It’s been almost seven years since Leonard Nimoy, the actor who created the role of Mr. Spock on “Star Trek,” passed away due to respiratory disease — but his character… Read More
This was a week when many of us in the U.S. paused to reflect and give thanks. We’re keeping the tradition alive on the GeekWire Podcast. On this special holiday… Read More
As people in the United States debate COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a new report from the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a reminder that many people around the world… Read More
If you have a stronger reaction to the COVID-19 vaccines, does that mean you’ll be rewarded with extra immunity? Not necessarily, said Dr. Jim Kublin, principal staff scientist with the… Read More
They say that the second vaccine shot for COVID-19 is rougher than the first one — and we’re not just talking about the side effects. As a newly double-vaccinated member… Read More
Trying to get an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine on the day that eligibility was expanded to new age groups in Washington state would be a familiar experience to anyone… Read More
As the first vaccines for COVID-19 are being administered in the U.S. this week, Amazon is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to take care of some of… Read More
In a recent Q&A with The New York Times, Melinda Gates reflected on the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges and hesitations around a vaccine, and “letting her heart break” over the… Read More
The GeekWire Summit returns this week, in an all-new virtual format, exploring the future of science, health, technology and what’s next in innovation. The activities begin at 11 a.m. Pacific… Read More
Seattle-based biotech research startup A-Alpha Bio announced on Thursday that it has received an $800,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The money will support drug research for… Read More
A public-private partnership called Operation Warp Speed is aiming to get multiple vaccines approved by the end of the year to protect against COVID-19 — but two veterans of the… Read More
Seattle’s Infectious Disease Research Institute is working with Houston’s Baylor College of Medicine to multiply the doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine by 30 to 100 times. Other partners in… Read More
Massachusetts-based Moderna’s share price — and the stock market as a whole — were lifted today by the company’s encouraging report about a coronavirus vaccine trial that got its start… Read More
The coronavirus vaccine trial that started out in Seattle is progressing well enough to get onto Food and Drug Administration’s fast track for development, with planning well underway for the… Read More
Bill Gates has been big on vaccines since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but in a new blog posting, the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist says the only… Read More
Biochemists have created the first 3-D, atomic-scale map of key proteins in the killer coronavirus, opening up new possibilities for developing treatments and a vaccine. Researchers at the University of… Read More
Seattle-based biotech startup Icosavax today scored $51 million in funding to create vaccines from artificial viruses. The Series A financing was led by Qiming Venture Partners USA along with Adams… Read More
This week, residents of a remote province along the Congo River got several special deliveries of vaccines from a small fleet of drones, marking a first for the country and… Read More
Some viruses, no matter how hard we try, remain resistant to vaccines. Now, researchers are using a different method, gene editing, as a way to make cells immune to mankind’s… Read More
Merck, one of the world’s largest drugmakers, agreed to buy Seattle-based biotechnology company Immune Design for $300 million in cash. The deal’s price tag, at $5.85 per share, amounted to… Read More
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has spent 20 years and $10 billion on issues of global health. In that time, the likelihood that a child would die before age… Read More
Bill Gates was unnerved by how much President Donald Trump knew about his daughter’s appearance the first time the two moguls met. The Microsoft co-founder tried to steer Trump away… Read More
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the global health nonprofit PATH are working on a groundbreaking initiative in Africa that takes an unexpected approach. The project is all about… Read More
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is joining with the Wellcome Trust and the governments of Germany, Japan and Norway to launch a new Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, starting with a… Read More