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Health/Life Sciences

Peering deep into the cellular universe: Allen Institute researchers map cell parts in 3D

Our cells are built from smaller structures that specialize in the key tasks of life, from cell division to cellular… Read More

Century Therapeutics closes its Seattle hub amid wider cuts, departure of R&D head

Century Therapeutics is closing its Seattle operations as part of a 25% reduction in headcount and a shift in its… Read More

Startup making sensors out of paper unveils eye-tracking sleep mask

Seattle-area sensor company Somalytics is showcasing a wearable mask that detects eye movement during sleep at the Consumer Electronics Show… Read More

Cardiac Dimensions raises $35M for device to treat condition associated with heart failure

Cardiac Dimensions, a medical device company based in Kirkland, Wash., landed $35 million to support testing and marketing of its… Read More

Ex-Seagen CEO Clay Siegall won’t face charges following arrest, domestic violence allegations

Clay Siegall, the former CEO and chairman of Seattle-area biotech giant Seagen, will not face charges stemming from an arrest… Read More

Digital health leaders share predictions on what to expect in 2023

Funding for digital health startups and initiatives soared during the pandemic as entrepreneurs and consumers increasingly embraced telehealth, remote monitoring,… Read More

The first 10 calls every life science entrepreneur should make

William Canestaro has nurtured a lot of startups. As managing director of Washington Research Foundation and WRF Capital, the foundation’s… Read More

Biotech industry leaders share cautious optimism for 2023 amid downturn and layoffs

Sujal Patel has been here before. He weathered the 2009 recession as CEO of Isilon Systems, coming out the other… Read More

Former CytoDyn CEO and clinical trial associate indicted for defrauding investors

The U.S. Department of Justice will prosecute the former CEO of Vancouver, Wash.-based biotech company CytoDyn, Nader Pourhassan, and an… Read More

Congrats, it’s a startup! Husband-and-wife team’s new baby is Bubbe, a high-tech feeding bottle

Plenty of founders have been known to regard a new startup as their “baby.” Some are even influenced by a… Read More

Zymeworks nabs $350M from Jazz Pharmaceuticals after release of clinical trial data

Zymeworks will receive $350 million from Jazz Pharmaceuticals in return for the right to develop and commercialize Zymeworks’ lead drug… Read More

Seattle biotech company Kineta completes merger, begins trading on Nasdaq

Seattle biotech company Kineta completed its merger with Yumanity Therapeutics, a move that makes Kineta a public company. The combined… Read More

Ukrainian delegation visits Seattle to learn about its life sciences cluster and plan for the future

A delegation of Ukrainian health officials and policymakers is visiting Seattle to learn about the city’s life sciences cluster and… Read More

Biotech startup building research facility in Vancouver, B.C. for radiotherapies lands $75M

Alpha-9 Theranostics, a Vancouver, B.C. and Boston-based biotech company developing radiotherapies, raised $75 million. The company was founded by researchers… Read More

Q&A with the 19-year-old Univ. of Washington grad who just won a prestigious Marshall Scholarship

Daniel Chen is only 19, but he’s already a freshly minted University of Washington graduate and a recipient of a… Read More

Shhh, ships: Program to help save orcas by quieting vessels touts early success in Washington state

A pilot program to help orca whales in Puget Sound by asking commercial vessels to slow down saw 61% participation… Read More

SPAC deal folds for Seattle biotech startup, months after IPO withdrawal

A deal to take Seattle biotech company Intrinsic Medicine public via a SPAC merger has fallen apart. The SPAC deal,… Read More

A new firm founded by ex-Boeing leaders aims to boost health startups with diverse teams

Pier 70 Ventures, a new healthcare-focused venture firm led by managing partners with deep expertise in nurturing startups, is placing… Read More

Sana Biotechnology will cut 15% of its workforce in latest layoffs affecting Seattle companies

Seattle-based cell and gene therapy company Sana Biotechnology will reduce its workforce by 15%, according to a statement issued Tuesday.… Read More

Seattle startup with fresh approach to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease raises $96M

Cajal Neuroscience, a Seattle startup taking a unique approach to developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, revealed… Read More

Testing Amazon Clinic, the tech giant’s latest foray into healthcare

Can Amazon help provide healthcare advice and treatment as efficiently as it delivers items to your door? That was the… Read More

Seattle-area health startup One Item expands CDC-backed heart study

Seattle-area company One Item is working with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to support a study of… Read More

Advice for entrepreneurs in the medical device industry on raising cash and growing startups

Entrepreneurs in the medical device industry face a shifting regulatory landscape, skeptical investors and a healthcare system resistant to change.… Read More

Fred Hutch research: Bacteria may make tumors more aggressive

Bacteria that colonize tumors may contribute to cancer progression, suggests new research from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. The oral bacterium… Read More

Seattle vaccine startup taking on pharma giant GSK with shingles shot raises $26M

Seattle vaccine startup Curevo, which is developing a vaccine against shingles, raised $26 million. The funding comes on the heels… Read More

Amazon Web Services launches accelerator that focuses on the healthcare workforce

Amazon Web Services is launching a four-week accelerator program for 20 global startups working on digital solutions for the healthcare… Read More

New spinout from AI2 lands $4M to quell ICU alarms and make the hospital a quieter place

A new startup out of Seattle’s AI2 Incubator raised $4 million to reduce alarms from devices attached to patients in… Read More

Seattle biotech startup born out of a Roche buyout lands $93M to advance therapies

Seattle biotech startup Bonum Therapeutics raised $93 million less than two months after its parent company Good Therapeutics was bought… Read More

‘The dark matter is just sitting there’: What’s standing in the way of AI for life sciences

Life scientists have a data problem: information is fragmented, siloed and incomplete. And that gets in the way of taking… Read More

Tech Moves: Seagen names new CEO; Amazon hires director of corporate development; and more

— Seattle biotech giant Seagen has appointed a new CEO, David Epstein, a former executive at Novartis. Epstein also joined… Read More

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