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Hundreds of UW organ transplant patients celebrate gift of life
More than 1,000 transplant patients registered for UW Medicine’s second annual Transplant Celebration in Seattle, bringing together transplant recipients, donors and medical staff. The event

Seattle Children’s spinout raises $116 million, opens Eastlake office
BrainChild Bio, a biotech company launched out of Seattle Children’s, raised $116 million in Series A funding to advance new treatments for pediatric brain tumors.

From his parents’ basement to your medicine cabinet: Absci CEO endeavors to create biotech’s Apple
Vancouver, Washington-based Absci is aiming to become the “Apple of biotech,” using generative AI to design medicines faster while building a consumer-focused pharmaceutical brand. Founded

ARPA-H puts up $125M to bankroll personalized RNA-based drug production
Seattle-based HDT Bio is one of five teams selected by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to share up to $125 million in

Just – Evotec Biologics Advances U.S. Department of War Antibodies Against Orthopoxvirus into Phase 1 Clinical Studies
Just – Evotec Biologics has advanced JST-018, an investigational antibody treatment targeting orthopoxviruses, into a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial. Developed under a U.S. Department

Seattle science powerhouses bet big on AI-designed biology
A nearly $95 million Seattle research effort will use artificial intelligence to design biological molecules that do not exist in nature, with potential applications ranging

As U.S.-China biotech race heats up, Seattle makes its case to D.C.
Seattle life sciences leaders told the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology that the region has strong scientific innovation but needs greater domestic manufacturing capacity

Benaroya Research Institute Awarded 16 Million Across 18 Grants in First Half of 2026 to Predict, Prevent, Reverse and Cure Immune System Diseases
Seattle-based Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) received 18 research grants totaling more than $16.2 million during the first half of 2026. The funding will support new

Seattle longevity startups unite: Viome acquires plasma exchange pioneer Circulate Health
Two Seattle-area health and longevity startups are joining forces as Viome Life Sciences acquires Circulate Health in a deal valued between $15 million and $50

Executive Perspective: Cultivating Scientific Excellence at Lundbeck
Mary Jo Phoenix is Vice President, Analytical Development and Quality Control at Lundbeck Seattle BioPharmaceuticals in Bothell, Washington. She reflects on her career in Washington’s

Kirkland’s EIT Pharma Announces Milestone for Drug Treating Chronic Hepatitis D
Kirkland-based EIT Pharma announced that the FDA has accepted its New Drug Application for Lonafarnib, an investigational oral treatment for chronic hepatitis D. The life-threatening

InduPro raises $77 million, begins first human trial of cancer drug
Biotech startup InduPro, with operations in Seattle and Cambridge, Mass., raised $77 million in Series B funding as it begins a Phase 1 clinical trial
