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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

AMD Invests in Drug-Discovery Company Absci in Push to Sell AI Chips
Absci, a drug discovery company based in Vancouver, Washington, secured a $20 million investment from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to integrate the company’s AI chips

Seattle genomics startup Variant Bio signs deal with Novo Nordisk worth up to $50M
Seattle-based Variant Bio announced a multi-year partnership with Novo Nordisk for using genomic information in treating metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes, totaling up

How brain-mapping research by Seattle scientists could help prevent Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Seattle’s Allen Institute for Brain Science have uncovered which cell types are most sensitive to aging, a discovery that could revolutionize the development

Seattle research nonprofit shares in up to $52 million award for AI-powered disease prevention
Research nonprofits Phenome Health and the Buck Institute have secured up to $52 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. The funds will

For Nobel Prize winner David Baker, it’s back to the lab as protein pioneer helps launch more startups
After accepting the Nobel Prize award in chemistry, David Baker is eager to return to his lab at the University of Washington to continue paving

Why former Merck VP left big biotech for this Seattle startup
Scott Lesley, the president and chief scientific officer of InduPro, reflects on his decision to leave Merck & Co. to lead the Seattle-based startup and

Three Spokane Based Companies, One Seattle Based Company, and SRHD Receive HSSA Matching Grants for Bioscience Based Economic Development
The Health Sciences and Services Authority of Spokane County (HSSA) has awarded matching grants for bioscience-based economic development to three Spokane-based companies, one Seattle-based company

Executive Perspective: Harnessing Potent Molecules to Fight Cancer
Linda Liang, Senior Director of Antibody Discovery at Bonum Therapeutics in Seattle, Washington breaks down her work on developing potent molecules to fight cancer and
