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Pfizer buys Bothell-based Seagen for $43B
In a $43 billion deal, Pfizer will acquire Bothell-based biotech Seagen, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024. Pfizer intends to maintain

Report: Seattle’s Life Science Market Continues to Normalize, Finishes 2022 Strong
CBRE’s recent report for Q4 2022 shows promise for the future of Seattle’s life science industry. The region recorded its highest fourth-quarter capital funding on

Biotech giant Moderna will open tech office in Seattle, plans to hire up to 220 workers
Moderna wants to tap Seattle’s pool of talent, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company announced last week. It is opening an office on April 4 with plans

UW forms medical data science institute focused on AI, machine learning, healthcare
At the 2023 UW Medical Data Science Symposium the University of Washington launched a new hub named the Institute for Medical Data Science. The new

The Unexpected Career Opportunities in Life Sciences – Marc Cummings, President & CEO of Life Science Washington and Dr. Tina Albertson, Chief Medical Officer at Lyell Immunopharma
In a dynamic interview with Osmosis Raise the Line podcast, Marc Cummings, president & CEO of Life Science Washington, and Dr. Tina Albertson, chief medical officer

Report: Area’s Life Sciences Real Estate Market Normalizes in 4Q
A new report from CBRE shows that the life sciences real estate market began to normalize in the fourth quarter, with rebounding numbers in venture

De Novo Luciferases Created Using AI from Baker Lab, Monod Bio
Seattle-based biotech Monod Bio has licensed a new luciferase technology (LuxSit), which is a de novo enzyme luciferase technology. The technology comes from the lab

America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023
Newsweek and global research and data firm Statista announced the fourth-annual ranking of the 500 most responsible companies regarding ESG (environment, social and corporate governance)

Healthcare and life sciences industry leaders optimistic despite historic upheavals and great uncertainty
In KPMG’s 2023 Healthcare and Life Sciences Investment Outlook, eight industries and subsectors were analyzed by macroeconomic and geopolitical upheaval and how deal activity and

Inventive partnerships help local STEM education take flight
The STEM workforce, expected to grow 11% by 2031 according to the US Department of Labor, is an area of continual advancement, vital for future

SIGNS OF LIFE (SCIENCE)
While the life science real estate market may be slowing to some, life science experts believe it is still strong and stabilizing itself after vacancies

Are We on the Cusp of a Breast Cancer Vaccine?
Dr. Nora Disis, director of the Cancer Vaccine Institute at UW Medicine and a University of Washington and Fred Hutch Cancer Center faculty member, is close to a breakthrough breast cancer
