Health/Life Sciences – Page 47 of 58

May 17, 2018, 9:00 AM

How a robotic system that grows human organoids can help save real live humans

Good news, everybody: Robots can now create human mini-organs from stem cells. What could possibly go wrong? The method may… Read More

May 15, 2018, 11:56 AM

Ventec Life Systems raises $13M to scale one-of-a-kind portable life support device into new markets

Ventec Life Systems, the Seattle-area creator of a unique portable life support device, has raised another $13 million to… Read More

May 15, 2018, 11:07 AM

Nohla Therapeutics raises $45M, gets new HQ as it moves novel leukemia treatment closer to market

Seattle startup Nohla Therapeutics has raised another huge funding round as it moves its novel leukemia treatment closer to being… Read More

May 11, 2018, 10:42 AM

Tech vets launch MultiScale Health, aiming to ‘liberate’ healthcare data with real-time platform

Data is transforming every industry under the sun. Mountains of data let companies sell toothpaste, manage international logistics and support… Read More

May 9, 2018, 9:56 AM

Univ. of Washington spinout takes on $5.2B hospital scheduling problem with AI analytics

Hospitals have to solve a thousand logistical challenges every day, but perhaps none are more difficult than operating room schedules.… Read More

May 7, 2018, 9:18 AM

Microsoft partners with Fred Hutch to tackle chemotherapy side effects using new AI tech

For many cancer patients, living with the brutal side effects of chemotherapy is a daily struggle. More than half of… Read More

May 3, 2018, 10:32 AM

Health Tech Podcast: Using precision medicine to kill cancer — with artificial intelligence

In December of 2012, Su-In Lee was working at the University of Washington in Seattle. One day, she got the… Read More

May 2, 2018, 7:30 PM

Study finds AI algorithm can diagnose blindness-causing disease more accurately than doctors

Artificial intelligence is only getting more powerful. Today, we’re able to build computer programs that can master complex strategy games… Read More

May 2, 2018, 10:23 AM

Startup and researchers get $3.1M grant to bring personalized, cancer-fighting tech to patients

Every patient’s cancer is unique and every patient responds to cancer drugs differently. But right now, all patients with the… Read More

May 1, 2018, 4:49 PM

TLDR: Facebook F8 Conference Highlights, 98point6 virtual clinic, OfferUp now ships across the continental U.S.

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

May 1, 2018, 6:00 AM

The chatbot will see you now: 98point6 launches virtual clinic app, aims to solve ‘primary care crisis’ with AI (and real doctors)

Imagine you have a minor health problem — say, an earache. Then imagine you open an app, message a doctor… Read More

Apr 27, 2018, 8:30 AM

Gates Foundation launches $12M Grand Challenge for universal flu vaccine, as Bill Gates urges world to prepare for war on pandemics

One hundred years ago, an aggressive flu virus killed 675,000 Americans in just 3 weeks. The virus, known as Spanish… Read More

Apr 27, 2018, 6:00 AM

Proniras Corp. launches in Seattle, scores $89.5 million contract to develop new seizure drug

Accelerator Life Science Partners, a Seattle-based life sciences investment fund and umbrella company, unveiled its newest company with a bang Friday.… Read More

Apr 26, 2018, 1:33 PM

Seattle Genetics finds mixed success in first earnings after Cascadian Therapeutics acquisition

Biotech company Seattle Genetics, which develops cancer treatments, reported mixed earnings results on Thursday, its first earnings report since it closed… Read More

Apr 24, 2018, 4:49 PM

TLDR: Get packages delivered to your car, iPhone-based stethoscope, Adventureman visits Microsoft

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Apr 24, 2018, 2:24 PM

Longtime Juno Therapeutics CEO Hans Bishop leaves role after acquisition by Celgene

Hans Bishop, the co-founder and longtime CEO of immunotherapy company Juno Therapeutics, has quietly left that role following the company’s… Read More

Apr 24, 2018, 6:00 AM

Steth IO launches smartphone-based stethoscope that visualizes heartbeats — invented by teenager

The stethoscope has long been a symbol of medicine, but now the centuries-old device has new competition, with the launch… Read More

Apr 23, 2018, 12:02 PM

Vera Whole Health aims for ‘healthcare revolution’ as it raises $5M, plans six new clinics

Vera Whole Health is not your average healthcare company. Not by a long shot. “The vision is to create… Read More

Apr 19, 2018, 11:15 AM

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative hands out $15 million to help scientists ‘map every cell in the human body’

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the philanthropic organization of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, announced a new… Read More

Apr 19, 2018, 9:10 AM

Nimble Pharmacy brings prescription drug delivery service to Seattle area

Nimble Pharmacy, a startup based in the San Francisco area, is extending its prescription drug delivery service to Seattle… Read More

Apr 18, 2018, 12:08 PM

High-tech light therapy kiosk aims to combat Vitamin D deficiency, launches with clinical trials

Vitamin D deficiency is one of most common health problems in the United States. Studies have found that as many… Read More

Apr 16, 2018, 11:21 AM

Report: Amazon drops plans to sell pharmaceuticals to hospitals

Amazon has dropped a plan to start selling drugs to hospitals, according to a report by CNBC. Reports of Amazon’s interest… Read More

Apr 16, 2018, 9:19 AM

Immunotherapy dramatically increases survival rate of lung cancer patients, according to new study

Immunotherapies are quickly increasing survival rates for some of the deadliest cancers in the world. A new study on immunotherapy… Read More

Apr 16, 2018, 5:00 AM

Kineta signs multi-million dollar collaboration with Genentech to develop non-opioid pain medication

As the U.S. opioid epidemic rages on, the need for effective alternative pain medications is only becoming more acute. Seattle-based… Read More

Apr 13, 2018, 10:40 AM

Healthcare companies raise $6.8B in Q1, topping tech and every other industry

Healthcare has been a winner so far in 2018, at least in terms of venture capital. That’s the takeaway from… Read More

Apr 11, 2018, 12:10 PM

Study shows how mobile games can help treat depression and anxiety symptoms

As smartphones have become more ubiquitous, we’ve grown used to carrying our entertainment, work life and social media profiles with… Read More

Apr 11, 2018, 8:21 AM

Cambia Health and Livongo partner to bring personal, tech-driven diabetes program to Pacific Northwest

Portland, Ore., based health collective Cambia Health Solutions announced a new partnership Wednesday with Bay Area health technology company Livongo… Read More

Apr 9, 2018, 4:40 PM

Frazier Healthcare Partners raises $780M fund, its 11th, to invest in profitable healthcare startups

Frazier Healthcare Partners today announced the closure of a $780 million fund. It’s the firm’s 11th fund and will be… Read More

Apr 9, 2018, 9:53 AM

Ear-cleaning headphones maker SafKan Health raises $1M to launch in U.S. hospitals

Say so-long to Q-tips and those huge, awkward water syringes. If Seattle startup SafKan Health gets its way, antiquated ear… Read More

Apr 5, 2018, 1:30 PM

SCI Solutions acquires DatStat to bolster digital engagement for healthcare patients

Two Seattle-based healthcare companies are teaming up to help improve the way patients use digital tools to engage with care… Read More