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Venture capital funding in Seattle area tops $1 billion in third quarter
Seattle’s venture capital market saw local startups secure $1.2 billion across 89 deals in Q3, bringing the yearly total to $2.4 billion over 269 deals.

Life Science Washington Institute Recognizes ProfoundBio Co-Founders with 2024 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award
Life Science Washington Institute (LSWI) has awarded the 2024 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award to Dr. Baiteng Zhao, Ph.D., and Dr. Tae H. Han, Ph.D., the co-founders

Bill Gates-backed TerraPower Isotopes produces rare, radioactive ingredient sought for cancer drugs
TerraPower Isotopes, a subsidiary of nuclear power startup TerraPower, has become the first commercial-scale producer of actinium-225, a promising radioactive isotope derived from Cold War

Behind the Science: Fueling Rare Disease Research at Omeros
For Dr. Suneet Mehrotra, Ph.D., a passion for improving healthcare underpins everything he does. Mehrotra is a Senior Group Leader in High-Throughput Screening & Assay

Homegrown in Washington: Targeted State Investments Support Life Science Industry Growth
Life Science Washington Institute’s WIN Mentorship Program and the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund are examples of two Washington state investments that have

University of Washington’s David Baker wins Nobel Prize for designing proteins
University of Washington biochemist David Baker has won a share of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry for more than two decades of groundbreaking discoveries

Rippl announces $23M series A to expand virtual dementia care
Rippl, a Seattle-based virtual dementia care company, has secured $23 million in series A funding to expand its services to more states. Founded by Kris

Cancer AI Alliance joins medical and tech expertise together with $40M to collaborate on next-gen care
Major leaders in cancer care have come together to form the Cancer AI Alliance (CAIA), a partnership dedicated to harnessing the transformative potential of AI

Lundbeck taps Charles River for AI-enabled neuro drug discovery
Lundbeck is partnering with Charles River Laboratories to enhance the discovery of neuroscience treatments through their AI-powered drug discovery platform, Logica. “To make a significant

Allen Institute for Immunology unveils landmark Human Immune Health Atlas
The Seattle-based Allen Institute for Immunology announced the release of its first-ever Human Immune Health Atlas, a comprehensive single-cell reference dataset that offers unprecedented insights

The 25 Best Places to Live for the Weather in 2024-2025
Seattle was ranked as one of the 25 best places to live in the U.S. for weather in 2024-2025. The report considered weather temperateness, sunshine,

WSU Health Sciences and Seattle Children’s Research Institute host joint symposium
Earlier this month, Washington State University and Seattle Children’s Research Institute hosted a joint symposium, sparking new opportunities to address the most difficult health challenges
