March 30, 2020
Cell and gene therapy startup ElevateBio raises $170 million
While economic conditions and the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic may not...
December 10, 2019
$125 million for Inscripta may usher in the next wave of genetic engineering
In these waning days of the second decade of the twenty-first century,...
October 24, 2019
Newly launched pet health startup Gallant wants you to bank your dog’s stem cells for $990
With $11 million in funding and a mission to open up the doors of regenerative...
June 17, 2019
Meet Hatch Baby’s portable, Wi-Fi-enabled sleep device Rest+
Menlo Park-based Hatch Baby has prided itself on introducing “smart”...
June 5, 2019
Sequoia-backed Whole Biome wants to heal your gut with medical-grade probiotics
Whole Biome has pulled in $35 million in Series B financing from a list of...
May 3, 2019
Microbiome testing service uBiome puts its co-founders on administrative leave after FBI raid
The microbiome testing service uBiome has placed its founders and co-chief...
April 17, 2019
As researchers pursue links between bacteria and human health, startups stand to benefit
In 2009, the National Institutes of Health launched a five-year, $150 million...
April 16, 2019
With 35 different in-home health diagnostic tests now on offer, EverlyWell raises $50 million to expand
Venture capitalists are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into healthcare...
January 17, 2019
Driving down the cost of preserving genetic material, Acorn Biolabs raises $3.3 million
Acorn Biolabs wants consumers to pay them to store genetic material in a...
September 21, 2018
uBiome is jumping into therapeutics with a healthy $83 million in Series C financing
23andMe, IBM and now uBiome is the next tech company to jump into the lucrative...