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Fred Hutch Cancer Center makes big real estate pivot in South Lake Union
Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center has decided to pivot away from constructing the Stuart and Molly Sloan Precision Oncology Institute Building to acquire a new

New immunology institute reimagines postdoctoral training
The UW Medicine Institute for Translational Immunology announced it is revamping its postdoctoral training program to further advance the field of translational medicine. Motivated by

ZipBio, a new Seattle biotech startup aiming to compress proteins, raises $4M
Seattle-based biotech startup ZipBio announced its official launch and revealed $4 million in a seed funding round led by NFX. ZipBio, founded in 2023, is

Seattle’s Sonoma Biotherapeutics receives $45M milestone payment
Seattle-based Sonoma Biotherapeutics announced it received a $45 million payment from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for meeting a significant milestone in its efforts to research, develop and

Hottest hiring markets: Here’s where Seattle ranks
According to new data from the research arm of payroll giant ADP, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area is ranked as the fourth-hottest hiring market, where the

Sana Biotechnology names its first chief scientific officer
Sana Biotechnology recently announced the appointment of Dhaval Patel as its first chief scientific officer. Previously, Patel was a professor of medicine at both the

8 Contract Development and Manufacturing Companies to Watch
AGC Biologics, a Seattle-based leader in protein-based biologics and cell and gene therapies, is significantly advancing its operations. In June, the company completed a $200

Seattle biotech startup secures $11.2M to make drugs for ‘undruggable’ disease targets
Talus Bioscience, a Seattle-based biotech, recently announced it has raised $11.2 million in venture capital funding to advance its drug discovery program for treatment-resistant diseases.

WSU receives new $2.74M grant to support biotechnology training
Washington State University announced it has received a $2.74 million T32 training grant from the National Institute of Health to expand its innovative NIH Protein

Seattle biotech company doubles space with new lease in Interbay
Curi Bio, a Seattle-based biotech company, has significantly expanded its operations with a new 13,942-square-foot lease in the Interbay neighborhood of Seattle. Eric Swanson, vice

AI antibody generator Absci inks cancer collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering
Absci, a generative AI drug creation company headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, announced its partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to co-develop up to six

Biden grants UW-led team $21M to develop cancer surgery technology
A research team led by the University of Washington will receive up to $21.2 million as part of Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative to reduce cancer
