‘We’ve been instrumental’: How Seattle became a hub for COVID-19 vaccine research When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, University of Washington scientist Deborah Fuller did a quick pivot to the new virus. Her… Read More
Gates Foundation gives $122M for Univ. of Washington study on monthly HIV pill Researchers at the University of Washington will test a once-a-month pill to prevent HIV in women with a new $122… Read More
Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation in latest development following Gates divorce Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said he will resign as a trustee at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “For… Read More
How the Gates Foundation and Seattle nonprofit PATH are helping get oxygen to India The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has teamed with two Chicago financial groups to channel $5.5 million into efforts by… Read More
Bill Gates calls for ‘mega testing’ and global disease alert system to prevent the next pandemic Bill and Melinda Gates express ongoing concern about the current pandemic in their annual letter, while also looking ahead to… Read More
Gates Foundation gives millions to help persuade ultra-wealthy donors to give more of their billions In a time of global pandemic, economic crisis and rising unemployment, the Gates Foundation’s most surprising philanthropic target is a… Read More
What gives you hope? Inspiration from scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators as anxious public awaits historic election results Well, here we are: rattled, unsettled and full of anxiety. Less than 24 hours before a historic U.S. election, we… Read More
Experts foresee triumphs and tragedies in worldwide quest for COVID-19 vaccine The good news is that Operation Warp Speed, the multibillion-dollar effort to develop vaccines for COVID-19, is moving ahead at… Read More
Researchers discover new avenue for fighting COVID-19, Ebola and other viral diseases A team including researchers from Seattle’s Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason has identified a new pathway for protecting cells… Read More
Gates Foundation awards $800K grant to A-Alpha Bio for COVID-19 treatment research Seattle-based biotech research startup A-Alpha Bio announced on Thursday that it has received an $800,000 grant from the Bill &… Read More
Bill Gates says pandemic could get ‘worse than I would have expected’ — and calls for leadership Tech leaders typically use their TED talks to sketch out an optimistic vision of the future, but today Bill Gates… Read More
Gates Foundation CEO on COVID vaccines and the pandemic’s potential silver linings The head of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says he’s hopeful that a COVID-19 vaccine will be available by… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Tech job market flips; Surface Earbuds arrive; Gates Foundation CEO on COVID-19 Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. COVID-19 has upended the tech startup hiring market: There… Read More
Melinda Gates on US response to COVID-19: ‘You’re seeing what’s happening, and it’s chaos’ Melinda Gates called out a lack of national leadership in the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview… Read More
Gates Foundation CEO: US and China should smooth over their ‘divide’ on coronavirus crisis The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is disappointed that the United States isn’t on the same page… Read More
Gates Foundation commits $50M to COVID-19 vaccine initiative, total funding now tops $300M The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed an additional $50 million in funding for the GAVI vaccine alliance to address… Read More
Bill Gates says the world will need 7 billion vaccine doses to end COVID-19 pandemic Bill Gates has been big on vaccines since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but in a new blog… Read More
Gates Foundation’s CEO worries about pandemic politics — and says ‘we have nothing to hide’ Seattle’s Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is in the public health spotlight, thanks to its efforts to head off just… Read More
Gates Foundation boosts COVID-19 funding to $250M, says defeating disease will take ‘unprecedented’ global cooperation The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is designating an additional $150 million to the global fight against COVID-19, bringing its… Read More
Gates Foundation will provide $3.7M in grants for Seattle-area COVID-19 response The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $3.7 million to a Seattle-area public health agency; several local foundations; homeless… Read More
Bill Gates calls out federal government for disorganized COVID-19 testing in Reddit AMA Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, a leading philanthropist on global public health, offered predictions and advice for coping with the COVID-19… Read More
Report: Amazon and Gates Foundation aim to team up with scientists on home test kits for coronavirus Amazon Care is offering assistance to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a plan to deliver coronavirus test kits… Read More
Gates Foundation, Wellcome, Mastercard launch $125M COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is teaming up with Wellcome and Mastercard to form the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, a… Read More
Gates Foundation explores ways to boost COVID-19 detection, reportedly including at-home tests A report says the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is preparing to fund at-home testing kits for the novel coronavirus… Read More
Why Bill Gates thinks gene editing and artificial intelligence could save the world Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been working to improve the state of global health through his nonprofit foundation for 20… Read More
Gates Foundation pledges $100M to fight novel coronavirus The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to spend up to $100 million to stem the spread of the novel… Read More
Researchers halt ‘ineffective’ HIV vaccine trial led by Fred Hutch with Gates Foundation backing A three-year-long clinical trial of an HIV vaccine in South Africa, funded in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More
Gates Foundation’s new nonprofit venture will boost innovations for farmers facing climate change The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is starting up a new nonprofit group that will focus on providing small-scale farmers… Read More
Gates Foundation CEO stepping down from $47B philanthropy, handing reins to internal successor Sue Desmond-Hellmann, the physician and scientist who led the world’s largest philanthropy as CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More
Inside a ‘rapid innovation session’ as Gates Foundation and Xinova fight malaria with tech Ask a room full of people how to fight malaria, and you’ll likely hear about bed nets, vaccines and healthcare… Read More
