Health/Life Sciences – Page 20 of 54

Amazon will expand Amazon Care telemedicine service nationwide to all companies

Amazon announced Wednesday that it will expand its Amazon Care healthcare service to non-Amazon employees, first in Washington state and… Read More

Providence’s Tegria adds another company, acquires healthcare consulting firm Cumberland

Seattle-based Tegria, a healthcare services and tech company that Providence launched last year, announced the acquisition of Franklin, Tenn.-based consulting… Read More

Washington state to enter Phase 3 of COVID recovery; Biden to urge vaccines for all by May 1

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that all counties in the state will move to Phase 3 as part of… Read More

UW scientists turn Amazon’s Alexa into heart monitoring device using sound waves

Researchers at the University of Washington have figured out a way to use machine-learning algorithms to turn smart speakers into… Read More

Vaccine expert on U.S. missteps and what we can learn from successful inoculations in Africa

While scientists were able to create and test COVID-19 vaccines in nearly unimaginable, record-breaking time, the administration of vaccines across… Read More

Biotech startup AbSci lands investment from Merck’s VC arm to fuel ‘Protein Printing’ technology

Vancouver, Wash.-based biotech company AbSci raised an undisclosed amount of funding from pharmaceutical giant Merck. Founded in 2011, AbSci’s “Protein Printing”… Read More

Presage Biosciences raises $13M and inks new deal with Merck for cancer drug tests

New funds, new partners: Seattle’s Presage Biosciences announced $13 million in funding as well new collaborations with biotech giant Merck… Read More

Reperio Health raises $6M for at-home medical test subscription service aimed at employers

New funding: Reperio Health, a Portland-based health tech company, has raised more than $6 million as part of its seed… Read More

Human genome sequencing rises to the next level of diversity and accuracy

Twenty years after the first human genome sequence was published, an international research team has kicked the sequencing game to… Read More

Number of cases of more worrisome COVID variants increases, raising questions about lockdowns

Public health officials on Tuesday announced that the COVID-19 variant first identified in South Africa has been detected in Washington’s… Read More

Bad weather slows COVID-19 vaccination drive, but experts see clearer skies ahead

They say that the second vaccine shot for COVID-19 is rougher than the first one — and we’re not just… Read More

Study finds major disparities in vaccine clinical trials over the past decade

As data shows racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, a new study has found racial and ethnic inequities across nearly… Read More

Notch Therapeutics raises $85M for cancer treatments and plans to open Seattle location

New funding: Notch Therapeutics has raised a $85 million Series A round, bringing its total funding to $91 million. The… 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

Fred Hutch biotech spinout Ozette raises $6M from Madrona, AI2, Vulcan

New funding: Ozette, a biotech company that last year spun out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and was… Read More

Eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine? Seattle techies create site that shows open appointments

As Washington residents struggle to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations, a volunteer team of software engineers has created an online… Read More

Fred Hutch, Univ. of Washington biotech spinout Ensoma launches with $70M in funding

New spinout: Boston-based biotech startup Ensoma launched Thursday and announced a $70 million Series A funding round. The company is… Read More

Nuance acquires Seattle digital health startup Saykara to boost healthcare AI products

Nuance Communications has acquired Saykara, a Seattle health-tech startup that makes a voice assistant for clinicians. Nuance, based in Boston… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed startup Nautilus Biotechnology set to go public via SPAC at $900M valuation

Nautilus Biotechnology, a Seattle-based biotech startup led by Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel, is the latest company to go public using… Read More

Sana joins Nasdaq with blockbuster $587M IPO

Sana Biotechnology raised $587.5 million in an initial public offering, a significant cash haul that the 3-year-old Seattle company will… Read More

New COVID-19 prediction models forecast a potential fourth wave — and how to minimize it

Let’s start with the good news. The number of new COVID-19 cases in the greater Seattle area, Washington state and… Read More

Sana Biotechnology boosts IPO range, looks to raise $517 million

Editor’s note: Sana Biotechnology priced shares on Wednesday evening, raising $587.5 million. See full story here. Sana Biotechnology —… Read More

Washington state eases COVID-19 restrictions for Seattle region

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that seven counties in Western Washington will see their COVID-19 mandated restrictions ease starting on… Read More

Amazon to host another pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at its Seattle HQ campus on Sunday

Amazon is hosting another COVID-19 vaccination clinic on its Seattle headquarters campus on Sunday, a week after the tech giant’s… Read More

Seattle biotech startup Split Biosciences raises $7M, changes name to Parse Biosciences

Parse Biosciences today announced a $7 million investment round to support growth of its single cell sequencing technology. The biotech… Read More

Kevala raises $4M to address healthcare labor shortage with software for long-term care facilities

The pandemic has exposed the U.S. healthcare labor shortage. Now a Seattle startup is aiming to help fill the gap.… Read More

More-transmissible COVID-19 variant confirmed in Washington state as vaccinations ramp up

The new, more-transmissible variant of COVID-19 is now confirmed in Washington state. Researchers from the University of Washington’s Medicine Virology… Read More

One man’s quest for the COVID-19 vaccine: Tips to remember when it’s your time to be immunized

Trying to get an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine on the day that eligibility was expanded to new age groups… Read More

Portland telehealth startup Conversa raises $8M

Conversa, a Portland, Ore.-based telehealth startup, has raised another $8 million as part of an expanded Series B round. The… Read More

Health tech giant Hillrom to acquire Seattle startup Bardy Diagnostics for $375M

Hillrom, a publicly-traded medical device and digital health company based in Chicago, will pay $375 million to acquire Seattle startup… Read More