Apr 19, 2022 | Life Science/Global Health
One of the top cancer research centers in the world, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has announced that it is realigning its partnerships with UW Medicine and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to create the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. The new center hopes to...
Apr 13, 2021 | Life Science/Global Health
The life science sector in Washington State has reason to rejoice. With more demand than space, life science startups, companies and innovators can now look forward to moving into 136,000 square feet dedicated lab space, right in the heart of bustling South Lake...
Jul 22, 2020 | Life Science/Global Health
Even in a pandemic, great ideas rise to the top. In Tasso’s case, their push-button blood gathering device just netted a $17 million round of funding. The idea itself is rather straightforward. Instead of poking a needle into your vein to get a blood sample, you place...
Jun 25, 2020 | Life Science/Global Health
Washington’s reputation for cutting-edge research has attracted a new Alzheimer’s research center that will map brains ravaged by the disease to trace new patterns for early diagnosis and treatment. Headquartered at the Allen Institute, the new center draws on the...
Mar 31, 2020 | Life Science/Global Health, Manufacturing
If there was ever a right time and a right place, Washington’s Ventec Life Systems would be in it. As the nation is held in the grip of a global pandemic, the shortage of ventilators has become sadly apparent. Currently, there are only 160,000 ventilators in the...
Jul 1, 2019 | Life Science/Global Health, Technology
Historically, the fight against malaria has been centered around vaccines and bed nets. But ask a team from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Xinova, a network of experts that match ideas with customers, and you’ll find the discussion centering around...
Jun 10, 2019 | Life Science/Global Health, Technology
Washington’s reputation for collaboration between different sectors is well known. But some of these partnerships are having a surprising effect on issues that once appeared to have no answer.Such is the case of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), which...
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...
