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Seattle tech’s extraordinary year: These are the stories we’ll remember in the business of innovation

From Amazon to Zillow, big successes to surprising failures, it was an extraordinary year for technology and innovation emerging from… Read More

No poop required: Researchers devise blood test for gut microbiome diversity using data from defunct startup Arivale

If you want to know what’s going on in your gut microbiome, the community of bacteria in our intestines that… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood launches new institute to fight Alzheimer’s with data and wellness

If you want a glimpse at medicine’s track record against Alzheimer’s, look no further than the numbers: Pharmaceutical companies have… Read More

Podcast

Why Arivale failed: Inside the surprise closure of an ambitious ‘scientific wellness’ startup

Founded in 2015, Seattle startup Arivale aspired to pioneer a new sector called scientific wellness, combining genetic testing with personal… Read More

Scientific wellness startup Arivale closes abruptly in ‘tragic’ end to vision to transform personal health

Arivale, the genetic testing and personal health coaching startup co-founded by genomics pioneer Leroy “Lee” Hood, shut down unexpectedly Wednesday… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood says biological age will be key to the future of medicine

How old are you? It’s an easy question to answer unless the person asking it is healthcare innovator Leroy (Lee)… Read More

Leadership lessons: 5 startup tips from this Ironman CEO and venture capitalist

Clayton Lewis knows what it takes to win — both on the race course, and in the boardroom. Lewis, the… Read More

Podcast

Health Tech Podcast: A ‘tricorder’ in your home? Pioneer Lee Hood on the future of health technology

“I envision a time, in the 10-year future, when we’ll have a tricorder and you at home will put a… Read More

Arivale, ISB look to reverse early Alzheimer’s with data-driven lifestyle coaching

The Institute for Systems Biology is taking a swing at one of the most widespread and puzzling diseases in the… Read More

A year later, here is where GeekWire’s Daniel Rossi stands in his quest to radically transform his health

For more than a year, Daniel Rossi has been hitting the gym several times a week, boxing, taking long walks,… Read More

GeekWire 200 in 2018: Our bold predictions for the Pacific NW’s top private tech companies

Last week we wrapped up a wild year for the Pacific Northwest’s top startups. Now it’s time to look ahead and… Read More

Scientific wellness company Arivale goes national, drops prices for genetic analysis and coaching

Arivale, the Seattle-based scientific wellness company founded by genomics pioneer Leroy “Lee” Hood, is taking its genetic analysis and personal… Read More

Study finds Lee Hood’s ‘scientific wellness’ approach can make people healthier

Scientific wellness is a straightforward idea: use data about a person’s genes, proteins and other biology, along with behavioral coaching,… Read More

Eight months later, GeekWire’s Daniel Rossi is rewiring his brain and transforming his health

Daniel Rossi is 20 pounds lighter. His key numbers are looking much better. But he says the biggest change is… Read More

Scientific wellness startup Arivale raises $13.6M to scale personalized health platform

Two years ago, genomics pioneer Leroy Hood and tech executive Clayton Lewis launched a unique enterprise: Arivale, a scientific wellness… Read More

Lee Hood’s Arivale offers scientific wellness program to Washington State University medical students

Washington State University is making a big bet on personalized medicine. The school announced this week that it is teaming… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood explains how data will flip the health system on its head

It’s something you hear surprisingly often in the medical sciences: we just don’t have enough data. That’s especially true for fields… 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

Scientific wellness startup Arivale launches new data-driven weight loss program

The field of scientific wellness may still be young, but Seattle’s Arivale — a startup that takes a data-driven approach to… Read More

Here’s to a healthy Thanksgiving: How GeekWire’s Daniel Rossi will navigate the year’s biggest meal

Updated on Friday morning with details on how the day went for Daniel Rossi. Thanksgiving is a big deal — and… Read More

Special Series: Follow this GeekWire staffer as he reprograms his health, starting with his genes

Some people have a sweet tooth. Daniel Rossi wishes it were that simple. “I have all the teeth,” he jokes. “I have… Read More

Leroy Hood

How your health care will change in 10 (and 100) years: Five predictions from Arivale’s Leroy Hood

Good news: Arivale co-founder Leroy Hood says he can “almost guarantee” there’ll be ways to keep yourself physically and mentally fit… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2016: It’s time to vote for Startup of the Year

Building a startup from scratch is no easy task, but the Pacific Northwest has no shortage of entrepreneurial wunderkinds. The… Read More

Fast-growing scientific wellness startup Arivale hires BlueKai co-founder as chief revenue officer

Arivale, the “scientific wellness” startup co-founded by genomics pioneer Lee Hood, has hired Grant Ries, the co-founder of big-data company BlueKai,… Read More

Dr. Lee Hood’s scientific wellness startup Arivale raises $36M to improve health through genetics

A new startup in Seattle wants to be the Google or Microsoft of a new industry called scientific wellness, and now… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood: New startup could be the Google or Microsoft of ‘scientific wellness’

Dr. Lee Hood led the team that pioneered the automated DNA sequencer, helping to give humans unprecedented insights into our personal genetic makeup. He has… Read More

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