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Researchers led by University of Washington Nobel winner achieve a scientific breakthrough
A team from the University of Washington, led by Nobel laureate David Baker, has become the first to use artificial intelligence to successfully design effective

Tasso and Arup to develop blood testing services for clinical research
Tasso, a Seattle-based biotech and LSWI WIN Mentoring Program graduate, has partnered with ARUP Laboratories to develop and operationalize high-quality, at-home, blood testing services to

Seattle University Receives Grant to Support Innovative Research
Two faculty members at Seattle University’s College of Science and Engineering have been awarded Washington Research Foundation (WRF) grant funding to support biosciences innovation, student

Dopl Technologies raises $1.5M to fuel mission of delivering telerobotic care to underserved areas
Seattle-based Dopl Technologies, a startup working to bring diagnostic exams and interventional procedures to underserved communities via telerobotics, raised $1.5 million in a recent pre-seed

WSU researcher pioneers new study model with clues to anti-aging
Scientists at Washington State University have created genetically engineered mice with short human-like telomeres that could help accelerate anti-aging research. “This is the first mouse

Trump’s push to freeze funding leaves researchers anxious about delayed scientific breakthroughs
Institutions, biotech startups and life sciences companies are all conducting research and clinical trials that depend on federal grants and contracts. The lingering threat that

As Trump and RFK Jr. move to upend drug making, Seattle biotech bets on science
Marc Cummings, president and CEO of Life Science Washington, stresses that the life sciences industry values regulation to ensure the trustworthiness of new drugs. While

These Seattle-area life science startups raised $595 million in 36 hours. Here’s what’s going on.
In less than 36 hours between the evening of Jan. 12 and the morning of Jan. 14, three local life science companies raised a combined

Washington Research Foundation awards $93K grant to support Shoreline Community College students planning careers as lab technicians
Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has awarded $93,030 over the next two years to support the training of Shoreline Community College (SCC) students working toward careers

After megaround, Seattle biotech startup Umoja aims to stay ‘disciplined’
Seattle-based Umoja Biopharma announced it raised $100 million in Series C funding earlier this month. Founded in 2019, Umoja develops in-body treatments to boost the

Seattle’s newest unicorn: Truveta lands $320M to fuel creation of massive new genome project
Truveta, a health data company based in Bellevue, Washington, announced $320 million in fresh funding to support an ambitious initiative to create a giant genomic

Seattle biotech startup Tune Therapeutics lands $175M to support clinical research
Tune Therapeutics, a biotech company with headquarters in Seattle and Durham, N.C., raised $175 million in one of the largest funding rounds for a Seattle-area
