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Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology lands $10M to support ‘DNA Typewriter’ technology
The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, a collaboration between the Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington, received a $10 million

Seattle biotech launches with $187 million for cancer treatments
Callio Therapeutics, which has dual headquarters in Seattle and Singapore, launched on Monday, March 3, with a $187 million Series A round. Specializing in cancer

Spokane startup that gives labs a green seal of approval raises $5M
Impact Laboratories, a Spokane-based startup verifying the environmental bona fides of approximately 3,800 labs worldwide, announced nearly $5 million in funding to expand its efforts.

Seed grant funding awarded to six collaborative projects
Washington State University Health Sciences and Seattle Children’s Research Institute awarded six collaborative projects $300,000 in seed grant funding, following an inaugural joint symposium between

Tasso rolls out new at-home dried blood spot sample collectors for remote clinical trials
Tasso, a Seattle-based maker of at-home blood sample collection systems, is launching the next generation of its devices that aim to support patients enrolled in

Selkirk Pharma introduces ClinFAST™ to expedite fill/finish for clinical trials
Selkirk Pharma, a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) based in Spokane, today announced the launch of ClinFAST™, a paradigm-shifting service designed to assist clinical stage biotech

Kestra Medical Technologies, maker of wearable cardiac devices, files for IPO
Kestra Medical Technologies, a Kirkland-based company selling cardiac monitoring and therapeutic devices, filed for an initial public offering on Monday. Kestra launched in 2014 and

BMS Positions Breyanzi for Another Indication as LOE Woes Mount
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) announced positive mid-stage results in marginal zone lymphoma for its CAR T cell therapy, Breyanzi, potentially leading to a new indication.

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
