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Life sciences industry in Washington state: New trade group chief on sustaining growth and bolstering workforce
Marc Cummings, CEO of Life Science Washington, took the stage at Life Science Innovation Northwest 2022 to share his expertise in a live interview with

Life sciences news roundup: Seagen expands; biotech vet Q&A; algae capsules for gut bug; more
This year’s Life Science Washington Innovation Northwest conference brought hundreds of researchers and entrepreneurs together over two days to discuss a wide range of science

Juno Therapeutics vets Hans Bishop and Steve Harr on building startups, working with tech, and more
At Life Science Washington’s annual conference, Life Science Innovation Northwest, industry veterans Hans Bishop and Steve Harr shared their expertise on building companies and discussed

Seagen plots new biologics plant to amp up antibody drug production
Seagen announced it is building a 270,000-square-foot facility in Everett, Washington to bolster its drug manufacturing capabilities. Slated to open in 2024 just north of

BioMed Realty lays out plan for newly acquired Seattle block
BioMed Realty paid nearly $127 million for a downtown Seattle block where they seek to develop 1.2 million square feet of life science and technology

Nonprofit Seattle vaccine maker AAHI receives $26M donation
Seattle-based biotech non-profit, Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI) announced a $26 million donation from the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation (CSSFF). The donation will be

Cell therapy biotech raises $120M to advance therapy to treat common cornea condition
Aurion Biotech, a spinoff of Seattle eye care company, CorneaGen, has received $120 million in funding to help advance cell therapy for corneal endothelial dystrophies,

Report: Kirkland software engineers are among best paid in the US
New research by Blind, a social network for employees in tech and other industries, shows that Washington state ranks top of the list for cities

Report: Washington is One of the Top 10 States to Work from Home
With 20 percent of the national workforce working remotely, a recent report by Wallethub reveals that Washington is the eighth-best state to work from home.

The neural dynamics of teamwork: New Allen Institute CEO on diversity and impact in life science
In a Q&A interview conducted by GeekWire reporter, Charlotte Schubert, Rui Costa, the Allen Institute’s new CEO, talks about his vision for his new role,

How happy are Seattle, and WA as a whole, compared to other cities and states?
Seattle has been named the seventh happiest city in the nation in a new report by WalletHub. The report analyzed indicators across 180 cities and

Seattle startup raises $9.7M for clinical trial to test inhaled CBD as anxiety treatment
Receptor Life Sciences, a Seattle-based startup, announced it has raised $9.7 million in a Series A-1 funding round to push its CBD-based therapeutic for acute
