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Infectious disease expert Steve Pergam shares his prescription for a safe weekend get-together

by Alan Boyle on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 at 6:52 pmComment

Need to get out of the house this weekend? Steve Pergam, an epidemiologist at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the University of Washington and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance,… Read More

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In COVID-19 era, even Bill Gates admits he feels as if he’s waking up in a nightmare every morning

by Alan Boyle on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 at 2:10 pmComment

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates may be one of the world’s richest individuals, but even he sometimes finds it hard to cope with the huge social changes brought on by the… Read More

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Air Force strikes a deal with Boeing for fixing KC-46 tankers — and releases $882M in payments

Tech community sets up telehealth service directory in response to White House’s call

by Alan Boyle on April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 at 7:08 pmComment

Amazon Web Services and two tech industry groups have created a new online resource that lists dozens of digital health products, tools and services to help the health care industry… Read More

Celularity and Infectious Disease Research Institute will try out COVID-19 cell therapy

by Alan Boyle on April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 at 5:32 pmComment

Seattle’s Infectious Disease Research Institute and a New Jersey company called Celularity have been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to start trials of an experimental cell-based therapy for… Read More

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Boeing CEO says voluntary layoffs are on the way to adjust to ‘our new reality’ in hard-hit airplane market

by Alan Boyle on April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 at 2:29 pm 2 Comments

Boeing CEO David Calhoun says the company is preparing a voluntary layoff program that’s aimed at reducing the need for “other workforce actions” as it deals with the economic repercussions… Read More

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White House science adviser Kelvin Droegemeier will lead National Science Foundation — temporarily

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A protein puzzle game called Foldit turns up 99 promising ways to confound coronavirus

by Alan Boyle on April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 at 11:34 pmComment

Who would have thought a video game could identify potential treatments for COVID-19? Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design certainly thought so, and so far the… Read More

Calling all COVID-19 survivors: UW Medicine and Bloodworks NW seek plasma for potential cures

by Alan Boyle on April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 at 4:04 pmComment

Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Bloodworks Northwest are putting out the call for people who have recovered from confirmed cases of COVID-19 to donate blood… Read More

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Coronavirus sleuths kick off campaign for digital tracing of COVID-19 contacts

by Alan Boyle on April 1, 2020April 3, 2020 at 1:56 amComment

The researchers who helped track down the origins of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. are now launching an effort to help contain it, using location data from patients’ mobile… Read More

How Microsoft is fighting the coronavirus outbreak with chatbots and virus trackers

by Alan Boyle on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 at 9:03 pm1 Comment

To cope with the global coronavirus outbreak, Microsoft is bringing out the bots — and that’s just the beginning. Software developers are also working on software tools to trace the… Read More

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D-Wave Systems opens free access to hybrid quantum computing for coronavirus researchers

by Alan Boyle on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 at 1:34 pmComment

Burnaby, B.C.-based D-Wave Systems says it’s providing free access to its Leap hybrid quantum cloud service to anyone who’s working on responses to the coronavirus outbreak. But wait … there’s… Read More

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Boeing wins $1.5 billion contract for a fresh batch of P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft

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Researcher makes her pitch for new therapies in a coronavirus doubleheader

Fred Hutch lays off 14 people in data science shakeup, calls move unrelated to COVID-19 crisis

by Todd Bishop on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 at 1:32 pmComment

Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has laid off 14 people as part of a broader restructuring of its internal data science initiatives, GeekWire has learned. The move, announced internally… Read More

It’s true! King County says social distancing is slowing down the coronavirus outbreak

by Alan Boyle on March 30, 2020March 31, 2020 at 9:03 am1 Comment

Citing fresh statistics, public health officials today confirmed that social distancing measures “appear to be making a difference in slowing the spread of COVID-19” in Seattle and King County. But… Read More

Univ. of Washington studies antimalarial drug’s use to head off COVID-19, with Gates Foundation’s aid

by Alan Boyle on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 at 10:49 am1 Comment

University of Washington researchers are among the leaders of a newly announced clinical trial investigating whether hydroxychloroquine, a drug that’s commonly used to counter malaria and autoimmune disease, can prevent… Read More

Seattle teenagers debut SMS text alert service for COVID-19 stats, set sights on screening tool

by Karina Mazhukhina on March 27, 2020March 30, 2020 at 8:37 am1 Comment

Two University of Washington students just released a SMS COVID-19 tracker and have plans for a coronavirus screening tool. Nikolas Ioannou and Sage Khanuja are the teenagers behind Spira, which… Read More

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges to help WHO flood the world with coronavirus test kits

by Alan Boyle on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 at 5:48 pm 3 Comments

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the World Health Organization’s director-general are trading ideas on how to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control, using tools ranging from Amazon Web Services’ firepower… Read More

Univ. of Washington researchers predict 80,000 COVID-19 deaths in U.S. by July

by Alan Boyle on March 26, 2020March 27, 2020 at 11:06 am 35 Comments

If gaps in health care resources aren’t filled, more than 80,000 Americans will die over the next four months due to the coronavirus pandemic, epidemiologists at the University of Washington… Read More

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How two Seattle startups are helping doctors uncover hidden trends in COVID-19 cases

by Karina Mazhukhina on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 at 9:28 amComment

