Biomedicine pioneer Leroy Hood says that artificial intelligence will play a key role in the future of healthcare by accelerating the progress of “scientific wellness,” an approach that he has… Read More
The National Cancer Institute has awarded Seattle’s Institute for Systems Biology $13 million to lead a collaborative cancer center studying two key types of cancer therapies: targeted therapies and immunotherapies.… Read More
Here’s a rundown of the top life sciences and health news across the Pacific Northwest this week. Bill Gates helps open new vaccine manufacturing facility: Seattle-area biotech company Inventprise built… Read More
Researchers in the Pacific Northwest have launched a new clinical effort to study long-COVID, the collection of symptoms such as brain fog and fatigue that can plague some people months… Read More
What makes some people with COVID-19 develop the often-debilitating symptoms of long-COVID, with its varying effects like brain fog, weakness and fatigue? A new study led by researchers at Seattle’s… Read More
A study led by Seattle’s Institute for Systems Biology suggests that the composition of the bacteria in the gut may influence an individual’s ability to lose weight. The results are… Read More
If the Keanu Reeves’ pedal-to-the-metal thriller “Speed” had a COVID-19 sequel, James Heath would be a worthy candidate for a lead role. As the president of Seattle’s Institute for Systems… Read More
Last Friday night, on the eve of what was to be their wedding day, Zac Simon and Nora Downs of Seattle were lamenting the cancellation of their special day due… Read More
If you want to know what’s going on in your gut microbiome, the community of bacteria in our intestines that are tied to overall health, there are plenty of companies… Read More
If you want a glimpse at medicine’s track record against Alzheimer’s, look no further than the numbers: Pharmaceutical companies have recorded a 99 percent failure rate against the disease, spending… Read More
How old are you? It’s an easy question to answer unless the person asking it is healthcare innovator Leroy (Lee) Hood. Hood thinks that it’s not your chronological age that… Read More
Colorado-based Biodesix, a company that creates technology around lung cancer, announced that it has acquired Seattle’s Integrated Diagnostics for an undisclosed sum. Integrated Diagnostics, also known as Indi, develops a… Read More
It’s no secret that a rising flood of data, from the results of sophisticated genetic tests to the vital signs recorded by your smartphone, is transforming the way we approach… Read More
“I envision a time, in the 10-year future, when we’ll have a tricorder and you at home will put a drop of blood on the tricorder and it’ll make 5,000… Read More
The Institute for Systems Biology is taking a swing at one of the most widespread and puzzling diseases in the United States: Alzheimer’s. ISB along with Seattle startup Arivale, both… Read More
How do we understand science? That’s the question posed by the Institute for Systems Biology’s annual event, Consilience, and this year’s event will give Seattle science geeks a chance to experience… Read More
It’s something you hear surprisingly often in the medical sciences: we just don’t have enough data. That’s especially true for fields of study like systems biology and scientific wellness, two data-driven… Read More
Seventeen years after founding the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), spurring the creation of systems biology as a field, genomics and biotechnology pioneer Lee Hood is stepping down as its… Read More
In the quest for a better understanding of the human body, the automated DNA sequencer was a breakthrough innovation, giving scientists new insights into the hidden code of life. The… Read More
Good news: Arivale co-founder Leroy Hood says he can “almost guarantee” there’ll be ways to keep yourself physically and mentally fit into your 90s. “You’re going to have to decide on… Read More
The non-profit Institute for Systems Biology, a Seattle-based biomedical research organization that has spun off eight companies in the past 15 years, is joining Providence Health & Services in a new affiliation — planning to bring ISB’s focus… Read More
Dr. Lee Hood led the team that pioneered the automated DNA sequencer, helping to give humans unprecedented insights into our personal genetic makeup. He has been involved in the creation of more than 15 biotech companies,… Read More
