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Life Science Washington

From the ‘scurfy’ mouse to the Nobel Prize: How a Seattle biotech pioneer’s long game paid off

From a Bill Gates-backed startup in the mid ’90s to the Nobel stage in 2025, Fred Ramsdell reveals how “patient capital” and a mutation found in a 1940s mouse helped unlock immune system secrets. Read More

Seattle’s biotech scene is world-class — Life Science Washington is teaching it how to brag

Despite world-class AI-biotech research, a Nobel Prize-winning protein design lab and proximity to global AI expertise, Washington’s life sciences sector is still learning to tell its story. Read More

Tech Moves: Acumatica hires CPO; former Amazon manager named new mayor of Bellevue

Tech Moves tracks the latest personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry. Read More

Between hype and hope: Seattle biotech leaders size up AI’s real impact on drug development

Seattle biotech companies are using AI to design new medical treatments, but scientists caution the tech holds enormous promise, but needs to stay grounded in reality. Read More

Life sciences news: New startups, fundings, mergers, clinical trials, partnerships

Here’s a rundown of life sciences and health news across the Pacific Northwest this week. Talus Bioscience raised $9.75 million.… Read More

Life sciences industry in Washington state: New trade group chief on sustaining growth and bolstering workforce

Marc Cummings thinks a lot about how to ensure success for life science companies in the Pacific Northwest. He took… Read More

Tech Moves: Life Science Washington names new CEO; AWS exec departs; Vizio CTO retires

— Life Science Washington announced Marc Cummings as its new CEO and president. He was most recently the trade association’s… Read More

Industry data: Life sciences employment rises 23.5% in Washington state from 2015 to 2019

Life sciences economic activity is strong and growing in Washington state, according to a report released Thursday from the industry… Read More

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Biotech boom: How life sciences emerged from ‘the doldrums’ in Seattle and Washington state

Leslie Alexandre has seen a lot from her perch surveying Washington state’s life sciences landscape. She is set to retire… Read More

Life sciences startups in Eastern Washington find a welcoming ecosystem away from big cities

The biotech and healthtech community in Eastern Washington has a loyal base of startups that laud their local connections and… Read More

Leslie Alexandre

Tech Moves: Life Science Washington CEO to retire; Hootsuite hires new CMO; and more

— Life Science Washington President and CEO Leslie Alexandre will retire at the end of the year. She has led… Read More

Seattle biotech startup Sana Biotechnology will develop 163K square-foot facility in the Bay Area

Sana Biotechnology, a young and fast-growing Seattle-based biotech, has chosen the San Francisco Bay Area as the site for its… Read More

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2021 Predictions: Why these tech, science and startup leaders are upbeat about the year ahead

An “incredibly dynamic year of change,” a “new hope,” and a “gangbusters” year in which the tech sector will come… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Game expos, SharePoint Fest, Dungeons and Dragons storytelling, and more

— August plays host to a number of gaming-related events in the Seattle area, with the first ones happening next… Read More

Tech Moves: Pioneer Square Labs adds former Faraday Future exec; Smartlabs CEO joins Panopto board; and more

Pioneer Square Labs has brought on longtime technology executive and entrepreneur Jamie Miller as an entrepreneur in residence, GeekWire has learned.… Read More

Christine Gregoire

Christine Gregoire, Lee Huntsman added to Washington Life Science Hall of Fame

The Washington Life Science Hall of Fame welcomed four new inductees into its ranks today. The honor was awarded to a quartet of… Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia vet joins talent management startup; Life Science Washington taps new board chairman; and more

Ajai Sehgal, an early and longtime Expedia employee, is embarking on a slightly different trip than the ones he is familiar… Read More

Leslie Alexandre

Geek of the Week: Life Science Washington CEO Leslie Alexandre gets elbow-deep in health policy

Leslie Alexandre was born in Vancouver, Wash., but much of her career revolved around the other Washington — the nation’s Capital.… Read More

Defibrillator

Legacies that save lives: Washington Life Science Hall of Fame gets first members

Six medical pioneers were inducted into the newly created Washington Life Science Hall of Fame today, and although some of… Read More

Tech Moves: NetMotion appoints former Cisco director as president; Cascadia Capital co-founder joins WRF board; and more

—NetMotion Wireless appointed Christopher Kenessey as president of the Seattle-based mobility management solution provider. He’ll lead the company’s global business operations, sales, marketing… Read More

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