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Medicine

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

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

Startup Spotlight: CuePath Innovation’s IoT device helps seniors stay on top of medications

After witnessing his grandmother’s trying health scares caused by mismanaging her pills, Victor Lesau decided to put his engineering background… Read More

Seattle health leaders say proposed NIH budget cuts are ‘devastating’ and will cost patient lives

President Donald Trump released his blueprint for the 2018 federal budget on Thursday. It included deep cuts to a number… 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

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

Protein structures

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

Researchers at the University of Washington have cracked the code for producing molecular structures with tiny pockets – structures that… 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

Lucas Ting

Geek of the Week: Lucas Ting is solving problems at his startup Stasys Medical — it’s in his blood

Lucas Ting has been a geek at heart from the start. Originally from Northern Illinois, Ting attended a dedicated math… Read More

Forever young: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos backs biotech startup developing anti-aging therapies

Is Jeff Bezos looking for the fountain of youth? Possibly, if his latest investment provides any clues. The billionaire founder… Read More

Startup Spotlight: This student team designs apps to help people with disabilities

When Maddie Rogers was in high school, her grandfather suffered a stroke. As with many stroke victims, the ordeal made communicating… Read More

Cosmetic surgery community RealSelf launches fellowship to send doctors abroad

RealSelf, an online community for people seeking cosmetic procedures and the clinicians that perform them, is launching a fellowship program.… Read More

King County launches app that alerts bystanders when someone needs CPR

For most people, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is fatal. When the condition hits, each minute that passes without CPR reduces the chance… Read More

Working Geek: Fred Hutch commercialization lead Nicole Robinson is ‘a scientific matchmaker’

Commercial partners can help non-profits, like the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, bring life-saving treatments to patients faster. That’s why… Read More

Protein design

Designer proteins, created and edited on computers, open up new biotech frontiers

Synthetic genomes and gene editing are big things today, but the next big things in biotechnology could be proteins that are… Read More

Brain tissue

Seattle researchers join forces to study brain injury, aging and dementia

Scientists from Seattle’s Allen Institute for Brain Science, the University of Washington and Group Health Research Institute have put together… Read More

Institute for Systems Biology joins Providence; Biotech pioneer Leroy Hood named health system’s chief science officer

The non-profit Institute for Systems Biology, a Seattle-based biomedical research organization that has spun off eight companies in the past 15 years, is joining Providence… Read More

Physio-Control acquired for $1.3 billion by medical device maker Stryker Corp

Physio-Control Inc. is getting a new corporate parent — again. The Redmond-based maker of defibrillators will be purchased by publicly-traded medical device… Read More

Startup Spotlight: OkCopay aims to be the ‘Zillow for healthcare’

Consider the last big-ticket purchase you made. Maybe you compared prices, read reviews, and utilized online tools designed to help consumers.… Read More

Remote Medical International receives $95M USAID contract to deliver HIV rapid test kits to remote areas

Remote Medical International, a 12-year-old organization that specializes in delivering medical supplies and personnel to remote locations, today announced a $95 million… Read More

Your next nurse may be powered by Kinect

Okay, open wide. Wait, I can’t see clearly. Could you step a little closer to the Kinect? That imaginary dialogue may… Read More

UW spin-out Oricula Therapeutics raises cash to sell medicine that prevents hearing loss

Oricula Therapeutics, a startup spun out of the University of Washington, has raised $122,000 to commercialize medicine that can help… Read More

Juno Therapeutics lab

With $120M in its pocket, Juno Therapeutics aims to wipe out cancer by rewiring the immune system

One big problem with existing cancer therapies available today like chemotherapy and radiation is the collateral damage. While some medicine… Read More

Cancer research startup Juno Therapeutics raises $120M in massive series A financing

In one of the largest series A venture capital deals this year in the biotechnology sector, Seattle-based Juno Therapeutics has… Read More

Kona Medical raises $10M to reduce high blood pressure for people in China

Kona Medical has raised $10 million in a Series D round from Morningside Group to bring its novel ultrasound technology to patients in… Read More

Remote Medical International lands $8M to offer medical aid worldwide

To help broaden its reach and continue providing medical assistance in hard-to-reach places, Seattle-based Remote Medical International just landed $8… Read More

Geek of the Week: Software engineer Jesse Johnston is making medicine smarter

Technology is playing a larger role in health care every day, but what if the pills themselves were smart, with… Read More

Hanauer-backed health care provider Qliance appoints CEO

Qliance Medical Management, a Seattle company that operates primary health care clinics in the Puget Sound area, has appointed Erika… Read More

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