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Advice for entrepreneurs in the medical device industry on raising cash and growing startups
At Life Science Washington’s 2022 Medical Device Summit investors, regulatory experts and CEOs shared their expertise and advice on breaking through as an entrepreneur in

Seattle biotech Bonum raises $93M Series A round
Seattle-based biotech Bonum Therapeutics recently announced a $93 million Series A funding round, with participation from Rivervest Venture Partners, Roche Venture Fund, Digitalis Ventures, 3×5

Sana and BioLife Tout BioForest Region as Best Place to Work
Two Washington-based biotechs have made BioSpace’s 2023 Best Places to Work report. Seattle-based Sana Biotechnology has been voted the best place to work in the

Without health care jobs and funding, US would have been in a deep recession
The healthcare and life sciences private and public sectors have helped prevent the U.S. from plummeting into a deep recession through commercialization and job creation.

Gestalt receives approval for software in Europe
Spokane-based startup Gestalt Diagnostics recently received eight patents in the United Kingdom for its PathFlow software that replaces glass slides and microscopes with data-rich digital

Roche/Ionis, Chinook and Vera Eye Phase III in IgAN
At the 2022 American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week, Seattle-based Chinook Therapeutics recently shared data from their Phase I/II trial evaluating BION-1301, a novel anti-APRIL

Seattle startup developing therapies based on human milk to go public via SPAC merger
A Seattle-based startup, Intrinsic Medicine, is merging with Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp (PBAX), a special purpose acquisition company or SPAC. The deal is anticipated to

Truveta launches health data tool, with 72M records ‘at your fingertips’
Truveta, a startup co-founded by former Microsoft executive Terry Myerson and backed by four national health systems to build the world’s largest healthcare data set,

Exclusive: Google quietly acquired a Seattle digital health startup that built an app to monitor breathing
Google recently acquired Sound Life Sciences, a spinout of The University of Washington that developed an app to monitor breathing. The company uses sonar technology

UW is No. 6 in the world, according to US News Best Global Universities
According to a new report on the U.S. News & World’s Best Global Universities rankings, the University of Washington (UW) is the 6th best university

Report: State’s Life Science Industry Attracted $5B in 2021 Investments
Nearly $5.1 billion was invested in Washington state’s biotechnology and life science companies last year, according to Life Science Washington’s 2021 Washington State Investor Report.

Naveen Jain’s microbiome and diagnostics startup Viome is raising more cash
Seattle-area startup Viome Life Sciences secured $67 million in funding, increasing its total capital raise to over $125 million. The company sells kits that determine
