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In fight against fentanyl and other drugs, police departments deploy handheld narcotics analyzer

The Redmond (Wash.) Police Department is deploying a new tool in its fight against illicit drugs. The agency announced Tuesday… Read More

Seattle-area psychedelics startup CaaMTech raises $22M to advance to human testing

CaaMTech, a Seattle-area startup developing new psychedelic agents, has raised $22 million in funding, the company announced this week. The… Read More

Seattle startup wants to revolutionize medicine for kids with world’s first gummy drugs

Connie Wan is no different than any other parent who has struggled to get a little kid to take medication… Read More

Seattle Genetics stock jumps 17% on breast cancer drug trial success

Shares of cancer drug maker Seattle Genetics soared more than 17 percent Monday morning following positive results for a new… Read More

Fred Hutch spinout SEngine raises $5.1M to test cancer treatment drugs against a patient’s tumors

Seattle startup SEngine Precision Medicine has raised $5.1 million in fresh funding as it looks to commercialize a platform that… Read More

How do drugs interact with supplements? Supp.AI search engine tracks down clues

Physicians and regulators keep close tabs on how different drugs interact. But what about interactions involving dietary supplements? “There’s just… Read More

Startup Spotlight: YouScript warns doctors of ‘metabolic traffic jams’ caused by prescription drugs

Modern drugs are lifesavers. But they can — and frequently do — cause more harm than good. Here’s a staggering… Read More

Seattle Genetics shares rise on strong Adcetris sales, $218M in revenue for Q2

Cancer drugmaker Seattle Genetics reported stronger-than-expected revenues for the second quarter as its stock rose more than 8 percent in… Read More

Hearing-loss drugmaker Sound Pharmaceuticals posts strong clinical results, eyes a $100M IPO

Sound Pharmaceuticals, a Seattle-based drugmaker that is creating a first-of-its-kind treatment for hearing loss, recently reported encouraging top-line results from… Read More

Amgen and University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design team up to build better cancer drugs

Biotech giant Amgen is putting up the money to fund three research projects in partnership with the University of Washington’s… Read More

Alder BioPharmaceuticals raises $170M in stock offering as FDA reviews its migraine therapy

Alder BioPharmaceuticals has raised $170 million in a stock offering and is ramping up operations after filing an FDA application… Read More

Seattle Genetics shares slump after losses grow

Seattle Genetics on Thursday reported higher-than-expected losses for the fourth quarter, sending shares down 8 percent in after-hours trading. Quarterly… Read More

Cancer drug maker CTI BioPharma lays off 50% of workforce

CTI BioPharma announced Thursday that it will let go of half its employees in order to create more runway to… Read More

Seattle biotech scores $67.5M to treat migraines and Parkinson’s with drugs delivered deep into the nasal cavity

Seattle-based biotech firm Impel NeuroPharma closed its latest round of funding, bringing in $67.5 million to develop treatments for central… Read More

Subscribe to your vitamins: Pillsy launches supplement service alongside smart pill bottles

Pillsy has launched a subscription service that works alongside the Seattle-based startup’s smart pill bottles, reminding users to take their supplements… Read More

Records

Listen to this playlist, designed by a psychologist to support subjects tripping on ‘magic’ mushrooms

Listening to music can be a very personal journey for some people, serving as a guiding light or emotional girder,… Read More

Briteside

Oregon-based marijuana delivery service creates parody commercial that will give you the giggles

Even if you’re at work and not currently high, there’s a good chance you’re going to have a laugh while… Read More

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking, take heart: Revalesio’s ALS drug gets regulatory boost from FDA

Revalesio, a biomedical company headquartered in Tacoma, Wash., says it’s been cleared to benefit from federal incentives for the development… Read More

Report: Amazon is recruiting healthcare experts in bid for lucrative pharmaceutical industry

After flirting with the idea for years, Amazon may finally be ready to really go after the pharmaceutical market. Anonymous… Read More

Bankrupt cancer drug maker Dendreon selling to Valeant for $400 million

Dendreon, the once-promising Seattle biotechnology company that developed treatments for prostate cancer, will be sold to Quebec-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.… Read More

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