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This startup just raised cash for its robots that help farmers monitor vineyards and crops

A SPAC called FLAC Seattle venture capital firm to launch 100 million blank check company

Alpine raises 91M to fuel the Seattle biotechs clinical trials for lupus and cancer

Longtime Juno Therapeutics CEO Hans Bishop leaves role after acquisition by Celgene

Seattle Genetics drug rides FDA fasttrack to the front lines in fight against rare form of cancer

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Startup Battlefield Winner Cellino grabs 80M Series A

Seattle Genetics finds mixed success in first earnings after Cascadian Therapeutics acquisition

The robot will see you now: New GeekWire Summit track explores how AI genetic data and more are transforming healthcare

Cellink and Nanoscribe Unveil New Submicron Bioprinter

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

Chinook Therapeutics to merge with Aduro Biotech as it pushes forward with kidney disease therapies

Microsoft launches Station B a new platform for biological programming

Merck subsidiary StayWell acquires Portland digital health startup Provata Health

Seattle startup Cyrus inks proteindesign deal with immune biotech Selecta worth up to 15 billion

Healthcare tech company Accolade raises another 50M total funding tops 200M

Litesprite maker of games that treat mental health wins inaugural TRAILS healthcare competition

KitoTech raises 3M as demand soars for its athome nostitch wound closure kit

Mammoth Biosciences lands exclusive license to new CRISPR proteins that could boost gene editing precision

Busy pandemic season helps medical supply ecommerce platform Bttn raise 5M

Amazon launches ondemand healthcare clinic for Seattlearea employees

Amazon Web Services launches 40M initiative that aims to reduce health inequities

Testing Stretch 22 a new stretch therapy startup backed by Expedia and Zillow founder Rich Barton

Amazon buys another healthcare startup to boost primary care service for its employees

Vera Whole Health aims for healthcare revolution as it raises 5M plans six new clinics

Artificial raises 21M led by Microsofts M12 for a lab automation platform aimed at life sciences RD

Nvidia launches new services for training large language models

Seattlebased health software company Valant sold to another private equity firm

Kevala raises 4M to address healthcare labor shortage with software for longterm care facilities

Cell and gene therapy startup ElevateBio raises 170M

Resilience raises over 800 million to transform pharmaceutical manufacturing in response to COVID19

AAlpha Bio wins 620000 grant to work on molecular glue for treating disease

Karius raises 165 million for its liquid biopsy technology identifying diseases with a blood draw

AstraZeneca will pay up to 11B to acquire Icosavax a Univ of Washington biotech spinout

New UW center to match biomedical discoveries with resources to help bring products to market

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotech cofounders join life sciences SPAC new edtech execs and more

TLDR: AntiAmazon graffiti see Times Square under water with HoloLens needlefree blood sugar monitor for people with diabetes

Frazier Healthcare Partners raises 419M for life science venture fund signaling huge interest in health investment

Insurance giant Humana invests 20M in healthcare tech company Accolade

AI2 spinout MajorBoost uses artificial intelligence to help medical providers deal with insurance calls

Former Microsoft exec Stefan Weitz wants to build authentic startups and hes starting with probiotics

Seattle Genetics beats earnings expectations as revenue from cancer drug Adcetris grows

BayArea biotech Zymergen opens new Seattle office signaling big growth plans in the city

Oisn raises 5M to develop treatments for zombie cells associated with agerelated diseases

Amazons health venture with Berkshire and JPMorgan is the epitome of entrepreneurial spirit says Accolades Raj Singh

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

Hightech light therapy kiosk aims to combat Vitamin D deficiency launches with clinical trials

Biotech company Absci which recently went public cuts ribbon on new HQ in Vancouver Wash

Intersections of innovation: Madrona director Matt McIlwain named Fred Hutch chair as more tech execs join board

Biotech startup scores 20M to develop drug that triggers the immune system to fight cancer