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Startup Spotlight: Spiral Genetics offers software to help scientists analyze DNA

by Mikey Tom on July 23, 2012July 23, 2012 at 11:01 am

DNA analysis allows scientists to dig deep into one’s genetic makeup, discovering if an individual is predisposed to a certain disorder or disease. While advances around DNA analysis have allowed… Read More

Biotech startup VLST raises $5M

by John Cook on June 14, 2012June 14, 2012 at 4:32 pm

VLST Corp., a Seattle biotech developing therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, has raised an additional $5 million in venture capital financing, according to a SEC filing… Read More

Can ultrasound reduce blood pressure? Kona Medical lands $30M to find out

by John Cook on May 30, 2012May 30, 2012 at 3:57 pm

The Seattle area continues to be a hotbed of innovation in the field of ultrasound technology, with news today that Kona Medical has attracted a $30 million round of venture… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen donates $300M to help solve the mysteries of the human brain

by John Cook on March 21, 2012March 21, 2012 at 4:51 pm

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is doubling down on his efforts to better understand the human brain, announcing plans today to donate $300 million to the Allen Insitute of Brain Science.… Read More

Tech Moves: RealNetworks VP joins Amazon’s Kindle team; etc.

by John Cook on January 6, 2012January 6, 2012 at 1:22 pm

Another day, another executive departure from RealNetworks. Yesterday, we reported that chief financial officer Michael Eggers — a 14-year veteran of the company — was stepping down. Now, we’ve gotten… Read More

Looking to wipe out wrinkles, JeNu Biosciences lands cash for new skin care device

by John Cook on January 3, 2012January 2, 2012 at 10:38 pm

One of the biggest success stories of 2011 was the sale of David Giuliani’s Pacific Bioscience Laboratories — the maker of the Clarisonic skin cleansing device — to L’Oréal USA. Now,… Read More

Uptake Medical raises cash for novel emphysema treatment

by John Cook on December 29, 2011December 29, 2011 at 4:24 pm

Uptake Medical, which is developing new medical device technologies to treat emphysema, has raised $35 million of a $41 million venture capital round, according to a SEC filing. Unfortunately, the big… Read More

Amazon founder and brainiac Jeff Bezos donates $15 million to Princeton Neuroscience Institute

by John Cook on December 13, 2011December 13, 2011 at 11:39 am

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen isn’t the only Seattle billionaire interested in the study of the brain. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos today announced that he’s donating $15 million to the Princeton Neuroscience… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Vizua looks to bring medical image viewing into the future

by John Cook on December 1, 2011February 23, 2015 at 9:06 am

Started by former Microsoft employees and a French scientist, Vizua is looking to transform the way radiologists share MRI, CT and ultrasound scans. Historically, radiologists would send a CD full of… Read More

NanoString lands $20 million

by John Cook on November 7, 2011November 7, 2011 at 6:52 am

NanoString Technologies, a maker of genomic analysis tools, has raised $20 million in venture capital financing in a deal led by GE, BioMed Ventures and former Genzyme CEO Henri Termeer. Existing… Read More

Biotech veteran Henney inducted into Hall of Fame

by John Cook on October 17, 2011October 17, 2011 at 3:11 pm

Biotech pioneer Christopher Henney has been inducted into the industry’s Hall of Fame, with the announcement made at the annual Biotech CEO Meeting in Laguna Beach, California. Henney is credited… Read More

Ultrasound on the go? Smartphone-based imaging system released by Mobisante

by John Cook on October 12, 2011October 12, 2011 at 11:02 am

Ultrasound systems can be bulky and expensive. But a Redmond company by the name of Mobisante is looking to transform the industry with a new technology that turns a smartphone… Read More

Venture capitalist Thong Le tapped as chair of biotech group

by John Cook on October 7, 2011October 7, 2011 at 12:17 pm

Thong Le, the managing director of WRF Capital, has been named chairman of the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association. Le was named vice chairman of the state’s leading biotechnology lobbying… Read More

Calypso’s GPS system for tumor tracking acquired for $10M

by John Cook on September 20, 2011September 20, 2011 at 1:15 pm

Calypso Medical Technologies, a Seattle company which has developed a system to pinpoint tumors in the body, has been acquired for $10 million by Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto,… Read More

RF Surgical raises $12 million to detect lost surgical sponges

by John Cook on September 13, 2011September 13, 2011 at 9:15 am

RF Surgical Systems has raised $12 million, money that the Bellevue company will use to enhance its RFID technology for locating surgical sponges that doctors inadvertently leave behind during medical… Read More

Theraclone Sciences raises $10M

by John Cook on September 9, 2011September 9, 2011 at 11:40 am

Theraclone Sciences, a Seattle biotechnology company that’s developing a method to rapidly identify disease-fighting antivbodies, has attracted $10.6 million. Investors in the deal include ARCH Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, MPM Capital, Healthcare… Read More

Cell imaging company Amnis acquired by EMD Millipore

by John Cook on August 30, 2011August 30, 2011 at 7:30 am

Amnis, a 12-year-old Seattle company which provides high-speed cell imaging instruments, has been sold to EMD Millipore for an undisclosed price. EMD is a division of Merck KGaA of Germany,… Read More

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center wins $8.2M grant to study link between obesity and cancer

by John Cook on July 29, 2011July 29, 2011 at 7:47 am

The American Cancer Society estimates that about 30 percent of cancer deaths are tied to poor nutrition, lack of exercise and obesity. Now, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has… Read More

Atossa raises $6.6M to roll out a ‘Pap test for breast cancer’

by John Cook on June 27, 2011June 27, 2011 at 8:50 am

Atossa Genetics, which is developing testing technologies to detect the presence of breast cancer, has raised $6.6 million in new financing in an oversubscribed round. The Seattle company plans to… Read More

Stratos Genomics raises $2.2 million for DNA sequencer

by John Cook on June 8, 2011June 8, 2011 at 11:36 am

Stratos Genomics said today that it has raised an additional $2.1 million from existing shareholders. The money, which follows a $4 million round last summer, was provided by existing investors.… Read More

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