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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

Seattle biotech company lands $16.5 million award for disease test
Seattle-based InBios International, a biotech focused on the development of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, received a $16.5 million award from the Biomedical Advanced Research

Milk-based therapies could be coming. This biotech CEO is aiming to lead the way.
Intrinsic Medicine, a Seattle-based biotech, is developing human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) drugs to treat a range of gut immune microbiota brain axis disorders, with its

Top 10 Spatial Biology Companies of 2024
LSW members RareCyte and Alpenglow Biosciences were ranked among the top 10 spatial biology companies of 2024. In June, RareCyte completed a $20 million financing

Uncommon Thinkers: Ingrid Swanson Pultz devotes herself to improving lives through protein design
Dr. Ingrid Swanson Pultz, a trailblazer in protein design, began her career at the University of Washington with a passion for creating innovative biological solutions.

Healionics’ Stargraft AV Dialysis Access Device Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
Healionics, a medical technology company headquartered in Seattle, announced that its STARgraft arteriovenous (AV) graft for dialysis access has received Breakthrough Device designation from the

Washington Research Foundation awards $387K grant to Derrick Hicks of the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design
Derrick Hicks, Ph.D., a researcher in the Baker lab at the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design (IPD), has received a $387,050 grant by

Seattle biotech aims to cure hep B with breakthrough gene therapy
Tune Therapeutics, a Seattle-based biotech company, is developing a groundbreaking approach to cure hepatitis B (HBV) by deactivating viral genes without damaging human DNA. The

New initiative bolsters Washington state life sciences
Three Fred Hutch Cancer Center researchers have received over $4 million in grants from the Washington Research Foundation to advance immunotherapies for Merkel cell carcinoma,
