stemming from an arrest at his home in April. The Seattle Times first reported… Read More
Funding for digital health startups and initiatives soared during the pandemic as entrepreneurs and consumers increasingly embraced telehealth, remote monitoring, and a suite of devices from sleep trackers to exercise… Read More
William Canestaro has nurtured a lot of startups. As managing director of Washington Research Foundation and WRF Capital, the foundation’s investment arm, Canestaro helps oversee a portfolio of 40 companies.… Read More
Sujal Patel has been here before. He weathered the 2009 recession as CEO of Isilon Systems, coming out the other end to sell his company the next year for $2.25… Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice will prosecute the former CEO of Vancouver, Wash.-based biotech company CytoDyn, Nader Pourhassan, and an associate for allegedly defrauding investors. Pourhassan and Kazem Kazempour, CEO… Read More
Plenty of founders have been known to regard a new startup as their “baby.” Some are even influenced by a child or the needs of one to create a product… Read More