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Novartis’ $3.2B Chinook Buy Pays Off with Promising Phase III IgAN Data
Seattle-based Chinook Therapeutics, purchased earlier this year by Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, announced a successful Phase III ALIGN study with its drug, atrasentan. Atrasentan, intended

Gut microbiome startup Viome buys digital wellness startup Naring Health
Bellevue-based biotech company Viome Life Sciences acquired Naring Health, a startup company specializing in “personalized nutrition.” While specific details have not been disclosed, Viome will

Selkirk Pharma raises $24M in seed funding
Selkirk Pharma, a Spokane-based startup, raised $24.1 million to support its development of sterile therapeutics. The funding, which came from unnamed investors, brings Selkirk’s total

Biotech combo to make Bothell its new home
Pennsylvania-based biotech company Immunome has announced it will be relocating to Seattle following its merger with local firm Morphimmune. The partners will reside in the

Aurion doses first patients in US Phase 1/2 clinical trial
Seattle-based company Aurion Biotech announced that a subject in its Phase 1/2 clinical trial was the first to receive a dose of its corneal endothelial

Seattle ranks No. 1 in new report measuring U.S. cities on highly valued tech skills
A report from Cities on the Tech Frontier announced Seattle as the American city with the best technology talent, placing it above hubs like Silicon

Lumen Bioscience secures DOD funding for infection treatment
Seattle-based biotech company Lumen Bioscience received $16.2 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to support the development of its C. difficile treatment. The award

Pfizer wins unconditional EU antitrust okay for $43 bln Seagen buy
The European Commission granted pharmaceutical giant Pfizer unconditional EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Bothell-based biotech company Seagen. The acquisition, announced in March of

Gallery: The 10 best American cities for remote work
Seattle is the second-best city in America for remote work, according to a new ranking from CoworkingCafe. Rankings were determined by 11 metrics across categories

Seattle startup Optimize Health lands $18.6M to boost remote care software
Seattle-based Optimize Health completed its $18.6 million Series B funding round, which was led by Foundry and Escalate Capital Partners. The startup sells remote patient

Report: Shingles vaccine maker Curevo Vaccine signs lease in Bothell
Bothell-based biotech company, Curevo Vaccine, has a new home in the Seattle suburb. The shingles vaccine maker is leasing more than 13,600 square feet of

Life Science Washington Institute and Washington State Department of Commerce Award $500,000 to Life Science Startups
Life Science Washington Institute and the Washington State Department of Commerce awarded $500,000 in grants to organizations dedicated to creating innovative healthcare solutions. The grants