It’s critical for doctors and other health care providers to see the underlying trends in COVID-19 cases, to understand what’s working and what isn’t in the fight against the pandemic. Two… Read More

Pandemic data mining underscores the importance of social distancing in China — and in Seattle

by Alan Boyle & Lisa Stiffler on March 25, 2020March 26, 2020 at 7:23 amComment

Masses of location data gathered in China show that intensive testing, tracking and restrictions on mobility are effective strategies for fighting a coronavirus outbreak. They also show that the strategies… Read More

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UW Medicine sets up tents to prepare for surge of patients in COVID-19 outbreak

by Alan Boyle on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 at 6:21 pmComment

UW Medicine is implementing its plan to deal with a surge of patients with COVID-19 respiratory symptoms, including the erection of tents outside hospital emergency departments for initial screening. The… Read More

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Boeing and airline stocks soar higher, thanks to billions of dollars in promised aid

by Alan Boyle on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 at 2:21 pmComment

Even as Boeing begins a 14-day production shutdown in the Puget Sound due to the coronavirus outbreak, the aerospace giant is in line for a financial booster shot, thanks to… Read More

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How are you doing during the COVID-19 crisis? Scientists want to hear your story

by Alan Boyle on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 at 12:31 pm1 Comment

Researchers at the University of Washington are launching a study aimed at answering the question that’s on a lot of people’s minds as the coronavirus epidemic spreads through the Seattle… Read More

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OceanGate chooses Toray CMA to make carbon fiber for its Titanic submersibles

by Alan Boyle on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 at 7:07 pmComment

Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate says Toray Composite Materials America is its preferred provider for the carbon fiber material that will be used in the company’s next-generation submersibles. Toray CMA is the… Read More

Concure Oncology raises $2.5M for breast cancer treatment that fights tumors with radioactive seeds

by Karina Mazhukhina on March 23, 2020March 24, 2020 at 3:33 pmComment

Concure Oncology has raised $2.5 million in new capital for breast cancer treatment that uses radioactive seeds to prevent tumors from growing. With the new funding, announced last week, the… Read More

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Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network launches with boost from Bill Gates, Amazon and volunteers

by Alan Boyle on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 at 12:50 pmComment

The scientific sleuths who tracked down the origins of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak in the Seattle area have announced a new initiative to crack the case wide-open — and they’re… Read More

With COVID-19 cases growing, Boeing plans 14-day shutdown of airplane production in Puget Sound

by Alan Boyle on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 at 1:23 pmComment

In the wake of the first reported death of an employee in Puget Sound due to COVID-19, Boeing announced today that it’s begun the process of shutting down production operations… Read More

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Amazon and Microsoft join White House team to unleash high-performance computing on COVID-19

by Alan Boyle on March 22, 2020March 26, 2020 at 5:33 pmComment

Less than a week after the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy organized a consortium to focus the power of artificial intelligence on addressing the coronavirus outbreak, another… Read More

Infectious disease expert Steve Pergam shares his prescription for a safe weekend get-together

In COVID-19 era, even Bill Gates admits he feels as if he’s waking up in a nightmare every morning

Air Force strikes a deal with Boeing for fixing KC-46 tankers — and releases $882M in payments

Tech community sets up telehealth service directory in response to White House’s call

Celularity and Infectious Disease Research Institute will try out COVID-19 cell therapy

Boeing CEO says voluntary layoffs are on the way to adjust to ‘our new reality’ in hard-hit airplane market

White House science adviser Kelvin Droegemeier will lead National Science Foundation — temporarily

A protein puzzle game called Foldit turns up 99 promising ways to confound coronavirus

Calling all COVID-19 survivors: UW Medicine and Bloodworks NW seek plasma for potential cures

Coronavirus sleuths kick off campaign for digital tracing of COVID-19 contacts

How Microsoft is fighting the coronavirus outbreak with chatbots and virus trackers

D-Wave Systems opens free access to hybrid quantum computing for coronavirus researchers

Boeing wins $1.5 billion contract for a fresh batch of P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft

Researcher makes her pitch for new therapies in a coronavirus doubleheader

Fred Hutch lays off 14 people in data science shakeup, calls move unrelated to COVID-19 crisis

Univ. of Washington studies antimalarial drug’s use to head off COVID-19, with Gates Foundation’s aid

Seattle teenagers debut SMS text alert service for COVID-19 stats, set sights on screening tool

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges to help WHO flood the world with coronavirus test kits

Univ. of Washington researchers predict 80,000 COVID-19 deaths in U.S. by July

How two Seattle startups are helping doctors uncover hidden trends in COVID-19 cases

UW Medicine sets up tents to prepare for surge of patients in COVID-19 outbreak

Boeing and airline stocks soar higher, thanks to billions of dollars in promised aid

How are you doing during the COVID-19 crisis? Scientists want to hear your story

OceanGate chooses Toray CMA to make carbon fiber for its Titanic submersibles

Concure Oncology raises $2.5M for breast cancer treatment that fights tumors with radioactive seeds

Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network launches with boost from Bill Gates, Amazon and volunteers

With COVID-19 cases growing, Boeing plans 14-day shutdown of airplane production in Puget Sound

Amazon and Microsoft join White House team to unleash high-performance computing on COVID-19

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