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UW Medicine lands funding to launch tuberculosis research center
The University of Washington School of Medicine is receiving a grant for up to $5.3 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Univ. of Washington researchers find new way to design potential therapeutics
Researchers at The University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design (IPD) are leading a study to employ computational design to generate potential drugs, aiming to
Seattle protein design company Arzeda raises $33M Series B round
A Seattle-based protein design company, Arzeda raised $33M in a Series B funding round led by Conti Ventures, alongside contributions from Lewis & Clark Agrifood,
Life sciences, biotech research draw big bucks to Washington
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded more than $1.4 billion in funding to Washington’s life sciences and biotech research industry in 2021. Around 94%
Affini-T Therapeutics, a biotech with roots at Fred Hutch, raises $175M for cancer treatments
Affini-T Therapeutics, a cancer-focused biotech company with offices in Seattle, raised $175 million to pursue tech licenses to strengthen its cell therapy platform and drive
Frazier Life Sciences raises nearly $1B for new venture fund focused on earlier-stage companies
Frazier Life Sciences announced the closing of a $987 million funding for biopharmaceuticals, focusing on company creation and early-stage venture funding, along with 80% set
Univ. of Washington science programs to be housed in new building that includes public, private tenants
The University of Washington is expanding scientific programs into an 11-story building, including a wide range of tenants, where multiple fields can come together and
Exclusive poll: Where college students want to move
In the new Axios-Generation Lab Next Cities Index, Seattle is ranked as America’s most sought after post-graduation destination for college students. College students are drawn
Sanofi and Seagen team up to grow a new crop of ADC cancer drugs
Seagen, a biotech company based in Bothell, Washington, is partnering up with Sanofi to develop and commercialize antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for up to three cancer
Washington state Department of Commerce funds 4 new ‘innovation clusters’
Washington state’s Department of Commerce has awarded $500,000 grants to four organizations forming new innovation clusters in Washington as part of the “Innovation Cluster Accelerator”
Fierce Medtech’s 2021 Fierce 15
Tasso, a Seattle-based biotech company, has been included in Fierce Medtech’s 2021 Fierce 15 list. This year’s class features innovators working to build new approaches
Life sciences roundup: A reborn institute, a long-COVID study, and responses to the war on Ukraine
As current events unfold in Ukraine, Washington state’s prosperous life science ecosystem is coming together to show its support. Several Seattle-based companies including Seagen, Silverback