Articles about Biotech – Page 5 of 8

Agriculture startup raises $7M to grow apples, cherries, and nuts in high-tech gel

Phytelligence is raising more cash to further develop its technology that helps grow food crops like apples, cherries, hops, and… Read More

Biomedical labs at UW and in Boston win $10M grants from Allen Frontiers Group

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to speed the pace of biomedical breakthroughs, is… Read More

Hemex Health lands $1.7M for lab-in-a-box that diagnoses malaria and sickle cell disease

We often think about global health as a philanthropic endeavor, something addressed by nonprofits and NGOs. But there is a… Read More

Biotech startup Aortica raising $4M to develop personalized blood vessel stents for aortic aneurysms

The aorta is an important blood vessel, to say the least. It’s the body’s main artery, carrying blood from the heart… Read More

Star Trek’s Tricorder, realized? This device uses AI to diagnose medical conditions

According to Star Trek, 23rd century doctors will diagnose most illnesses and determine the general state of health via a… Read More

Chinese genomics giant BGI announces West Coast Innovation Center to fuel international collaboration

Seattle’s history in genomics is long and storied. It’s home to organizations including the University of Washington, genomics pioneer Dr.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Phoresa is creating a ‘pregnancy-style’ test for infectious diseases

Pregnancy tests, even those done in hospitals or clinics, are very straightforward. Some urine plus a detector and you have… Read More

Genoa Pharmaceuticals raises $62M for clinical trials and names Bruce Montgomery CEO

Genoa Pharmaceuticals — a biopharmaceutical company working on treatments for respiratory diseases — was operating under the radar just last week.… Read More

Juno Therapeutics’ revenue surges on Celgene partnership, loss increases on R&D spending

Seattle-based biotech juggernaut Juno Therapeutics delivered mixed results in its 2017 quarter one earnings report Thursday — the first financial report… Read More

Startup Spotlight: This biotech company uses fermentation to produce custom compounds

Here’s a wacky concept. Imagine you could give a microorganism, like yeast, specific instructions on what to produce during fermentation.… Read More

Geek of the Week: CIDR president John Aitchison could have been a pro sailor, but chose to cure deadly diseases instead

John Aitchison is a man of many talents. “Growing up, I wanted to be a professional sailor, but that seemed… Read More

Alpine Immune Sciences raising $17M in advance of merger with Colorado pharmaceutical company

Seattle biotech company Alpine Immune Sciences is raising $17 million as part of a merger with Nivalis, a publicly-traded pharmaceutical firm… Read More

Fred Hutch study: New nanoparticle immunotherapy could replace chemo as front-line cancer treatment

Dr. Matthias Stephan has a vision: cancer-killing immunotherapy that is so cheap and easy to access it replaces chemotherapy as the… Read More

M3 Biotechnology gets another $1.4M in funding, prepares to start clinical trials of leading drug candidate

Seattle-based M3 Biotechnology announced it has received a $1.4 million investment from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, allowing it to begin… Read More

Q&A: Cancer research leader Nancy Davidson on the innovations of the past decade, and where things are heading next

We often hear that medical research is approaching “breakthroughs” or is at a “tipping point” in innovation. But what does… Read More

Study: ID Genomics’ bacteria ‘fingerprinting’ technology helps doctors diagnose infection more accurately

The idea is simple: when a patient has a bacterial infection, doctors should find out what kind of bacteria it… Read More

No more needle and thread? This startup is developing a high-tech replacement for stitches

Whether they’re on a busted lip or helping close wounds after surgery, stitches and other sutures are a familiar presence… Read More

Study: Seattle-area startup’s test diagnoses heart disease more effectively than current methods

Prevencio, a Kirkland, Wash., based biotech startup, today announced the results of the first study on its HART test, which… Read More

Nativis raises $10M for device that uses electromagnetic fields to mimic the effects of cancer drugs

Imagine an external device that could have the same effect, when pointed at a tumor, as a cancer drug. It… 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

ID Genomics consortium to build national database of bacterial ‘fingerprints’ to help doctors diagnose infection

There’s a reason bacteria take up almost an entire kingdom in our map of life: they are an endlessly complex… Read More

Gates Foundation pledges up to $140M for HIV-fighting drug delivery implant

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committing up to $140 million to help Boston biotech company Intarcia Therapeutics develop… Read More

Fred Hutch spinout Nohla Therapeutics raises $43.5M to develop therapy for Leukemia

Seattle-based Nohla Therapeutics, a biotech startup spun out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, just announced a whopping $43.5 million… Read More

PhaseRx liver disease drug receives boost from FDA, stock soars

Seattle-based biotech company PhaseRx develops drug candidates to treat rare, often life-threatening liver diseases, and one of their candidates just got… Read More

Heavily-funded Bay Area startup opening office in Seattle to fuel biological engineering

Zymergen, a biological engineering startup based in the San Francisco area, is building out an engineering center in Seattle, GeekWire… Read More

Electrodes on the brain could return sense of ‘touch feedback’ to patients with spinal cord injuries

In a study to be published this month, University of Washington researchers announce a promising discovery: electrodes placed on the… Read More

Seattle’s Sound Pharmaceuticals raising $30M to advance trials of hearing-loss drug

Sound Pharmaceuticals, a Seattle startup developing therapies and preventative treatments for hearing loss, is in the midst of a $30 million… Read More

Study of Juno Therapeutics cancer treatment shows high rates of remission, possible promise for other drugs

A study published today on a Juno Therapeutics immunotherapy treatment for blood cancers shows that the drug and others like it could… Read More

Fred Hutch study: Cord blood transplants may be more effective for high-risk Leukemia patients

When a patient is diagnosed with Leukemia or another blood cancer, they generally undergo long, painful rounds of chemotherapy to… Read More

Prevencio announces successful study of predictive blood tests for coronary heart disease

Prevencio, a Kirkland, Wash., based biotech startup, announced today a successful study on its suite of blood diagnostic tests. The… Read More