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Truveta launches AI research tool to get quick insights from big database of U.S. clinical data

Bellevue, Wash.-based health data company Truveta announced Truveta Intelligence, a new AI-powered tool that lets researchers ask natural language questions and get answers drawn from de-identified clinical records covering more than 130 million patients. Read More

From Sydney to South Lake Union: VR startup Vantari brings its ‘flight simulator for healthcare’ to Seattle

Vantari has officially moved its headquarters to Seattle as it ramps up work with health systems and device makers across North America. Read More

Harbor Health acquires Seattle dementia care startup Rippl

Rippl, a Seattle-based software startup that built a dementia care platform, has been acquired by Harbor Health, an Austin-based healthcare… Read More

Seattle startup Casera emerges from PSL to help hospital managers clear bottlenecks with help from AI

Casera, a new healthcare technology startup in Seattle, is spinning out of Pioneer Square Labs with a unique approach to… Read More

Inside the UW Allen School: Six ‘grand challenges’ shaping the future of computer science

The University of Washington’s Allen School is tackling six “grand challenges” in computer science — from AI and education to health and sustainability. At its annual research showcase, students and faculty presented innovations spanning speech technology, classroom chatbots, and tools for global health. Read More

‘Doctor in your pocket’: Xealth CEO Mike McSherry on selling to Samsung and the future of digital healthcare

When Mike McSherry set out to build a digital health startup, the veteran entrepreneur wanted to create a company that… Read More

Seattle startup Brook.ai raises $28M to expand remote care platform

Brook.ai, a Seattle-based health technology startup that uses AI to help clinical teams to deliver remote care, announced a $28 million Series B round led by UMass Memorial Health and Morningside. Read More

Seattle startup introduces ‘Juno,’ a digital assistant to handle admin tasks for mental health clinicians

Alpyne Labs created its AI-powered tool to take care of benefits checks, billing, scheduling, notes organization and more to free up therapists to concentrate on patient care. Read More

Seattle health-tech startup Kevala acquired by Residex in bid to enhance senior care with AI

Seattle-based Kevala, a startup that helps healthcare facilities find and manage workers, has been acquired by Residex, a Denver company… Read More

Samsung acquiring Seattle tech startup Xealth to boost digital health ambitions

Samsung Electronics is acquiring Seattle-based digital health startup Xealth, aiming to expand its footprint in healthcare. Founded in 2017 as… Read More

Microsoft and the microbiome: Viome works with tech giant to optimize AI for molecular health

Viome, a life sciences startup founded by veteran tech entrepreneur Naveen Jain, announced a collaboration with Microsoft to scale its… Read More

MediScan AI raises $1.4M to help medical professionals evaluate patient records

MediScan AI, a Seattle startup using artificial intelligence to help medical professionals evaluate patient records, raised $1.4 million in funding,… Read More

CalmWave raises $4.4M for tech that targets non-actionable patient alarms in hospital ICUs

Seattle health-tech startup CalmWave, working to eliminate unnecessary alarms attached to patients in hospital intensive care units, raised $4.4 million… Read More

Seattle-area company VerAvanti lands $31.5M to develop scopes to prevent strokes, heart attacks

Medical technology company VerAvanti announced $31.5 million in funding to advance its work on ultra-thin imaging scopes that can be… Read More

‘Quiet ICU’ startup CalmWave raises $5.2M to silence excessive patient alarms in hospitals

CalmWave, the Seattle health-tech startup that created a system for dealing with alarms from devices attached to patients in hospital… Read More

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

98point6 hit by new layoffs in latest change at health tech startup

Seattle-based digital healthcare startup 98point6 has conducted a new round of layoffs, the company confirmed Tuesday. 98point6 did not provide… Read More

Startup building tech for patient portals spins out of Providence incubator with $20M in funding

New startup, new funding: The Providence health tech incubator has spun out Praia Health as an independent company, and the… Read More

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BirchAI, spinout from Seattle’s AI2 Incubator, acquired by health-tech company Sagility

Seattle-based BirchAI, a startup that builds software to streamline customer support for healthcare companies, announced Tuesday that it is being… Read More

Seattle startup Olamedi building platform to automate health clinic communications

A new Seattle startup led by co-founders with experience in health tech is aiming to automate communication processes for healthcare… Read More

Amazon adds new Prime benefit with One Medical virtual and in-person health care service

Almost eight months after closing its $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care company One Medical, Amazon is making health care… Read More

Patient appointment booking platform DexCare lands $75M in one of the year’s largest deals

Seattle health-tech startup DexCare announced Wednesday that it raised $75 million in fresh cash to boost the development of its healthcare… Read More

Ex-Amazon Pharmacy manager leads new startup aiming to help contractors save on medication

A new startup born out of Pioneer Square Labs in Seattle wants to help independent workers — including those who don’t… Read More

Amazon launching ‘Amazon Clinic,’ a virtual health service intended to treat a variety of conditions

Amazon is trying its hand at another healthcare service. The Seattle tech giant announced Tuesday that it’s launching “Amazon Clinic,”… Read More

Telehealth startup 98point6 raises $20M, inks deal with health system to license tech

Seattle-based 98point6 announced that it is licensing its virtual care delivery platform in a deal with Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health… Read More

Seattle teen entrepreneurs sell their health-tech startup and take a break from college

The news: Seattle entrepreneurs Sage Khanuja, 17, and Nikolas Ioannou, 18, have sold their telemedicine startup Spira to Galileo, a New York-based… Read More

Brave Care raises $10M to expand its primary and urgent care clinics for kids, grow remote services

New funding: Portland, Ore.-based pediatric health startup Brave Care raised a $10 million Series A round. How it works: Brave Care… Read More

Researchers develop health tech tool that can detect vital signs from a person’s face via video

At an international health conference this week, scientists with the University of Washington and Microsoft Research will virtually present new… Read More

98point6 launches new virtual care service to address rising demand for mental health support

Riding a wave of demand for its telemedicine technology, and reacting to U.S. adults’ increasing struggles with metal health during… Read More

COVID-19 and Trump visa ban leave South Africa biotech startup in limbo as it plots move to Seattle

Jason Haddock had big plans for the rollout of his health tech startup in the U.S. The CEO of 3X4… Read More

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