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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
Report: Washington life sciences companies landed over $5B last year
Washington life science companies brought in about $5.1 billion in total investment last year, according to Life Science Washington’s first-annual 2021 Washington State Investor Report.
Life sciences entrepreneurs offer advice on launching and building startups
In a recent panel hosted by the University of Washington, five entrepreneurs shared their advice on what it takes to launch a life science company
UW ranks No. 26 for best universities in the world, study finds
A new study from Times Higher Education ranks the University of Washington as the 26th best university in the world. The University of Oxford (U.K.)
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center receives ‘transformative’ $710.5M gift from the Bezos family
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center received a $710.5 million philanthropic gift from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ parents, Jackie and Mike Bezos. Fred Hutch President and