Health/Life Sciences – Page 55 of 57

Mar 2, 2017, 9:03 AM

Affordable EpiPen alternatives, and helping kids walk: Highlights from the UW health innovation challenge

An affordable EpiPen alternative, an electricity-free anesthesia machine and a device to help children walk were the winning projects at… Read More

Mar 1, 2017, 2:56 PM

Juno Therapeutics beats earnings expectations, announces it will drop problem cancer drug

Seattle-based cancer immunotherapy company Juno Therapeutics handily beat analyst expectations for the fourth quarter, posting $21.2 million in revenue, compared to… Read More

Mar 1, 2017, 9:11 AM

Chemotherapy, surgery and David Bowie: How music helps cancer patients heal

At the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s Proton Therapy Center in North Seattle, the halls are rarely quiet. “You’ll hear ’80s music blaring,”… Read More

Feb 28, 2017, 10:10 AM

Open-source project uses genetic data from viruses to help scientists track outbreaks in real time

In the midst of viral outbreaks like Zika or Ebola, having the right information at the right time can be… Read More

Feb 27, 2017, 11:06 AM

Study: Seattle-area startup’s test diagnoses heart disease more effectively than current methods

Prevencio, a Kirkland, Wash., based biotech startup, today announced the results of the first study on its HART test, which… Read More

Feb 27, 2017, 10:19 AM

UW biotech spinout DMD Therapeutics raises $400k to pursue treatment for rare form of muscular dystrophy

DMD Therapeutics, a biotech startup that was spun out of the University of Washington by biotech entrepreneur Ron Berenson last year, is… Read More

Feb 24, 2017, 12:14 PM

Nativis raises $10M for device that uses electromagnetic fields to mimic the effects of cancer drugs

Imagine an external device that could have the same effect, when pointed at a tumor, as a cancer drug. It… Read More

Feb 24, 2017, 11:00 AM

Fred Hutch study discovers rare set of cells that are highly effective at fighting cancer

If the immune system is an army, then T-cells are soldiers on the front lines, attacking invading viruses and other… Read More

Feb 23, 2017, 7:00 AM

Bionic Leaf project that can ‘make food out of thin air’ receives $100,000 Amazon Catalyst grant

Earth faces some troubling conundrums. On one front, increased levels of carbon dioxide and other gasses are fueling drastic climate… Read More

Feb 22, 2017, 3:19 PM

Biotech startup tries unique weapon in fight against chronic pain and opioid addiction: snail venom

If you didn’t know snails could be venomous, you’re not alone. But it turns out some are, and a recent… Read More

Feb 17, 2017, 11:34 AM

Microsoft’s new healthcare initiative, and the challenges of bridging tech and health

Healthcare is a cluttered industry, to say the least. A tangle of care providers, a complex payment system and a… Read More

Feb 17, 2017, 11:21 AM

UW ‘genius’ Shwetak Patel works on health monitoring apps for Senosis startup

BOSTON – University of Washington computer scientist Shwetak Patel’s work with sensors and smart devices has already spawned a wide range… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 8:07 PM

How Microsoft’s Project Premonition uses robotic traps to zero in on Zika mosquitoes

BOSTON – Microsoft’s robotic mosquito trap is so smart it can tell one insect species from another – and that’s good… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 2:00 PM

Washington state’s life science industry sheds 3% of jobs, as new study calls for revival of state support

Washington state is a leader in many areas of science, technology, and innovation. But over the past few years, the… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 7:40 AM

Picture of health? Photos show GeekWire staffer’s steady transformation, with help from genetics

Daniel Rossi is looking different these days, and it’s not just the winter beard. SPECIAL SERIES: Follow this GeekWire staffer as… Read More

Feb 15, 2017, 4:00 PM

This startup preserves your cells for the future, to capitalize on medical breakthroughs yet to come

Silene Biotech wants to help you grow a new heart or liver, in case those organs fail when you get… Read More

Feb 15, 2017, 3:40 PM

Full Interview: Bill Gates on global health, clean energy, Trump, Microsoft and the future of the world

Nearly a decade after leaving his full-time job at Microsoft, Bill Gates sat down with GeekWire for an extensive interview… Read More

Feb 14, 2017, 4:50 PM

Neurosurgery professor raises cash for stealthy biotech startup Silverback Therapeutics

Silverback Therapeutics, a stealthy biotech startup co-founded by investor, entrepreneur and University of Washington neurosurgery professor Peter Thompson, has raised $10… Read More

Feb 14, 2017, 11:27 AM

In push for open access to research, Gates Foundation partners with ‘Science’ journals

Scientific journals aren’t known for being advocates of open access — often research articles published in journals are behind a paywall, only… Read More

Feb 14, 2017, 2:00 AM

What Bill and Melinda Gates are doing with Warren Buffett’s $30 billion, a decade after historic gift

“It was the biggest single gift anyone ever gave anybody for anything.” That’s how Bill and Melinda Gates describe Warren… Read More

Feb 11, 2017, 9:46 AM

Melinda Gates on the importance (and lack) of big data in global health

There is an almost overwhelming number of pressing global health issues today. Preparing for epidemics like Ebola, the increasing dangers of… Read More

Feb 10, 2017, 7:33 PM

Scientists put a laser scanner inside blood vessels to look for cardiovascular risks

Researchers have found a way to use a laser-scanning mini-camera to map the inner working of blood vessels and spot… Read More

Feb 10, 2017, 2:09 PM

Vesiflo raises $2.4M to bring bladder-controlling device to market

Vesiflo, a medical device startup based in Redmond, Wash., has raised $2.4 million out of a planned $3 million funding round… Read More

Feb 9, 2017, 11:51 AM

Inside Nohla Therapeutics’ new Seattle biotech lab as Gov. Jay Inslee geeks out on science

It’s no secret that wet lab space is hard to come by in Seattle. Small biotech companies often struggle to… Read More

Feb 9, 2017, 10:42 AM

Melinda Gates on working with the Trump administration and the importance of foreign aid

President Donald Trump isn’t the biggest fan of science. He has also been very quiet on the topic of foreign… Read More

Feb 8, 2017, 10:57 AM

Global health leaders seek new ties to tech industry, while aiming to avoid ‘innovation addiction’

It’s easy to see global health as a far-off issue, one that doesn’t have much impact outside isolated parts of… Read More

Feb 7, 2017, 11:15 AM

Q&A: Concur co-founders on their new venture, and the transformation of Seattle’s startup scene

When Raj Singh and Mike Hilton co-founded Concur with Steve Singh more than two decades ago, the technology startup scene in Seattle… Read More

Feb 6, 2017, 1:05 PM

Fred Hutch lab will lead Biden Cancer Moonshot project, aimed at more effectively matching patients to treatments

Genomics, or the study of a person’s genes, has long been seen as an essential part of understanding human health,… Read More

Jan 31, 2017, 12:23 PM

Concur co-founders on their new healthcare tech adventure, and why the space is so interesting to disrupt

Raj Singh and Mike Hilton are best-known for Concur — the travel and expense management company they co-founded with Steve Singh… Read More

Jan 30, 2017, 12:00 PM

Fred Hutch researchers discover way to re-activate ‘silenced’ genes, in possible treatment for Rett Syndrome and other diseases

Rett Syndrome is not a common disorder, but it is a devastating one. It is a neurological developmental disorder and is… Read More