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Kineta to receive $5 million milestone payment from Merck
Seattle-based biotech company Kineta will receive $5 million from Merck after achieving a milestone in development efforts. Although Kineta is centered around oncology and cancer

New test might expand ability to find tumor cells in blood
A professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine teamed up with Seattle biotech company RareCyte, Inc. to create a blood test that measures

Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biotech AltPep raises $52.9M Series B
Seattle-based biotech company AltPep has raised $52.9 million in a Series B round. The funding follows previous investments of $44.4 million in 2022 and $23

Teachers get a chance to learn in labs
Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center will extend its education offerings to eastern Washington this summer during a three-week STEM program for teachers. The announcement follows

City OKs design for Vulcan life science proposal in South Lake Union
Vulcan Inc., a Seattle-based development and real estate company, will move forward with the construction of a lab research facility after receiving approval from a

Seagen touts Adcetris early-stage Lymphoma data with 93% complete remission
Seattle-based biotech company Seagen appears to have found success with a drug in its phase II trials of early-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma, with 93% of

A Day in the Life as a Bonum Therapeutics Principal Scientist
When Shannon Okada’s morning chai goes cold, it’s because she became immersed in her work in the lab. “We have a lot of fun solving

Grant programs announced for Washington life science startups
Life Science Washington Institute announced two new grant programs at its annual East West Summit. The grants will be used to fund life sciences startups

OtoNexus Medical Technologies ranks among Washington’s Best Workplaces
OtoNexus Medical Technologies, a Bellevue-based company, is among Puget Sound Business Journal’s “Washington’s 100 best workplaces.” OtoNexus is one of only 25 small companies –

Novartis to buy Seattle biotech firm Chinook Therapeutics in $3.2B deal
Novartis announced that it will be purchasing Chinook Therapeutics, a Seattle-based biotech company, for $3.2 billion. Founded in 2019, Chinook Therapeutics focuses on developing treatments

Variant Bio turns focus from identifying genomic variants to drug discovery
Seattle-based biotech company Variant Bio will be creating new therapeutic programs to enhance its current research on genomic variants. The addition of Dr. David Moller

Seagen shareholders approve $43B acquisition by Pfizer
Seagen, a Bothell biotech company, is set to be acquired by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals following a shareholder vote on May 30. The $43 billion purchase is
