Health/Life Sciences – Page 42 of 54

GE quietly sells Caradigm to cancer company Inspirata, more than two years after Microsoft pulled out of the joint venture

News Brief: GE Healthcare has sold its shares of Redmond, Wash., based health technology startup Caradigm to Florida-based cancer diagnostic technology… Read More

Fred Hutch study: Nanoparticles could help cutting-edge therapies get inside solid tumors

CAR T immunotherapies are one of the hottest topics of research — and investment — in the world of medicine today. The emerging… Read More

Stem cells help fix damaged hearts in monkeys; human testing is on the way

Medical researchers have restored the function of damaged hearts in macaque monkeys, using heart muscle cells derived from human embryonic… Read More

Litesprite, maker of games that treat mental health, wins inaugural TRAILS healthcare competition

Seattle startup Litesprite, which develops mobile games that treat mental health disorders, took home the crown at the inaugural TRAILS… Read More

TLDR: Amazon’s blue crew delivery, Amazon agrees to acquire PillPack, Coinme installs 50th Bitcoin ATM

Today’s featured stories Inside Amazon’s Prime photo op: A secret bus ride, a spectacular Seattle view — but alas, no… Read More

Amazon agrees to acquire online pharmacy PillPack, reports peg deal at nearly $1B

Amazon’s march into healthcare took another big step on Thursday as the tech giant announced its intention to acquire PillPack.… Read More

Phase Genomics wins $1.5M grant to peer inside microorganisms’ DNA

University of Washington spin-out Phase Genomics is searching for the genetic code inside the billions of microorganisms that surround us… Read More

Microsoft establishes formal healthcare group, hires two new health leaders

Like many large tech players, Microsoft has been steadily increasing its healthcare work over the past few years. Today, that… Read More

Fred Hutch study finds genetic cause of aggressive brain cancer

A new study from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found the cause of a type of aggressive brain… Read More

Providence St. Joseph Health family health app Circle acquired by Wildflower Health

Seattle’s Providence St. Joseph Health, the third largest health system in the U.S., has spun out a second business. The… Read More

Allen Institute nearly doubles the size of its mouse brain cell database … in 3-D!

The Allen Institute for Brain Science has added about 900 virtual mouse brain cells to its Allen Cell Types Database,… Read More

Researchers use tiny tricks to pull out precious protein data from a single cell

Scientists have developed a technique that can analyze fluid from a single human cell to identify its proteins — which could… Read More

TLDR: New CEO of Amazon’s joint health venture; Dolly sues WA state; Gates, Buffett, and candy

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Startup Aminex Therapeutics raises $10M, begins clinical trials of immunotherapy treatment

Seattle startup Aminex Therapeutics announced $10 million in new funding Wednesday, alongside the first clinical trial of its immunotherapy drug.… Read More

Surgeon, data geek, outspoken advocate: Meet the new CEO of Amazon’s health partnership

The joint healthcare venture from Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway finally has a leader. Surgeon and Harvard professor Dr. Atul… Read More

Amazon, JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway reveal CEO for new health venture, pick Boston as HQ

After months of speculation, Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway announced the CEO of their new health venture Wednesday. RELATED:… Read More

Gates Foundation teams with Oxitec on new breed of malaria-blocking mosquito

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has forged a partnership with Oxitec, a British mosquito control company, to develop mosquitoes… Read More

Owl Insights raises cash for mental health treatment software platform

Portland, Ore., company Owl Insights has raised $2.2 million in new funding, GeekWire has learned. The additional funding brings the… Read More

Seattle Children’s aims to cure terminal brain cancer using immunotherapy with new BrainChild initiative

When Avery Berg was diagnosed with aggressive, late-stage brain cancer at just 10 years old, she fought hard to stay… Read More

Data platform behind Washington health insurance marketplace acquired by Quest Analytics

News Brief: BetterDoctor, a San Francisco healthcare technology company, announced Monday that it will be acquired by Wisconsin health data company… Read More

Seattle Children’s spin-out MDMetrix raises seed funding for A/B testing system for doctors

Health technology startup MDMetrix has raised its first venture capital funds. The company raised just over $758,000 in seed funding,… Read More

One way to grow Seattle’s biotech economy: Start small

Despite some knock-out successes and world-class research, Seattle’s biotechnology industry has remained relatively small compared to other hubs around the… Read More

Brook.ai raises $4M seed round for diabetes management tech, announces new partnership

More than 100 million Americans are now living with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes and the disease’s health impacts, coupled… Read More

Seattle Children’s launches CureWorks, a project aimed at revolutionizing cancer treatment for kids

New cancer immunotherapies could revolutionize how we treat the disease, but for many children, those treatments are far out of… Read More

Gates Foundation’s new research institute officially opens, targeting malaria and other global diseases

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the top forces in global health philanthropy, is embarking on a new… Read More

Toughest job interview ever? How Buffett, Dimon and Bezos vet CEO hopefuls for new health venture

The new joint health venture by Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway may be the most challenging project in the… Read More

Fred Hutch takes over historic Lake Union Steam Plant building, adding significant wet lab space

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is expanding its South Lake Union campus with a notable Seattle landmark. The Hutch… Read More

‘Intersections of innovation:’ Madrona director Matt McIlwain named Fred Hutch chair as more tech execs join board

In Seattle’s South Lake Union — a short walk from Amazon’s headquarters and the offices of Facebook and countless other technology… Read More

Working Geek: Lizza Miller believes in the smart use of tech to make people healthier

“I’m still just floored by how little technology is actually used in the entire healthcare market,” said Lizza Miller, co-founder… Read More

Podcast

Doctors Without Data: Why one MD founded a startup just to get metrics on his own patients

Dr. Dan Low loves his job. It shows in almost everything he does. Low is a pediatric anesthesiologist — he’s in… Read More