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Longtime Juno Therapeutics CEO Hans Bishop leaves role after merger with Celgene

Medical device startup Sterifre nabs 8M to launch sterilization technology

Stem cells help fix damaged hearts in monkeys human testing is on the way

Digital health startup Xealth lands 11M to help doctors prescribe pretty much anything but drugs

Amazon JPMorgan and Berkshire reveal CEO for new health venture pick Boston as HQ

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

EchoNous announces 35M in new funding for mini AIdriven ultrasound devices

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center names new board chair and adds trustees

Kineta signs multimillion dollar collaboration with Genentech to develop nonopioid pain medication

Microsoftbacked universal blood test could start diagnosing disease within a small number of years

OncoResponse raises 40M to start clinical trials of antibodybased cancer immunotherapies

CuePath raises 18M for smart medication organizer and monitoring system

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

Steth IO launches smartphonebased stethoscope that visualizes heartbeats invented by teenager

Providence spinout Xealth raises 24M to expand digital health services

Adaptive Biotechs deal with Amgen influenced by belief that COVID19 may return seasonally like flu

Portland startup aims to treat opioid addiction with tech as it raises 105M and partners with Premera

Cyrus Biotechnology and CRISPR pioneers team up to boost geneediting therapies

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

Adaptive Biotechnologies will sell 8M shares to accelerate drug development

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

ExAmazon and Glossier exec aims to help people live longer healthier with new startup Modern Age

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

Coronavirus contact tracing is ramping up along with online training to fill the gap

Inside the Adaptive Biotech IPO: How two brothers built a big idea into a breakthrough company

Seattlearea inventor wins global COVID hackathon for tech that alerts public about crowded spaces

After struggling with their own drug addictions these founders just raised 6M for a recovery app

Filings reveal Amazons plan to use radar for sleep tracing and touchless device control

Seattle Genetics to acquire Cascadian Therapeutics for 614M to further bolster its cancer fight

Cell therapies are giving Seattle an edge in biotech driving three acquisitions in under a month

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

Geek on the Street: Would you want to live to 200 and would do you anything differently

Bill Gates warns that coronavirus impact could be very very dramatic outlines longterm solutions

Gut health startup Viome raises 54M to develop cancer diagnostics and sell microbiome kits

Juno finds clinical success with cancer drug beats analyst expectations with 44M in revenue

Health benefits platform Accolade to acquire virtual primary care startup PlushCare in 450M deal

Sentinel Healthcare raises 2M to monitor hypertension in round led by PSL Ventures

Adaptive Biotechnologies signs blockbuster deal with Genentech for personalized cancer treatments worth up to 2 billion

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

Seattle startup Xealth lands investment from Cerner as COVID19 accelerates digital health adoption

Inside a rapid innovation session as Gates Foundation and Xinova fight malaria with tech

Sonoma Biotherapeutics raises 265M to advance therapies for autoimmune inflammatory diseases

Medical device startup LumiThera raises 14M to further develop treatment for ocular disorders

Scientists find more potential ingredients for antibody cocktail that fights COVID19

Seattle startup Truveta raises 95M for ambitious vision to aggregate data across healthcare systems

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

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative hands out 15 million to help scientists map every cell in the human body

Chinook Therapeutics helps form Chinabased biotech venture to treat kidney disease

Imagine holding your own heart: GE teams with US Veterans Affairs in Seattle to accelerate 3D printing in health care

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