According to Star Trek, 23rd century doctors will diagnose most illnesses and determine the general state of health via a device called a Tricorder. But as with many of Star Trek’s futuristic… Read More
Washington State University is making a big bet on personalized medicine. The school announced this week that it is teaming up with Arivale, a Seattle-based startup founded by genomics pioneer… Read More
After witnessing his grandmother’s trying health scares caused by mismanaging her pills, Victor Lesau decided to put his engineering background to work. He and his friend Ivan Spogreev were kicking… Read More
President Donald Trump released his blueprint for the 2018 federal budget on Thursday. It included deep cuts to a number of science-based departments and organizations, including a 20-percent cut to… Read More
Imagine an external device that could have the same effect, when pointed at a tumor, as a cancer drug. It may sound like science fiction, but a Seattle startup is… Read More
Researchers have found a way to use a laser-scanning mini-camera to map the inner working of blood vessels and spot the early signs of stroke risk. The proof-of-concept demonstrations, conducted… Read More
Researchers at the University of Washington have cracked the code for producing molecular structures with tiny pockets – structures that are likely to expand the repertoire for custom-designed proteins. The… Read More
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committing up to $140 million to help Boston biotech company Intarcia Therapeutics develop an HIV prevention device. The funds will help Intarcia adapt… Read More
Lucas Ting has been a geek at heart from the start. Originally from Northern Illinois, Ting attended a dedicated math and science high school where he made miniature robots and… Read More
Is Jeff Bezos looking for the fountain of youth? Possibly, if his latest investment provides any clues. The billionaire founder of Amazon.com is among the investors in Unity Biotechnology, a San… Read More
When Maddie Rogers was in high school, her grandfather suffered a stroke. As with many stroke victims, the ordeal made communicating difficult. Rogers and her father, a software developer, looked for… Read More
RealSelf, an online community for people seeking cosmetic procedures and the clinicians that perform them, is launching a fellowship program. Physicians and surgical care teams can apply for $7,500 grants… Read More
For most people, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is fatal. When the condition hits, each minute that passes without CPR reduces the chance of survival by seven to 10 percent, according to Seattle… Read More
Commercial partners can help non-profits, like the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, bring life-saving treatments to patients faster. That’s why the Hutch appointed “a scientific matchmaker” to connect scientists and businesses.… Read More
Synthetic genomes and gene editing are big things today, but the next big things in biotechnology could be proteins that are designed and edited on computers – and are then synthesized… Read More
Scientists from Seattle’s Allen Institute for Brain Science, the University of Washington and Group Health Research Institute have put together a first-of-its-kind database of brain imagery and medical data, to… Read More
The non-profit Institute for Systems Biology, a Seattle-based biomedical research organization that has spun off eight companies in the past 15 years, is joining Providence Health & Services in a new affiliation — planning to bring ISB’s focus… Read More
Physio-Control Inc. is getting a new corporate parent — again. The Redmond-based maker of defibrillators will be purchased by publicly-traded medical device maker Stryker Corp for $1.28 billion in an all-cash deal, the… Read More
Consider the last big-ticket purchase you made. Maybe you compared prices, read reviews, and utilized online tools designed to help consumers. Now imagine you could apply that same shopping strategy to… Read More
Remote Medical International, a 12-year-old organization that specializes in delivering medical supplies and personnel to remote locations, today announced a $95 million contract from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Over… Read More
Okay, open wide. Wait, I can’t see clearly. Could you step a little closer to the Kinect? That imaginary dialogue may not be so far off: Microsoft is promoting a new… Read More
Oricula Therapeutics, a startup spun out of the University of Washington, has raised $122,000 to commercialize medicine that can help prevent hearing loss. Founded in 2013, Seattle-based Oricula grew out… Read More
One big problem with existing cancer therapies available today like chemotherapy and radiation is the collateral damage. While some medicine can completely kill cancer, it also may destroy healthy, normal… Read More
In one of the largest series A venture capital deals this year in the biotechnology sector, Seattle-based Juno Therapeutics has landed $120 million in startup financing in a deal led… Read More
Kona Medical has raised $10 million in a Series D round from Morningside Group to bring its novel ultrasound technology to patients in China. Founded in 2009, the Bellevue-based company is led by… Read More
To help broaden its reach and continue providing medical assistance in hard-to-reach places, Seattle-based Remote Medical International just landed $8 million in fresh funding from Columbia Pacific Management. Founded in 2003,… Read More
Technology is playing a larger role in health care every day, but what if the pills themselves were smart, with embedded chips that work in conjunction with a smartphone app?… Read More
Qliance Medical Management, a Seattle company that operates primary health care clinics in the Puget Sound area, has appointed Erika Bliss as president and CEO. She replaces Norm Wu who… Read More