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Led by former Juno execs Sana is a new cell engineering biotech thats reportedly raising more than 800M

Seattle biotech company PhaseRX files for bankruptcy just 19 months after going public

New hightech lab at Fred Hutch creates 3D maps of proteins to aid therapeutics and vaccine research

Seattle startup HDT Bio raises 3M to support development of COVID19 vaccine

As good as it gets: Modernas COVID19 vaccine which got its start in Seattle is 945 effective

Seattle startup Lumen Biosciences to build algae manufacturing plant in former bakery

How a hamburger and milkshake from Dicks DriveIn led to a breakthrough for this biotech startup

The search for a COVID19 cure: Amgen and Adaptive Biotech partner in quest for new drug

Immunotherapy startup Umoja lands 210M less than a year after raising 53M

COVID19 exposure notification apps become more widespread but will they make a difference

PhaseRX sells to Riovant Sciences for 800000 two months after declaring bankruptcy

Microsoft teams up with global health partners to spot rare diseases faster using new technology

Apple makes huge leap in health tech with firstofitskind heart tracking feature on Apple Watch

Navigating Cancers founder and former CEO sues its investor Merck alleging gender bias and interference with acquisition talks

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezosbacked cancer detection company Grail led by exJuno CEO files for IPO

Tech vets launch MultiScale Health aiming to liberate healthcare data with realtime platform

Providence St Joseph Health acquires Seattle blockchain startup that helps hospitals get paid

How Pfizers 43B acquisition of Seagen may impact Seattle and broader biotech market

Chinook Therapeutics helps form Chinabased biotech venture to treat kidney disease

Super surgeons: Proprio aims to bring computer vision and AI to the operating room

Data platform behind Washington health insurance marketplace acquired by Quest Analytics

Joylux raising 5M as it prepares to launch its intimate wellness device in the US

UW team imagines a better Parkinsons test lands in global finals for Microsoft student competition

Is wellness dead This Seattlearea company just raised 22M to revive it

Universal blood test from Microsoft and Adaptive is a Googlesized data challenge

Sensoria Health unveils new band that monitors key COVID19 indicators including blood oxygenation

Microsoft Amazon other tech giants forge ahead on healthcare data sharing pledge

Fred Hutch President Gary Gilliland to step down as leader of cancer research powerhouse

Bayer G4A partners with Seattle startups Litesprite and Prevencio on digital health efforts

University of Washington joins 106M Weill Neurohub effort to fight brain diseases

Scientists find more potential ingredients for antibody cocktail that fights COVID19

Biomatics raises 300M to invest in health startups adds Gates Foundation global health director

Internal memo: ExAthira CEO says I should have known better after image manipulation investigation

Microsoft releases preview of Text Analytics for health battletested in COVID19 partnership

AI2 and Microsoft team up with other tech leaders to use AI in the war on coronavirus

Virtual primary care startup 98point6 raises 118M as pandemic sparks demand for digital health tech

Seattlebased Shape Therapeutics raises 112M to develop RNAediting and gene therapies

Saykara raises 5M as its AI voice assistant cuts time doctors spend on paperwork by 70

Icosavax stock skyrockets 200 on first day of trading for newly public Seattle biotech company

Secretive startup Receptor Life Sciences raises 75M for therapies based on plant extracts

98point6 CEO Robbie Cape is no longer with the company in abrupt shakeup at telemedicine startup

Microsoft and Providence St Joseph Health team up to improve healthcare efficiency

PhaseRX sells to Roivant Sciences for 800000 two months after declaring bankruptcy

Seattle healthcare worker training startup NextStep raises 25M to fund continued growth

Biotech journalist Luke Timmerman to climb Mount Everest to raise 175k for cancer research

Amazon adds HIPAA compliance to Alexa Skills opening door for secure health apps

The chatbot will see you now: 98point6 launches virtual clinic app aims to solve primary care crisis with AI and real doctors

Merck research chief Roger Perlmutter touts Seattle biotech strength after 300M Immune Design deal

Microsoft counters Amazon again with big Walgreens partnership aiming to reshape healthcare

Shares of Gatesbacked Vir Bio tumble after 143M IPO to fund infectious disease efforts