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Health/Life Sciences

Jun 17, 2026, 9:16 AM

Seattle biotech heavy-hitters emerge from stealth with $46M for next-gen migraine treatments

Vedana Therapeutics emerged from stealth with a $46M Series A. Led by local biotech veterans, the Seattle startup is developing next-gen, at-home migraine injections. Read More

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Jun 14, 2026, 7:19 AM

Having sex in space would be tricky, but having kids in space is riskier

Researchers say the mechanics of having sex in space would be easier to manage than the biology of pregnancy and fetal development in a reduced-gravity, high-radiation environment. Read More

Jun 2, 2026, 7:00 AM

Allen Institute’s big new bet: $400M effort aims to go from mapping the brain to treating disease

The Allen Institute is launching a $400 million initiative, the Brain Health Accelerator, to develop gene therapies for neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and ALS. It marks the first time the Seattle research organization, founded by Paul Allen in 2003, has made treating disease its goal. Read More

Jun 1, 2026, 9:36 AM

Scoop: Medical technology giant plans to put its longtime Seattle-area campus up for sale

Philips plans to put its Bothell, Wash., campus up for sale, marking a significant moment for Washington state’s medical device industry and for a site that helped establish the region as a global center for ultrasound innovation. Read More

May 27, 2026, 7:08 AM

Eli Lilly to acquire Seattle-area biotech in $1.5 billion bet on next-generation shingles vaccine

Eli Lilly agreed to acquire Bothell, Wash.-based Curevo Vaccine for up to $1.5 billion in cash. The deal centers on a next-generation shingles vaccine that reduced side effects by more than half in a Phase 2 study. Read More

May 20, 2026, 8:00 AM

Lab of UW Nobel winner cracks challenge of creating roomier protein cages to deliver genetic medicines

Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design have engineered larger, virus-like protein cages to one day deliver larger genetic payloads. Read More

Apr 22, 2026, 8:43 AM

From the ‘scurfy’ mouse to the Nobel Prize: How a Seattle biotech pioneer’s long game paid off

From a Bill Gates-backed startup in the mid ’90s to the Nobel stage in 2025, Fred Ramsdell reveals how “patient capital” and a mutation found in a 1940s mouse helped unlock immune system secrets. Read More

Mar 20, 2026, 9:49 AM

Seattle’s biotech scene is world-class — Life Science Washington is teaching it how to brag

Despite world-class AI-biotech research, a Nobel Prize-winning protein design lab and proximity to global AI expertise, Washington’s life sciences sector is still learning to tell its story. Read More

Mar 19, 2026, 10:15 AM

From computer to lab to market: Nobel winner David Baker lands $7M for new protein program

The Washington Research Foundation is investing $7 million in Nobel laureate David Baker’s UW lab to turn AI-designed proteins into real-world tools. Read More

Mar 5, 2026, 1:38 PM

University of Washington team working on CPR feedback device wins health innovation challenge

CPRight is a real-time CPR feedback device that provides data on compression rate and depth to ensure bystanders perform high-quality, life-saving chest compressions during an emergency. Read More

Mar 5, 2026, 6:00 AM

Amazon makes a new bet on healthcare AI, rivaling Microsoft in the doctor’s office

AWS is launching Amazon Connect Health, handling patient calls, clinical documentation and billing codes in a new challenge to Microsoft’s Nuance and a crowded field of AI scribe startups.
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Feb 13, 2026, 10:55 AM

Washington nonprofit supporting global development tech and philanthropy to shutter after 16 years

Global Washington announced it’s closing after 16 years of supporting philanthropy, technology, businesses and academics working in global development. Read More

Feb 6, 2026, 10:13 AM

First multi-coronavirus vaccine enters human testing, built on UW Medicine technology

A vaccine with University of Washington roots that fights a suite of coronaviruses including COVID-19 and related, deadly diseases is starting human clinical testing. Read More

Jan 20, 2026, 11:05 PM

Gates Foundation, OpenAI launch $50M AI health initiative targeting 1,000 clinics in Africa

The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are launching a new partnership aimed at bringing artificial intelligence into frontline health care systems across Africa, starting with Rwanda. Read More

