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Health/Life Sciences

Kevala lands $12.1M to address worker shortages for healthcare companies

Seattle-based Kevala, which helps healthcare facilities find and manage workers, has raised $12.1 million. The startup supports staffing, compliance and… Read More

Smartphone system developed by Univ. of Washington researchers detects blood clotting

A cell phone attached to a tiny plastic cup can detect how fast blood clots and has the potential to… Read More

Vaccine startup Curevo takes on pharma giant GSK, raises $60M for trial of shingles shot

Curevo has raised $60 million to develop a new vaccine for shingles, an often-painful condition caused by reactivation of the… Read More

Human ‘organoids’ and mysterious class of proteins among topics for new Allen Investigators

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, a division of Seattle’s Allen Institute, has announced a new crop of 11 award-winning projects in… Read More

This Seattle startup just raised $2.2M for an app that detects ear infections

The news: Wavely Diagnostics, a Seattle-based startup developing a smartphone app to detect ear infections, has raised $2.2 million to… Read More

Amazon Care rolls out virtual services nationwide and will expand in-person options to more cities

Amazon’s healthcare service Amazon Care has expanded its virtual care services nationwide and will roll out its in-person services this… Read More

Juno’s lasting legacy: How the cell therapy juggernaut influenced biotech in Seattle and beyond

When Juno Therapeutics launched in 2013, cell therapy was a nascent field. Early clinical studies were showing dramatic rates of… Read More

Build a better mosquito trap: Buzzworthy study shows how pests zero in on red color in human skin

Using a high-tech wind tunnel built for mosquitos, researchers at the University of Washington have uncovered how the pests seek… Read More

Rose Health wins Cambia Grove startup competition for its mental health platform

Mental health company Rose Health took home the crown Wednesday at the annual TRAILS startup competition hosted by Seattle healthcare… Read More

Iasis Molecular Sciences founder and CEO David Vachon. (Iasis Photo)

Antimicrobial biotech startup lands $1.25M grant to develop urinary catheter

Spokane, Wash.-based biotech startup Iasis Molecular Sciences received a $1.25 million grant from a U.S. government program that addresses spinal… Read More

T-Mobile sets April 2 deadline for office workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or lose jobs

T-Mobile will require all of its office workers, with limited exceptions, to be fully vaccinated by April 2, saying in… Read More

Zymeworks aims to raise $100M in public offering amid leadership shakeup

Zymeworks is looking to raise $100 million in a public offering, barely a week since new CEO Kenneth Galbraith took… Read More

What predicts long-COVID? Study led by Seattle researchers provides some answers

What makes some people with COVID-19 develop the often-debilitating symptoms of long-COVID, with its varying effects like brain fog, weakness… Read More

CytoDyn CEO ousted after year of lawsuits, FDA rebuke, ongoing investigations

Nader Pourhassan has been ousted as CEO and president by the board of directors of embattled Vancouver, Wash.-based CytoDyn, the… Read More

Stealthy digital health startup Measure Labs raising cash for remote care tech

The news: A quiet Seattle digital health startup called Measure Labs is raising cash. A new regulatory filing shows $4.7… Read More

Seattle startup Atlas Health raises $40M to connect health systems with philanthropic aid for patients

Atlas Health, a Seattle-based startup that helps healthcare providers connect to sources of philanthropic medical aid, has raised $40 million.… Read More

New CEO at Zymeworks shifts leadership, plans to lay off 25% of staff

Kenneth Galbraith is shaking up Zymeworks within a week of becoming CEO of the Seattle and Vancouver, B.C.-based biotech company.… Read More

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AI2 spinout BirchAI lands $3.1M for healthcare customer support platform

A new spinout from the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, BirchAI, has landed $3.1 million in seed funding for its… Read More

Assistive tech startup led by former NASA engineer uses an AI ‘parrot’ to help people with disabilities

David Hojah is a former NASA engineer, but his real passion is healthcare. Growing up, he saw his family members… Read More

Rep. Pramila Jayapal on vaccine equity, misinformation, preparing for the next pandemic

Rep. Pramila Jayapal knows public health. The 7th congressional district Democrat from Washington state once worked at Seattle global health… Read More

Vir to extend COVID-19 treatment approach to HIV, malaria with $50M from Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $40 million in equity investment and $10 million in grant funding to… Read More

Juno co-founder launches ambitious new startup with Fred Hutch colleagues to treat cancer

A new cell therapy company is on the block, propelled by powerhouse scientific co-founders from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center… Read More

Providence health-tech spinout DexCare raises $50M

Seattle health-tech startup DexCare, spun out of Providence’s digital innovation group, announced a $50 million funding round Thursday. Providence initially… Read More

Q&A with Fred Hutch’s new chief data officer on building a data ecosystem at an institutional scale

Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has recruited a new vice president and chief data officer: biostatistician and data science… Read More

Bill Gates talks COVID cases after Omicron, lack of pandemic preparation, and those ‘chips in arms’

In a new discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic, Bill Gates said Tuesday that we should expect to see “far fewer… Read More

Bristol Myers Squibb and Century Therapeutics’ deal for $150M could boost Seattle cell research

Cell therapy company Century Therapeutics will receive a $100 million up front payment and $50 million in equity investment from… Read More

Vera Whole Health to acquire publicly-traded Castlight in $370M deal

Seattle-based Vera Whole Health will combine with publicly-traded Castlight Health, acquiring all outstanding shares of the San Francisco-based healthcare data… Read More

Good Therapeutics lands $8M to develop protein drugs that work only where needed in the body

The news: Seattle startup Good Therapeutics has raised $8 million to advance its therapeutic proteins designed to operate only where… Read More

Curi Bio raises $10M for stem-cell based drug discovery platforms

Seattle-based startup Curi Bio has raised $10 million to advance its platforms for drug discovery, based on human stem cells.… Read More

Bristol Myers Squibb exec on the company’s growth in Seattle and beating cancer with immune cells

Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb has been quietly growing in the Seattle area. Since acquiring Celgene and its Seattle operations… Read More

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