Apr 2, 2019 | Life Science/Global Health
Washington State may be a bastion for technology innovation, but according to a new report, its life science hub is quietly making some noise of its own. According to CBRE Group Inc.’s new report, “Markets Positioned for ‘Century of Biology’ Report”, the greater...May 17, 2018 | Life Science/Global Health
While an actual cure for cancer may still be years away, researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle believe it is within reach. Building on their pioneering work in blood cancers that brought the world bone marrow transplantation, The Hutch...Apr 23, 2018 | Life Science/Global Health
Ultrasound technologies are nothing new. But combining ultrasound with artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionary. EchoNous of Redmond, Washington is doing just that, blending the state’s leadership in medical devices and artificial intelligence to make...Oct 25, 2017 | Life Science/Global Health
The human brain is beginning to give up its secrets, one cell at a time. Thanks to the groundbreaking work of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, researchers have found a way to map living brain cells in real time. So far, the researchers have sequenced the genetic...Sep 6, 2017 | Innovation, Life Science/Global Health, Technology
Healthcare researchers and technology specialists from the University of Washington have long been on the cutting edge of developing faster and more efficient means to assess health issues. Several apps for the smartphone developed by the UW scientists have made it...Jun 28, 2017 | Life Science/Global Health
Bolstered by the presence of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the University of Washington and PATH, Washington’s life science and global health organizations are also benefitting from their proximity to technology companies. The results are often...Jun 14, 2017 | Life Science/Global Health, Uncategorized
Since the pioneering days of the Northwest and 30 years before Washington statehood, the founders of today’s Providence Health & Services were building the first community hospital and serving the unmet health care needs of the early settlers along the...May 22, 2017 | Life Science/Global Health
Collaboration and a pioneering spirit are hallmarks of Washington State’s life science sector and tech communities. We experience the innovations of Washington’s tech entrepreneurs with improvements in the way we live, shop and work. And, our pioneering life science...Mar 9, 2017 | Life Science/Global Health
University of Washington researchers aim to create the next generation of mannequins, with warm “flesh,” moist “tongues” and other human traits for training battlefield medics. Thanks to an $8 million research grant from the Department of Defense, doctors at the WWAMI...Jan 25, 2017 | Life Science/Global Health
In 2007 the University of Washington began an initiative to compile evidence-based data on health trends around the globe. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE) at UW makes the data widely available to world health organizations and policymakers. The...