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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

Inside the Seattle labs of Xaira, the AI-powered startup launched with $1B from investors
Xaira Therapeutics – a spinout from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design (IPD) – merges AI with science to create generative models for

Sana CEO outlines growth plans after opening Bothell facility
Headquartered in Seattle, Sana Biotechnology opened its new 80,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Bothell, Washington, which will house Sana’s proprietary cancer drug program. Sana utilizes

AGC Biologics’ Seattle Site Achieves Successful Multi-Product Inspection by U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Biologics License Applications
AGC Biologics, a Seattle-based biomanufacturer, announced that its Seattle campus achieved a new milestone for regulatory compliance in partnership with the Food and Drug Administration

Protein design startup Outpace lands $144M to test treatments targeting solid tumors
Outpace Bio, a Seattle-based startup using AI to design proteins for cancer therapies targeting solid tumors, has secured $144 million in new funding from investors.

UW lands $50M from National Science Foundation to lead new center for research security
The University of Washington has been awarded a $50 million grant from the National Science Foundation to spearhead the Safeguarding the Entire Community of the

Kirkland biotech company raises $196M for wearable defibrillator
Kestra Medical Technologies, a Kirkland-based biotechnology company specializing in wearable defibrillators, has raised $196 million in its latest funding round. In a recent release, CEO

Top 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters 2024
Seattle and the Greater Puget Sound continue to rank among the top biopharma clusters in the U.S., securing the #10 spot this year. GEN’s four

Allen Institute for AI’s new office lease bolsters an emerging artificial intelligence corridor in Seattle
The Allen Institute for AI (AI2) has leased a full floor in the Northlake Commons building, encompassing 50,000 square feet. Founded by the late Microsoft