Jan 8, 2026, 5:01 AM

Seattle’s Alpenglow moves 3D microscope tech from lab to clinic to help modernize cancer diagnostics

Alpenglow Biosciences announced a partnership with PathNet to help commercialize use of the startup’s 3D microscope technology in clinical settings. Read More

Jan 5, 2026, 2:24 PM

Desney Tan leaves Microsoft after 21 years leading key research and healthcare initiatives

Microsoft Research leader Desney Tan is leaving the company after 21 years, closing a career that spanned breakthrough work in human-computer interaction, health “moonshots,” and products including Xbox Kinect and Microsoft Band. Read More

Jan 5, 2026, 9:32 AM

‘Designed to be addictive’: Study finds teens spend more than an hour per day on phones at school

The findings add to the ongoing argument made by teachers, parents and policymakers that has led schools and districts around the country, including some in Seattle, to ban phones during school hours.  Read More

Dec 30, 2025, 12:38 PM

The mother of all treatments: Mitera lands $1.75M to unlock the immune-tolerance secrets of pregnancy

Mitera Biosciences is emerging from stealth with a mission to develop new drugs for autoimmune diseases and organ transplant rejection. Read More

Dec 30, 2025, 7:16 AM

Ex-Amazon AI engineer bets six figures of his own money to disrupt drug discovery

Seattle biotech startup Rhizome Research has emerged from stealth with technology for creating small-molecule drug candidates. Read More

Dec 18, 2025, 3:00 PM

‘Scientist-as-a-Service’: Seattle startup Pauling.AI aims to shrink drug discovery timelines by months

The company’s technology can complete tasks in a matter of weeks that previously required three to six months, said founder and CEO Javier Tordable. Read More

Dec 18, 2025, 10:09 AM

Athira Pharma recovers from Alzheimer’s failure with breast cancer pivot and $90M investment

In a remarkable pivot, Athira Pharma has a deal to test a promising breast cancer drug and landed $90 million in upfront funding from investors. Read More

Dec 11, 2025, 10:25 AM

Joon Care, a Seattle-based mental health startup serving youth, acquired by Handspring Health

Seattle-based mental health startup Joon Care was acquired by Handspring Health. The companies both launched to provide online care for youth and young adults. Read More

Dec 9, 2025, 8:00 AM

Microsoft, Providence and UW create AI that unlocks tumor insights at a scale previously out of reach

Tech and cancer researchers are publicly releasing an AI tool that can perform sophisticated tumor analysis in a fraction of the time and cost of existing methods. Read More

Dec 9, 2025, 8:00 AM

Seattle startup Casera emerges from PSL to help hospital managers clear bottlenecks with help from AI

Casera, a new healthcare technology startup in Seattle, is spinning out of Pioneer Square Labs with a unique approach to… Read More

Dec 3, 2025, 9:01 PM

Global health backslide: Gates Foundation report links funding cuts to rising child deaths

Bill Gates and his foundation are raising the alarm over the impacts of international funding cuts for global health, including an increase in children’s deaths. Read More

Dec 3, 2025, 8:19 AM

UW Nobel winner’s lab releases most powerful protein design tool yet

David Baker’s lab at the University of Washington is announcing two major leaps in the field of AI-powered protein design. Read More

Dec 2, 2025, 8:54 AM

Seattle biotech startup Curi Bio lands $10M to expand its R&D support for drug discovery

Seattle biotech startup Curi Bio today announced $10 million in new funding. The company enables the screening of new drugs using 3D tissue models. Read More

Dec 1, 2025, 2:14 PM

Anonymous donor gifts $50M to help University of Washington train ‘unsung heroes’ of healthcare

When medical laboratory science students learned the news at an event Monday at the UW’s Seattle campus, many began to cry. Read More

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Nov 17, 2025, 11:11 AM

Scientists create a supercomputer simulation that can reveal how the brain works, neuron by neuron

A computer model developed by researchers from Japan and Seattle’s Allen Institute could lead to new methods for studying brain diseases Read More

Nov 13, 2025, 5:00 AM

Allen Institute taps AWS, Google to spur ‘aha moments’ in neuroscience with new brain research platform

Seattle’s Allen Institute has released the Brain Knowledge Platform, a research aid described as the most comprehensive AI tool available for neuroscience. Read More

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