Vantari VR, a global health technology company, has established its North American headquarters in Seattle, marking a new foreign direct investment into the region. The company plans to create 50 jobs over the next two to three years and invest $8M in capital expenditure. Founded in Sydney, Australia, Vantari VR develops immersive virtual reality training…
The City of Bellevue has finalized a major land use update to reposition the 300-acre Wilburton Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) district, historically auto-oriented with car dealerships, as a dense, mixed-use neighborhood that explicitly accommodates life science R&D. The update establishes new mixed-use districts, incentives, and building standards intended to catalyze near-term investment next to light-rail stations…
This article originally appeared in the Puget Sound Business Journal and is part of an Uncommon Thinkers Welcome sponsored thought leadership program. By Laura Newpoff – Contributor The 800 Fifth Building in downtown Seattle bills itself as “a place where people feel welcomed, valued, and inspired.” It is “where great ideas happen, where genius thrives and focus reigns supreme.” A LEED Platinum-rated building…
If you are at high risk of having a heart attack, stroke or cardiac death now or in the next year, wouldn’t you want to know? Thanks to one Seattle-area biotech startup, you can now find out with a simple blood test. The result of five years of AI-enabled research and development, two tests developed…
This article originally appeared in the Puget Sound Business Journal and is part of an Uncommon Thinkers Welcome sponsored thought leadership program. By Laura Newpoff – Contributor Your heart has valves that function like doors: They open and shut to let blood flow from one chamber to the other. Sometimes, though, a valve might have difficulty closing. This is known as…
Jobley, whose parent company MEDLEY, operates the #1 healthcare job search site in Japan has chosen to locate in Bellevue, WA. It is a career marketplace for medical professionals to find their best fit jobs. The company currently focuses on nurses and dental professionals where employers control the hiring process by posting jobs free of…
Venture capital funding is pouring into our region and continuing to set records in 2021. Big checks are definitely going to tech, but another industry sector that is thriving – in part due to the tech ecosystem – is the life sciences. According to a recent CBRE report, venture capital funding for our region’s life…
Regional business and government partners welcome two decades of leadership experience involving several large health systems around the country. Seattle, Wash. (June 29, 2021) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) today announced Ketul J. Patel, chief executive officer of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has been appointed as the new co-chair of Greater Seattle Partners’ Executive Council….