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Health/Life Sciences

Oct 2, 2024, 10:18 AM

Can AI cure cancer? New alliance unites tech giants and big research orgs in quest for breakthroughs

Four national cancer research organizations, spearheaded by Seattle’s Fred Hutch Cancer Center, will work together in an unprecedented alliance to… Read More

Sep 17, 2024, 8:59 AM

Athira Pharma laying off 49 employees, about 70% of workforce, as part of restructuring

Seattle-based biotech company Athira Pharma is laying off 49 people, or about 70% of its workforce, as part of cost-cutting… Read More

Sep 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

Seattle startup Arzeda raises $38M to create proteins for food, pharma, and other industries

Arzeda, a protein design startup that generates new enzymes for industrial, agricultural and other applications, announced a $38 million investment… Read More

Sep 10, 2024, 6:00 AM

Microbiome and diagnostics startup Viome lands $25M and hires former Amazon leader as COO

Viome, a company selling microbiome products and health diagnostics, announced Tuesday that it raised $25 million from investors and hired… Read More

Sep 4, 2024, 9:40 AM

Seattle’s Sonoma Biotherapeutics receives $45M milestone payment

Sonoma Biotherapeutics on Wednesday announced that it received a $45 million payment from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for meeting a significant milestone… Read More

Aug 20, 2024, 5:00 AM

Seattle biotech startup secures $11.2M to make drugs for ‘undruggable’ disease targets

Talus Bioscience on Tuesday announced $11.2 million in venture capital funding to advance its drug discovery program for hard-to-treat diseases.  … Read More

Aug 15, 2024, 8:26 AM

Alpenglow Biosciences lands new contracts to develop 3D pathology tech

Alpenglow Biosciences, a Seattle biotech startup that develops 3D spatial biology imaging technology, announced Thursday that it landed a $2… Read More

Aug 14, 2024, 8:14 AM

Inside the Seattle labs of Xaira, the AI-powered startup launched with $1B from investors

In a laboratory near downtown Seattle on the shores of Lake Union, Hetu Kamisetty is helping build what he says… Read More

Aug 2, 2024, 4:12 PM

Sana Biotechnology cuts the ribbon at new manufacturing facility near Seattle

Sana Biotechnology celebrated the beginning of a new chapter on its journey to make drugs that treat complicated diseases, cutting… Read More

Aug 1, 2024, 6:00 AM

Protein design startup Outpace lands $144M to test treatments that target solid tumors

Outpace Bio, a Seattle startup using artificial intelligence to design proteins that are incorporated into cancer therapies targeting solid tumors,… Read More

Comparison of simulated imagery, natural vs. artificial
Jul 29, 2024, 4:12 PM

Elon Musk’s claims about brain implants for artificial vision get a reality check

If Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain-implant venture succeeds in its effort to create next-generation brain implants for artificial vision, the devices… Read More

Jerome Lecoq
Jul 28, 2024, 9:12 AM

Allen Institute’s OpenScope team stirs up a brainstorm to study the mind’s mysteries

The Allen Institute’s OpenScope program lets scientists study the weird workings of the brain — for instance, how magic mushrooms work their… Read More

Jul 18, 2024, 11:30 AM

Seattle biotech startup Bonum upgrades offices, expands team in its pursuit of cancer drugs

Bonum Therapeutics is moving into new offices near Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood and plans to double its headcount in pursuit… Read More

Jul 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

Wellness startup Viome targets oral health with toothpaste and gel formulated via microbiome data

Viome, the Bellevue, Wash.-based wellness and diagnostics company, is putting its efforts around preventive healthcare and longevity where its mouth… Read More

Jun 19, 2024, 1:39 PM

Aurion Biotech gets FDA approval to speed development of vision restoring treatment

Seattle’s Aurion Biotech announced Wednesday that it received special designations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that should speed… Read More

Jun 11, 2024, 2:30 AM

Cyrus Biotech spins out company to expand reach of versatile drug development software

Seattle startup Cyrus Biotechnology is spinning out a business that will expand access to the company’s software technology, with the… Read More

Jun 10, 2024, 8:10 AM

Providence created new gen AI tool in 18 days to speed and improve responses to patient messages

The ability to call your doctor’s office and speak to a live human appears to be a thing of the… Read More

Jun 4, 2024, 10:05 AM

NVIDIA and top VC firms invest in Vilya, a biotech spinout from Seattle’s Institute for Protein Design

Vilya, a biotech startup built off technology developed at the Seattle-based Institute for Protein Design, announced an expanded $71 million… Read More

Illustration: Stylized microchip incorporating the look of a whole-slide pathology image
May 22, 2024, 3:34 PM

Microsoft, Providence and UW make use of generative AI for digital cancer diagnosis

Researchers at Microsoft, Providence Health System and the University of Washington say they’ve developed a new artificial intelligence model for… Read More

May 21, 2024, 7:42 AM

A-Alpha Bio lands $14.5M from Department of Defense to prep for future biological threats

A-Alpha Bio will receive $14.5 million from the Department of Defense (DOD) to expand a project with a national lab… Read More

Zheng
May 13, 2024, 11:21 AM

Allen Institute and Seattle Children’s to study inflammatory bowel disorder in search of cure

The Allen Institute for Immunology, a division of the Seattle-based Allen Institute, is teaming with Seattle Children’s Research Institute to… Read More

May 10, 2024, 2:07 PM

Seattle startup’s telerobotic ultrasound system brings specialist care to underserved areas

Seattle startup Dopl Technologies has developed a telerobotic ultrasound system intended to bring specialist care to patients in rural areas.… Read More

May 6, 2024, 8:00 AM

Gates Foundation’s toilet and sanitation exhibit in Seattle is flush with education and innovation 

“Everyone poops,” declares the classic children’s book used by parents, including me, to help their kids understand what is a… Read More

Apr 25, 2024, 11:28 AM

The UW’s Institute for Protein Design keeps boosting startups, fueling AI-powered science

The University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design is on a hot streak. New studies, companies and spinouts are emerging… Read More

Apr 19, 2024, 9:10 AM

AI is boosting drug discovery and development — and sparking questions about proprietary data

The culture of collaboration in the Pacific Northwest, the impact of AI on biopharma, and the shape of new business… Read More

Apr 18, 2024, 4:27 PM

In-home health screening startup Reperio raises $14M, inks deal with Uber

Travis Rush grew up in the tiny seaside town of Gold Beach in Southern Oregon. With a population of only… Read More

Apr 10, 2024, 5:16 PM

Vertex will buy Alpine Immune Sciences for $4.9B in another big Seattle biotech deal

Boston-based biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals agreed to acquire Seattle-based Alpine Immune Sciences for $65 per share, totaling about $4.9 billion… Read More

Apr 8, 2024, 8:21 AM

New study for early detection of Alzheimer’s shows promising results

A new test for the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease — potentially even before symptoms are present — show that… Read More

Apr 3, 2024, 8:28 AM

Biotech giant Genmab to acquire Seattle company ProfoundBio in $1.8B deal

ProfoundBio, a Seattle-based biotech firm developing drugs to treat ovarian and endometrial cancers, will be acquired by publicly traded Danish… Read More

Apr 2, 2024, 2:54 PM

AI2 Incubator spinout Modulus sells cell therapy tech assets to Boston’s Ginkgo Bioworks

The news: Modulus Therapeutics, a Seattle-based cellular therapy company spun out of the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI2) Incubator,… Read More

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