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Biotechnology

Inside Nohla Therapeutics’ new Seattle biotech lab as Gov. Jay Inslee geeks out on science

It’s no secret that wet lab space is hard to come by in Seattle. Small biotech companies often struggle to… Read More

Fred Hutch lab will lead Biden Cancer Moonshot project, aimed at more effectively matching patients to treatments

Genomics, or the study of a person’s genes, has long been seen as an essential part of understanding human health,… Read More

Fred Hutch study: Biotech company’s new genetic data system could advance cancer research

For cancer researchers, understanding the intricacies of a cell is essential to treating patients and developing new therapies. Often this… Read More

Study: Genetically engineered malaria vaccine could be a breakthrough in fighting deadly disease

When Dr. Sebastian Mikolajczak joined Seattle’s Center for Infectious Disease Research eleven years ago, he had a job to do: create… Read More

New nonprofit lab SoundBio hopes to spark Seattle’s DIY biology community

Despite a vibrant maker culture, and one of the top biotech industries in the nation, Seattle has never had a… Read More

Chinese genomics giant BGI announces new Seattle office

BGI, the Shenzhen, China,-based genomics giant, announced today that it has opened a Seattle office as part of a major expansion… Read More

Fred Hutch’s new Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic could change the game for cancer treatment

Immunotherapy is simple in theory, but endlessly complex in practice. This type of treatment uses the body’s immune system —… Read More

Fred Hutch spinout Nohla Therapeutics raises $43.5M to develop therapy for Leukemia

Seattle-based Nohla Therapeutics, a biotech startup spun out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, just announced a whopping $43.5 million… Read More

Robert Overell

PhaseRx liver disease drug receives boost from FDA, stock soars

Seattle-based biotech company PhaseRx develops drug candidates to treat rare, often life-threatening liver diseases, and one of their candidates just got… Read More

Cancer researcher blends the best of startups and science to pioneer a new model for the industry

There are two basic models for scientific research — industry and academia — and each has its strengths. Academia can support sustained, long-term… Read More

Eli Lilly commits $15 million to fund TB drug discovery through Seattle-based initiative

The Seattle-based Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), a product-focused nonprofit that fights infectious diseases around the world, announced today that… Read More

Risk-takers: How a bet by the Bezos family is fueling a new effort to cure cancer

Back in 2009, immunotherapy was considered a long shot. The process involves reprogramming a patient’s T cells, important elements of the… Read More

Fred Hutch unveils first-of-its-kind Immunotherapy Clinic, named after Bezos family

To many, immunotherapies — treatments that use a patient’s immune system to fight cancer— sound like something from an episode of… Read More

Mayor Bill de Blasio wanted Juno Therapeutics to move to NYC — here’s why it’s staying in Seattle

What does it take for a region to become truly revolutionary? Dr. Richard Klausner, co-founder and director of biotechnology company Juno Therapeutics,… Read More

Forever young: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos backs biotech startup developing anti-aging therapies

Is Jeff Bezos looking for the fountain of youth? Possibly, if his latest investment provides any clues. The billionaire founder… Read More

Electrodes on the brain could return sense of ‘touch feedback’ to patients with spinal cord injuries

In a study to be published this month, University of Washington researchers announce a promising discovery: electrodes placed on the… Read More

Newly-developed ‘gene therapy in a box’ could save millions of lives

Gene therapy — the process of genetically altering cells to treat disease — is a highly promising process being studied as… Read More

Juno CEO: Washington state biotech is ‘going backwards,’ needs support from Olympia to catch up

While Washington state’s biotech industry is on the up and up, it still lags far behind hubs like San Francisco… Read More

Seattle’s Sound Pharmaceuticals raising $30M to advance trials of hearing-loss drug

Sound Pharmaceuticals, a Seattle startup developing therapies and preventative treatments for hearing loss, is in the midst of a $30 million… Read More

Seattle startup raises $2M to expand technologies for immunotherapy

Take a quick browse through Seattle’s biotech scene, and you’ll notice a pattern. Immunotherapy — using the body’s immune system to fight… Read More

Leroy Hood

How biotech visionary Leroy Hood redefined the industry: Q&A with biographer Luke Timmerman

In the quest for a better understanding of the human body, the automated DNA sequencer was a breakthrough innovation, giving… Read More

Seattle Genetics announces successful clinical trial of lymphoma treatment

Bothell-based Seattle Genetics and Tokyo-based Takeda Oncology announced the success of their phase 3 clinical trial of Adcetris today, an immunotherapy drug that… Read More

This Seattle biotech startup just secured funding to tackle the Zika virus

Seattle-based biotech startup Kineta announced today that it has received an undisclosed amount of funding to expand research that could… Read More

T-cells

Alpine Immune Sciences raises $48 million for cancer and autoimmune treatment

Seattle’s Alpine Immune Sciences says it has closed a $48 million Series A financing round, to fund the development of… Read More

Protein design

Designer proteins, created and edited on computers, open up new biotech frontiers

Synthetic genomes and gene editing are big things today, but the next big things in biotechnology could be proteins that are… Read More

Telomeres

BioViva’s Liz Parrish makes progress in controversial gene quest to reverse aging

The way BioViva founder Elizabeth Parrish sees it, biological aging is a disease – and she’s willing to bet her life on a… Read More

IPOs hit ‘sustained period of turbulence’ as just six venture-backed companies go public in Q1

It’s a bleak time on Wall Street, at least if you’re trying to take your company public. Just six venture-backed… Read More

Biotech startup Engage wins the University of Washington’s first Health Innovation Challenge

The University of Washington held its first annual Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) Thursday—bringing innovators in entrepreneurship, business and health science… Read More

Alzheimer-fighting M3 Biotechnology closes $10 million funding round

Bruce Montgomery, one of Seattle’s longtime biotech veterans, was among the investors that participated in a $10 million funding round… Read More

CRISPR technology

Editas Medicine raises $94M in first gene-editing IPO, and then stock price rises

Editas Medicine’s entry into the stock market with a $94.4 million initial public offering appears to be sparking positive signals… Read More

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