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Health/Life Sciences

UW Medicine geneticist Jay Shendure in lab
Dec 7, 2023, 8:00 AM

Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology plans to transform cells into tiny recording devices

The Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington have launched a collaboration called the Seattle Hub… Read More

Dec 4, 2023, 9:27 AM

Seattle-based health software company Valant sold to another private equity firm

Valant Medical Solutions, a Seattle startup that develops software to help behavioral health practitioners manage billing and electronic medical records at their… Read More

XPRIZE graphic about effects of aging
Nov 29, 2023, 8:09 PM

Biotech teams are gearing up for a $101M competition to boost healthy lifespan

Some of the biggest names in longevity research — and at least one Seattle biotech startup — say they’ll enter… Read More

Nov 20, 2023, 8:42 AM

NanoString stock sinks nearly 50% after losing patent lawsuit case against 10x Genomics

Shares of Seattle-based publicly traded biotech company NanoString Technologies fell nearly 50% to an all-time low on Monday following its… Read More

Nov 9, 2023, 2:52 PM

Adaptive Biotech hires Goldman Sachs to explore ‘strategic alternatives’ for key business lines

With revenues declining and net losses increasing, Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies on Thursday said it hired Goldman Sachs to help conduct… Read More

David Artis and Brian Kim
Nov 9, 2023, 6:00 AM

Allen Frontiers Group awards $10M to set up research center for neuroimmunology

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, a division of the Seattle-based Allen Institute, is launching a research center in New… Read More

Nov 1, 2023, 2:00 AM

AdaptX raises $10M to expand its AI-driven medical data analysis for healthcare providers

AdaptX, a Seattle tech company that uses AI to help healthcare providers analyze medical data to improve patient care, raised… Read More

Oct 10, 2023, 11:09 AM

Washington startups receive $25K grants aimed at boosting state’s life sciences sector

A group of 20 early-stage life sciences startups in Washington each received $25,000 grants, part of an effort to fuel… Read More

Sep 27, 2023, 6:00 AM

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood joins forces with the Buck Institute to study aging and disease

Phenome Health, a Seattle research organization dedicated to what it calls a data-driven approach to human health and longevity, launched… Read More

Sep 22, 2023, 8:31 PM

First Lady Jill Biden visits Seattle, stops at Fred Hutch to boost Cancer Moonshot program

First Lady Jill Biden visited Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center on Friday in Seattle, where she met with researchers and spoke… Read More

Sep 18, 2023, 9:00 AM

Interview: Seattle Children’s new research leader Vittorio Gallo on AI, neuroscience, art and more

Italian-born neuroscientist Vittorio Gallo first got interested in research through his appreciation of art, which made him wonder how our… Read More

Sep 15, 2023, 1:23 PM

Pain points: Seattle-area dental diagnostics company gets FDA approval for tooth-tapping tech

A Seattle-area tech company has reason to smile after receiving clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its tooth-tapping… Read More

Sep 15, 2023, 8:00 AM

Coding saves lives, and Fred Hutch Cancer Center wants the next generation to take note 

Plenty of high school students plan to make careers out of coding when they graduate from college. And plenty of… Read More

Allen Institute headquarters building
Sep 15, 2023, 7:30 AM

Allen Institute hits 20 years on the frontier of bioscience, and Seattle will be all aglow

Twenty years after Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen created the bioscience research center that bears his name, Seattle’s Allen Institute is… Read More

Sep 5, 2023, 7:40 AM

Biotech company Absci lays off 30 employees, about 15% of staff

Publicly traded biotech company Absci is laying off 30 employees, or approximately 15% of its workforce.

Aug 28, 2023, 10:00 AM

Notch Therapeutics closes Vancouver lab, will focus on Toronto and Seattle offices

Notch Therapeutics announced that it will shut down its lab in Vancouver, B.C., and lay off about 25 employees, with some… Read More

Aug 18, 2023, 7:21 AM

Genomic testing startup Viome closes $86.5M round, partners with CVS to sell at-home kits

Seattle-area health tech startup Viome Life Sciences closed a $86.5 million Series C round and announced a deal with CVS… Read More

Aug 14, 2023, 7:52 AM

Seattle company founded by Nobel Prize winner plans human tests for experimental COVID-19 drug

Cocrystal Pharma, a Seattle-area company co-founded by a Nobel Prize winner and backed by biotech veterans, is taking aim at… Read More

Aug 8, 2023, 11:20 AM

Washington state backs AI-driven cancer diagnostics and other startup projects

Seattle startup Phase Genomics will develop its platform to detect chromosomal aberrations in cancer with $2.5 million in new funding.… Read More

Aug 3, 2023, 5:00 AM

Seattle institute lands $18M to develop RNA vaccine for mosquito-borne disease

The Access to Advanced Health Institute will develop an RNA vaccine against the chikungunya virus with a fresh $18 million… Read More

Aug 2, 2023, 10:39 AM

Seattle startups move into growing science cluster in South Lake Union

A new science cluster is growing in Seattle. The two 15-story towers of Dexter Yard, with 528,000 square feet of… Read More

Aug 1, 2023, 8:37 AM

‘Amazon Clinic’ virtual health care platform expanding nationwide and adding video visits

Amazon announced Tuesday that it is expanding its Amazon Clinic virtual health care service to all 50 states and Washington,… Read More

Jul 27, 2023, 7:00 AM

Fresh off FDA milestone, Proprio lands $43M as it readies surgical navigation tech

Seattle startup Proprio raised a $43 million Series B round following FDA clearance for its surgical navigation platform that allows… Read More

Jul 18, 2023, 10:38 AM

Univ. of Washington spinout Neoleukin Therapeutics merging with New York City startup

After announcing in March that it was seeking “strategic alternatives” for its future, Seattle publicly-traded biotechnology company Neoleukin Therapeutics is… Read More

Jul 14, 2023, 4:30 AM

CurvaFix lands $39M to boost curved surgical device used for pelvic fracture treatment

CurvaFix, a Seattle-area startup that makes implants to repair fractures in curved bones, raised $39 million. The six-year old company’s… Read More

Jul 13, 2023, 10:29 AM

EchoNous, maker of an AI-powered portable ultrasound system, raises $7M

EchoNous, a startup that markets a compact, AI-powered ultrasound device, raised $7 million. The funding was noted in a SEC… Read More

Jul 12, 2023, 9:04 AM

Wavely Diagnostics raises $1.35M for its tech to detect ear infections with a smartphone

University of Washington spinout Wavely Diagnostics, which is developing a smartphone app to detect ear infections, raised $1.35 million. The… Read More

Jul 10, 2023, 7:42 AM

How AI is changing the way scientists engineer drugs, biosensors, enzymes and more

Inside the headquarters of Outpace Bio in Seattle, senior scientist Bobby Langan shows a video of one of his favorite… Read More

Jul 6, 2023, 11:14 AM

Just – Evotec snags DoD award worth up to $75M to develop AI-driven antibody therapeutics

Just – Evotec Biologics won a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense worth up to $75 million to develop… Read More

Jul 3, 2023, 2:18 PM

Startup led by former Seagen CEO Clay Siegall merges with public company in $125M deal

Morphimmune, a biotech company led by former Seagen CEO Clay Siegall, is merging with a public biotech company, Immunome, in… Read More

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