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Biotech startups join AWS and other partners in open-source project to help design new proteins
Three Seattle-based biotech startups are coming together to support the open-access development of protein folding and design software in a new project called OpenFold. Cyrus

Construction begins at new 197K square-foot life sciences building in Seattle near Space Needle
A new 197,000 square-foot life sciences building is under construction in Seattle to alleviate the increased demand for lab space. Seattle is part of a

Gates Foundation funds biotech company cataloging the viruses that infect bacteria
Phase Genomics, a Seattle-based DNA analysis startup, has received $5.5 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. National Institutes

Life Sciences Research Talent 2022
According to a new report by CBRE, Seattle ranks ninth out of the top 25 research talent clusters in the U.S. The 2022 Life Sciences

Seattle Children’s Research Institute launches $45M program to increase diversity in biotech
The Seattle Children’s Research Institute has announced a new program featuring scientists from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Over the next five years, the $45 million initiative

Adaptive Biotechnologies launches T cell-based test for Lyme disease
Adaptive Biotechnologies, a Seattle-based life science company, has revealed a new Lyme disease test that has the ability to detect the disease in its early

Fred Hutch President Tom Lynch wants to inject a ‘sense of urgency’ in cancer research and care
Dr. Tom Lynch, President and Director at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, believes the future of cancer research is in data science. The Seattle-based nonprofit is

Inspired by scientist CEOs, Seattle startup lands $9.75M to build up drug discovery platform
A Seattle-based startup, Talus Bioscience, raised $9.75 million in funding to help advance its drug discovery platform to find compounds affecting gene activity, which have

Report: Seattle among top US cities for female six-figure earners
A new report from SmartAsset placed Washington on the map as one of the top U.S. metros with the most female six-figure earners. The report

Report: Washington ranked as nation’s strongest state economy
According to a recent report by WalletHub, Washington has the strongest state economy in the country. The rankings were determined based on three elements: economic

Jubilant snags $146.6M US contract to double injectables production
Jubilant HollisterStier, a Spokane-based contract development and manufacturing company (CDMO), received a $146.6 million contract from the U.S. government to double its injectables filling capacity

Washington ranked as the best state to live in for a millennial. Here’s who it beat out
According to recent rankings by WalletHub, Washington is the best state in America to live as a millennial. The study defines millennials as individuals born
