Exclusive: Google quietly acquired a Seattle digital health startup that built an app to monitor breathing Google’s got a thing for Seattle health tech startups. The tech giant acquired Sound Life Sciences, a small University of… Read More
FDA gives clearance to sonar-based app that monitors breathing Sound Life Sciences has clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its app that monitors breathing, the… Read More
Vote for Health Innovation of the Year: Tech and life sciences unite at the 2020 GeekWire Awards Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. Technology is increasingly influencing the science… Read More
Play Podcast Meet the hacker professor who’s saving lives with smart devices and sonar Play Shyam Gollakota has come a long way since his first day as a university undergraduate. “I didn’t know how to… Read More
Can Alexa help detect a heart attack? Researchers explore life-saving potential of smart speakers At the onset of a heart attack, people often have a few telltale symptoms: pain in the chest or arm,… Read More
‘Batman’ tech: UW spins out new startup that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses An app that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses is making the leap from research to startup mode with the… Read More
