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Homegrown in Washington: Targeted State Investments Support Life Science Industry Growth
July 18, 2024
Ichor Vascular Inc. announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the company’s 7-F peripheral reperfusion system, which is indicated for the nonsurgical removal of emboli and thrombi from venous blood vessels.
Ichor Vascular’s 7-F Peripheral Reperfusion System Receives FDA Clearance
July 18, 2024
Ichor Vascular Inc. announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the company’s 7-F peripheral reperfusion system, which is indicated for the nonsurgical removal of emboli and thrombi from venous blood vessels.
Washington Innovation Network Mentoring Program Marks 10 Years Helping Life-Science Companies
April 22nd, 2024
The CEO of Redmond-based SafKan Health, maker of the OtoSet Ear-Cleaning System, said the free consultation he and his co-founder brother received through a Life Science Washington Institute program to mentor early-stage life-science companies
Vocxi Health awarded the Best Presenter for the Life Science + Healthcare Track at Venture Summit West
April 11th, 2024
Vocxi Health joined other leading health tech startups at the Venture Summit West in Silicon Valley this week. Vocxi was awarded the best presenter for the Life Science/Healthcare Track!
Carlsmed grabs $52.5M for FDA-approved AI-powered personalised spine surgery tech
March 18th, 2024
Carlsmed aims to accelerate the deployment of patient-centric technology that revolutionises the standard of care for spine surgery. In a recent development, the AI-enabled personalised surgery medtech company has snapped $52.5 million in a Series C funding round.
SpaceX and Microsoft vets raise $5.4M for Gradial, a Seattle startup using generative AI for marketing
February 28th, 2024
Gradial, a new Seattle startup using generative AI to help marketing operations teams increase productivity, raised $5.4 million in a seed investment round led by Madrona.
Healionics lands $5.5M to complete human trial of artificial blood vessel for dialysis patients
February 22nd, 2024
Healionics, a Seattle-based medical technology company, raised $5.5 million in new financing aimed at helping the company complete an ongoing human trial and pursue regulatory clearance and commercialization of its artificial blood vessel for kidney dialysis patients.
Nanodropper launches 2023 Give the Gift of Vision Campaign supporting access to eyecare on a global scale
November 29, 2023
Nanodropper has launched its 2023 Give the Gift of Vision program, an effort to donate 1,500 Nanodropper Adaptors to at-need patients in the United States and its global nonprofit partners, delivering better access to vision-saving care in low resource settings in Jamaica, Ghana, Africa, Haiti, Guatemala, Mongolia, Philippines and elsewhere.
IDEMIA and TEAL Forge Strategic Partnership, Enabling Seamless Connectivity for Future IoT Use Cases
November 21, 2023
IDEMIA, the global leader in identity technologies, joins forces with TEAL to deliver GSMA-certified eSIM hardware and operating system designed for IoT connectivity, integrating SGP.32 technologies with Teal's Cloud Platforms.
November 17, 2023
Phase Genomics, Inc., a global innovator for industry-leading genomic solutions, today announced the presentation of new data from the proximity ligation sequencing-based OncoTerra cytogenomics platform on the leading-edge AVITI next-generation sequencing system.
October 31, 2023
Media Partners, a Seattle-area company that builds workplace training content, has rebranded to Atana Inc., and raised $6 million in new funding.
October, 12, 2023
Optimize Health, a Seattle-based startup that sells remote care software to the healthcare industry, raised $18.6 million in a Series A round.
August 11, 2023
Seattle-based Olis Robotics has raised $4.1 million to explore new markets for tools that make it possible to monitor and control industrial robots remotely and securely.
August 1, 2023
Source, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that helps architectural and design firms procure interior design products for commercial real estate projects, raised $8.5 million.
July 14th, 2023
CurvaFix, a Seattle-area startup that makes implants to repair fractures in curved bones, raised $39 million.
July 12, 2023
Safe Security, the AI-Driven Cyber Risk Management company, has acquired RiskLens, the pioneer of the Cyber Risk Quantification standard - FAIR.