Health/Life Sciences

UW ‘genius’ Shwetak Patel works on health monitoring apps for Senosis startup

BOSTON – University of Washington computer scientist Shwetak Patel’s work with sensors and smart devices has already spawned a wide range… Read More

How Microsoft’s Project Premonition uses robotic traps to zero in on Zika mosquitoes

BOSTON – Microsoft’s robotic mosquito trap is so smart it can tell one insect species from another – and that’s good… Read More

Washington state’s life science industry sheds 3% of jobs, as new study calls for revival of state support

Washington state is a leader in many areas of science, technology, and innovation. But over the past few years, the… Read More

Picture of health? Photos show GeekWire staffer’s steady transformation, with help from genetics

Daniel Rossi is looking different these days, and it’s not just the winter beard. SPECIAL SERIES: Follow this GeekWire staffer as… Read More

This startup preserves your cells for the future, to capitalize on medical breakthroughs yet to come

Silene Biotech wants to help you grow a new heart or liver, in case those organs fail when you get… Read More

Podcast

Full Interview: Bill Gates on global health, clean energy, Trump, Microsoft and the future of the world

Nearly a decade after leaving his full-time job at Microsoft, Bill Gates sat down with GeekWire for an extensive interview… Read More

Neurosurgery professor raises cash for stealthy biotech startup Silverback Therapeutics

Silverback Therapeutics, a stealthy biotech startup co-founded by investor, entrepreneur and University of Washington neurosurgery professor Peter Thompson, has raised $10… Read More

In push for open access to research, Gates Foundation partners with ‘Science’ journals

Scientific journals aren’t known for being advocates of open access — often research articles published in journals are behind a paywall, only… Read More

What Bill and Melinda Gates are doing with Warren Buffett’s $30 billion, a decade after historic gift

“It was the biggest single gift anyone ever gave anybody for anything.” That’s how Bill and Melinda Gates describe Warren… Read More

Melinda Gates on the importance (and lack) of big data in global health

There is an almost overwhelming number of pressing global health issues today. Preparing for epidemics like Ebola, the increasing dangers of… Read More

Scientists put a laser scanner inside blood vessels to look for cardiovascular risks

Researchers have found a way to use a laser-scanning mini-camera to map the inner working of blood vessels and spot… Read More

Vesiflo raises $2.4M to bring bladder-controlling device to market

Vesiflo, a medical device startup based in Redmond, Wash., has raised $2.4 million out of a planned $3 million funding round… Read More

Inside Nohla Therapeutics’ new Seattle biotech lab as Gov. Jay Inslee geeks out on science

It’s no secret that wet lab space is hard to come by in Seattle. Small biotech companies often struggle to… Read More

Melinda Gates on working with the Trump administration and the importance of foreign aid

President Donald Trump isn’t the biggest fan of science. He has also been very quiet on the topic of foreign… Read More

Global health leaders seek new ties to tech industry, while aiming to avoid ‘innovation addiction’

It’s easy to see global health as a far-off issue, one that doesn’t have much impact outside isolated parts of… Read More

Podcast

Q&A: Concur co-founders on their new venture, and the transformation of Seattle’s startup scene

When Raj Singh and Mike Hilton co-founded Concur with Steve Singh more than two decades ago, the technology startup scene in Seattle… Read More

Fred Hutch lab will lead Biden Cancer Moonshot project, aimed at more effectively matching patients to treatments

Genomics, or the study of a person’s genes, has long been seen as an essential part of understanding human health,… Read More

Podcast

Concur co-founders on their new healthcare tech adventure, and why the space is so interesting to disrupt

Raj Singh and Mike Hilton are best-known for Concur — the travel and expense management company they co-founded with Steve Singh… Read More

Fred Hutch researchers discover way to re-activate ‘silenced’ genes, in possible treatment for Rett Syndrome and other diseases

Rett Syndrome is not a common disorder, but it is a devastating one. It is a neurological developmental disorder and is… Read More

UW ‘genius’ Shwetak Patel works on health monitoring apps for Senosis startup

How Microsoft’s Project Premonition uses robotic traps to zero in on Zika mosquitoes

Washington state’s life science industry sheds 3% of jobs, as new study calls for revival of state support

Picture of health? Photos show GeekWire staffer’s steady transformation, with help from genetics

This startup preserves your cells for the future, to capitalize on medical breakthroughs yet to come

Full Interview: Bill Gates on global health, clean energy, Trump, Microsoft and the future of the world

Neurosurgery professor raises cash for stealthy biotech startup Silverback Therapeutics

In push for open access to research, Gates Foundation partners with ‘Science’ journals

What Bill and Melinda Gates are doing with Warren Buffett’s $30 billion, a decade after historic gift

Melinda Gates on the importance (and lack) of big data in global health

Scientists put a laser scanner inside blood vessels to look for cardiovascular risks

Vesiflo raises $2.4M to bring bladder-controlling device to market

Inside Nohla Therapeutics’ new Seattle biotech lab as Gov. Jay Inslee geeks out on science

Melinda Gates on working with the Trump administration and the importance of foreign aid

Global health leaders seek new ties to tech industry, while aiming to avoid ‘innovation addiction’

Q&A: Concur co-founders on their new venture, and the transformation of Seattle’s startup scene

Fred Hutch lab will lead Biden Cancer Moonshot project, aimed at more effectively matching patients to treatments

Concur co-founders on their new healthcare tech adventure, and why the space is so interesting to disrupt

Fred Hutch researchers discover way to re-activate ‘silenced’ genes, in possible treatment for Rett Syndrome and other diseases

Study links infant diarrhea to telomere shortening and troubles later in life

UW spinout KenSci raises $8.5M for machine learning platform that predicts which patients will get sick

Scientists use Microsoft Bands and Bing to link lack of sleep to cognitive impairment

Health123 acquired by Samepage Health to create cloud software for patients with chronic conditions

Seattle’s Spiral Genetics acquired by Bay-Area bioinformatics company Omicia

Could immunotherapy cure HIV? $2.6M grant will help Fred Hutch researcher find out

Proposed no-drone zone for orcas gets a hearing in Washington state

Fred Hutch study: Biotech company’s new genetic data system could advance cancer research

Here’s a twist: UW biochemists find clever ways to pick a protein’s pockets profitably

Geek of the Week: Life Science Washington CEO Leslie Alexandre gets elbow-deep in health policy

How wearable sensors knew this scientist was getting sick long before he did