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Health/Life Sciences

Mar 25, 2022, 3:19 PM

In new video series, Bill Gates dines with health experts and reflects on COVID-19 lessons

Two years after first gathering with a group of health experts to dine and discuss the looming COVID-19 crisis, Bill… Read More

Mar 25, 2022, 9:41 AM

Icosavax posts COVID-19 vaccine data ‘below our expectations’ as shares plummet more than 60%

Seattle-based vaccine company Icosavax posted disappointing clinical data today for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, sending its stock into a dive.… Read More

Mar 25, 2022, 8:27 AM

Startup that aims to prevent tissue adhesions after surgery wins inaugural Apis health competition

Houston-based Karios Technologies won the inaugural Apis Health Angel Conference, launched in Seattle to connect investors and health-related startups. The… Read More

Mar 24, 2022, 9:00 AM

Univ. of Washington researchers find new way to design potential therapeutics

A study led by University of Washington researchers showcases a new way to generate potential drugs using computational design. The… Read More

Mar 23, 2022, 5:48 PM

Seattle startup claims India-based drugmaker stole COVID-19 vaccine tech, seeks $950M

Seattle vaccine company HDT Bio is seeking nearly $1 billion in a new lawsuit alleging that an India-based drugmaker stole… Read More

Mar 22, 2022, 12:02 PM

This wearable toddler tracker, invented by a mom, aims to put parents’ minds at ease

A new tracking device will let parents know when their kids run away from a caregiver at the playground, where… Read More

Mar 22, 2022, 4:30 AM

Fred Hutch spinout Affini-T Therapeutics lands $175M for cell therapies to treat solid tumors

New funding: Affini-T Therapeutics, a cell therapy company spun out of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center that aims to treat… Read More

Mar 21, 2022, 7:05 AM

A list of mental health startups in the Pacific Northwest, as pandemic fuels growth for sector

The pandemic has been hard on people’s mental health. And it’s changed almost everyone’s approach to everyday life, as Zoom,… Read More

Mar 19, 2022, 8:54 AM

Life sciences news roundup: New venture cash, buildings, devices and deals

The week’s life sciences news in the Pacific Northwest was all about new buildings, new initiatives, and new venture funding.… Read More

Mar 19, 2022, 8:50 AM

Univ. of Washington plans new biotech workforce center in Bothell with $750K in federal funding

The University of Washington Bothell has landed $750,000 in federal funding to support a new center to focus on educating… Read More

Mar 18, 2022, 10:27 AM

Ex-Athira Pharma CEO Leen Kawas starts $150M fund with key investors from former company

Leen Kawas, the Seattle biotech exec who resigned as CEO of Athira Pharma after an investigation found she had altered… Read More

Mar 16, 2022, 10:34 AM

Seagen and pharma giant Sanofi ink deal to build, commercialize new anti-cancer therapeutics

Bothell, Wash.-based Seagen is partnering with Sanofi to design, develop and commercialize experimental drugs for up to three molecular targets… Read More

Mar 16, 2022, 10:33 AM

Frazier Life Sciences raises nearly $1B for new venture fund focused on earlier-stage companies

Frazier Life Sciences announced the closure of a $987 million fund focused on biopharmaceuticals. The life sciences arm of the… Read More

Mar 15, 2022, 5:08 PM

Fred Hutch launches trial that may eliminate HIV in leukemia patients

In February, a New York woman made headlines as the third person to apparently be completely cured of HIV. She… Read More

Mar 15, 2022, 11:01 AM

Gates Foundation, partners launch $90M program to develop drugs for future pandemics

A new initiative to discover and develop antiviral medications for future pandemics was announced Tuesday by the Bill & Melinda… Read More

Mar 15, 2022, 10:26 AM

Lawsuit: Washington state AG alleges stem cell center ‘deceptively’ marketed treatments for COVID-19

A company that runs the Seattle Stem Cell Center in the city’s lower Queen Anne neighborhood is facing a lawsuit… Read More

Mar 15, 2022, 8:30 AM

Microsoft and Portland startup pilot AI-powered tool to thwart central line infection

A self-funded artificial intelligence startup is partnering with Microsoft to address a long-standing problem in the medical field: infections caused… Read More

Mar 15, 2022, 8:12 AM

Univ. of Washington science programs to be housed in new building that includes public, private tenants

Several scientific programs at the University of Washington will expand into part of a planned 11-story building approved by the… Read More

Mar 14, 2022, 8:22 AM

How this health startup serving the maritime industry saw huge growth in the pandemic

In January 2020, a ship docking in Dalian, China, called on Ann Jarris for assistance. As CEO of the company… Read More

Mar 12, 2022, 10:37 AM

Life sciences news roundup: Adaptive layoffs; Seattle Children’s biotech partnership; and more

As a bear market takes a bite out of biotech stock values that had soared during the pandemic, some companies… Read More

Mar 9, 2022, 2:00 PM

Q&A: Univ. of Washington STEM leader on her Presidential Award and supporting women faculty

An academic career in STEM is about specialized knowledge, access, and connections that foster collaboration and access. Professors are managers,… Read More

Mar 9, 2022, 10:43 AM

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies hires new CFO from J.P. Morgan Chase amid layoffs

— Adaptive Biotechnologies has a new CFO. Tycho Peterson comes from J.P. Morgan Chase, where he most recently served in… Read More

Mar 8, 2022, 1:47 PM

Adaptive Biotechnologies lays off about 100 people, 12% of headcount, to ‘streamline our workforce’

Adaptive Biotechnologies is laying off 12% of its workforce, or about 100 employees, GeekWire has learned.   “We have made… Read More

Mar 7, 2022, 3:31 PM

Wash. state Dept. of Commerce funds 4 new ‘innovation clusters’

Washington state’s Department of Commerce has awarded four $500,000 grants to public-private organizations building new “innovation” clusters in the state.… Read More

Mar 5, 2022, 9:12 AM

Life sciences roundup: A reborn institute, a long-COVID study, and responses to the war on Ukraine

A decades-old Seattle research institution was released from court oversight this week; investigators launched a clinical trial to study long-COVID;… Read More

Mar 4, 2022, 4:14 PM

Safer urinary catheter, pulse oximeter for all skin colors and a GI stent win prizes at UW competition

Students from Pacific Northwest colleges and universities jostled for a slate of awards Thursday at the annual University of Washington… Read More

Mar 2, 2022, 11:00 AM

Released from court oversight, a Seattle research institution rebrands and resets

When a court-appointed overseer took hold of the operations of the Infectious Disease Research Institute in early 2020 it was… Read More

Mar 2, 2022, 10:32 AM

Understanding long-COVID: Researchers will recruit 900 patients for new clinical study

Researchers in the Pacific Northwest have launched a new clinical effort to study long-COVID, the collection of symptoms such as… Read More

Mar 1, 2022, 5:14 PM

Steve Ballmer, ex-Microsoft CEO, and wife Connie donate $425M to new Univ. of Oregon institute

The University of Oregon on Tuesday launched the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health on Tuesday, with a gift of more… Read More

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Mar 1, 2022, 5:00 AM

DoD gives $1.1M to Seattle startup that will help find new antibodies against COVID-19 variants

Seattle-based A-Alpha Bio will support research into new therapies for COVID-19 variants in a collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.… Read More

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