Big debut: Shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies rise 100% on first day as public company Adaptive Biotechnologies had a heck of a first day as a public company. Shares of the Seattle-based biotech, which makes… Read More
Adaptive Biotechnologies stock soars 90% after ringing Nasdaq opening bell following $300M IPO Follow-up: Big debut: Shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies rise 100% on first day as public company The public market is bullish… Read More
Adaptive Biotechnologies set to go public with valuation above $2B in biggest biotech IPO of 2019 Adaptive Biotechnologies has raised the price for its initial public offering, putting itself in a position to raise more cash… Read More
Why this former spine surgeon built an incubator for healthcare startups in Seattle Dr. Jeffrey Roh started his career as an entrepreneur after creating a method for a less invasive form of spine… Read More
Bristol-Myers deal to acquire Juno parent Celgene delayed amid FTC concerns The $74 billion merger of Bristol-Myers Squibb and Celgene has been delayed as FTC pushback spurred Celgene to divest a… Read More
Healthcare tech company Accolade to double headcount in Seattle with new HQ office Four years after establishing a second headquarters in Seattle, healthcare technology company Accolade is betting big on the city once… Read More
Former HHS tech chief says biohackers are the ‘Lewis and Clark’ of healthcare data As U.S. federal agencies work to define how healthcare data should be shared, Susannah Fox, the former chief technology officer… Read More
Digital prescription marketplace Xealth closes $14M round as healthcare providers bet on startup The healthcare industry is racing toward a future in which both your general health and diseases will be managed, in… Read More
Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel building mysterious biotech startup, backed by Andreessen Horowitz Sujal Patel has seen a world-changing trend coming before. In 2001, in his mid-20s, he founded data storage technology company… Read More
Amgen and University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design team up to build better cancer drugs Biotech giant Amgen is putting up the money to fund three research projects in partnership with the University of Washington’s… Read More
Can Alexa help detect a heart attack? Researchers explore life-saving potential of smart speakers At the onset of a heart attack, people often have a few telltale symptoms: pain in the chest or arm,… Read More
Adaptive Biotechnologies co-founder leaves Fred Hutch; IPO filing warned of IP risks from dual roles Dr. Harlan Robins, co-founder and chief scientific officer of Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies, stepped down from his role as head of… Read More
Seattle and Los Angeles lead STEM job growth in the U.S. The West Coast’s tech hubs are leading the nation in the race to grow employment in science, technology, engineering and math… Read More
Microsoft-backed universal blood test could start diagnosing disease ‘within a small number of years’ REDMOND — A groundbreaking system that would use artificial intelligence to diagnose several diseases from a single blood test may… Read More
Portland healthtech startup raises cash from top VCs to rethink the urgent care experience for kids Darius Monsef first met Dr. Corey Fish after taking his son into an urgent care clinic following a bike accident.… Read More
Veterans use virtual reality to tackle phantom pain in amputated limbs Judy Lee Baldwin-Mohn hasn’t played soccer since high school. But now at age 68, the U.S. Air Force veteran is… Read More
This startup just raised cash for its robots that help farmers monitor vineyards and crops For farmers managing thousands of acres, tracking the health of all those plants can be a huge undertaking. Enter Pollen… Read More
Play Podcast Inside the Adaptive Biotech IPO: How two brothers built a big idea into a breakthrough company Play Chad Robins is a Cornell grad and Wharton School MBA who was working in real estate finance a decade ago… Read More
IPO filing: Microsoft invested $45M in Adaptive Biotechnologies as part of universal blood test deal In 2017, Microsoft struck a deal with Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies to develop a blood test with the promise of diagnosing… Read More
Adaptive Biotechnologies files for $230M IPO, banking on big Microsoft and Genentech deals Adaptive Biotechnologies, a high-flying startup that makes technology to read the human immune system, has officially filed to go public… Read More
Seattle medical device firm EndoGastric Solutions closes $45M round for acid reflux treatment EndoGastric Solutions, a medical technology company focused on acid reflux, has closed a $45 million financing round to grow… Read More
Microsoft and UCLA reveal cloud platform to use healthcare data for precision medicine Do the secrets to a healthier future lie in untapped healthcare data? Microsoft and UCLA Health want to find out… Read More
What goes on inside the mind of a baby? This startup aims to track infant neurodevelopment What’s going on in the mind of a newborn child? That can be an extremely tough question to answer, but… Read More
Bristol-Myers Squibb exec on how can Seattle grow — and keep — big biotech companies Henrik Andersen, head of biologics development at Bristol-Myers Squibb, knows what it’s like to be at a hot biotech when… Read More
Medcurity raises cash to be the TurboTax for federal healthcare law compliance A startup out of Spokane, Wash. wants to use software to make complying with federal healthcare laws as easy as… Read More
Amazon is reportedly building a wellness device that senses emotions in your voice Amazon is reportedly working on a health and wellness device that is worn on the wrist and can read human… Read More
Historic steam plant in Seattle gets a fresh new look courtesy of Fred Hutch The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has a historic new signpost on Seattle’s Lake Union. The institution has started adding… Read More
Allen Institute researchers show how cells divide in first-of-its-kind 3D model One of the most basic biological dramas is now available in interactive 3D. Researchers at the Allen Institute for Cell… Read More
How a hamburger and milkshake from Dick’s Drive-In led to a breakthrough for this biotech startup When it was time for PvP Biologics to test its promising treatment for celiac disease, the Seattle startup wanted to… Read More
Just Biotherapeutics, backed by Gates Foundation, snapped up by German biotech firm for up to $90M Just Biotherapeutics, a Seattle-based company that aims to reduce the cost of protein drug development, announced an agreement Monday to… Read More
