Biotech & Health

Google leads $230M convertible note for Boston quantum computing startup QuEra

Biotech & Health /

Quantum computing, long relegated to the realm of theoretical, feels like it is back on the agenda as a potentially viable alternative to the expensive race for more powerful compute.  On the heels of some notable advancements in quantum chips and error correction (two of the key areas that have kept quantum computers from becoming […]

Google leads $230M convertible note for Boston quantum computing startup QuEra Read More »

TikTok influencers are wearing Apple Watches on their ankles

Biotech & Health /

A report from The New York Times over the weekend highlights the small – but apparently growing – trend of users wearing their Apple Watches on their ankles. What’s becoming something of a viral sensation on social platforms like TikTok is the result of a pragmatic decision. Some Apple Watch owners’ wrists are simply too

TikTok influencers are wearing Apple Watches on their ankles Read More »

Could this startup’s compact nuclear reactors revolutionize cancer detection?

Biotech & Health /

As cancer rates in the West, and globally, tack upwards due to lifestyle and environmental pollution, so does the need for the nuclear isotopes used in detecting those cancers in a medical setting. But with many reactors built in the 70s and the 80s scheduled for shut down, the materials used are becoming rarer and

Could this startup’s compact nuclear reactors revolutionize cancer detection? Read More »

As GLP1s boom, dietician startups Berry Street, Fay each nab $50M rounds

Biotech & Health /

For decades, the US healthcare system has struggled to address the diet-related chronic illnesses affecting nearly half of all adults. That changed in recent years with the discovery of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs that help people lose weight. While insurance covers these medications, doctors frequently require patients to see a nutritionist as part of

As GLP1s boom, dietician startups Berry Street, Fay each nab $50M rounds Read More »

Google’s X spins out Heritable Agriculture, a startup using AI to improve crop yield

Biotech & Health /

Google’s X “moonshot factory” this week announced its latest graduate. Heritable Agriculture is a data- and machine learning-driven startup aiming to improve how crops are grown.  As the firm noted in an announcement post published Tuesday, plants are incredibly efficient and impressive systems. “Plants are solar powered, carbon negative, self-assembling machines that feed on sunlight

Google’s X spins out Heritable Agriculture, a startup using AI to improve crop yield Read More »

Controversial genetics testing startup Nucleus Genomics raises $14M Series A 

Biotech & Health /

Last week, Founders Fund partner Delian Asparouhov realized he hadn’t checked on his genetics in a while. He clicked open a dashboard created by Nucleus Genomics, a Founders Fund-backed startup that gets saliva samples sequenced and then compares the DNA results to extensive data linking health issues to genes. Within seconds, he concluded that he

Controversial genetics testing startup Nucleus Genomics raises $14M Series A  Read More »

Allara lands $26M to expand women’s hormone telehealth

Biotech & Health /

Growing up with an OB-GYN father, Rachel Blank assumed that most women received excellent gynecological care.  She regularly witnessed her dad’s patients thanking him for delivering their child when they would bump into him around town. But Blank realized that not all women’s health issues are treated equally when, at the age of 21, she

Allara lands $26M to expand women’s hormone telehealth Read More »

Samsung Unpacked 2025: Google is bringing improved hearing aid features

Biotech & Health /

Alongside a slew of announcements tied to Samsung’s Galaxy S25 launch at Samsung Unpacked 2025 on Wednesday, Google announced a pair of accessibility improvements for Android. This includes improvements to the screen reader, along with hearing aid functionality. The hearing aid updates arrive after Google expanded the offering as part of its Android 15 rollout.

Samsung Unpacked 2025: Google is bringing improved hearing aid features Read More »

OpenAI is trying to extend human life, with help from a longevity startup

Biotech & Health /

OpenAI says it trained a new AI model called GPT-4b micro with Retro Biosciences, a longevity science startup trying to extend the human lifespan by 10 years, according to the MIT Technology Review. Retro, which is backed by Sam Altman, has been working with OpenAI for roughly a year on this research, according to the

OpenAI is trying to extend human life, with help from a longevity startup Read More »

Teal Health raises $10M to create at-home cervical cancer screenings

Biotech & Health /

The process of getting screened for cervical cancer is quite intimidating. It’s the once-a-year, sometimes life-changing treatment that involves the bright lights of a doctor’s office and an uncomfortable insertion that always seems to last too long.   It’s no wonder Kara Egan and Dr. Avnesh Thakor saw the potential to make this process more comfortable

Teal Health raises $10M to create at-home cervical cancer screenings Read More »