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Gates Foundation pledges $120M to support access for Covid-19 pill
To address ongoing Covid-19 infections in low-income countries, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is donating $120 million to increase access to molnupiravir, an antiviral

As Big Tech Grows in the Pandemic, Seattle Grows With It
While many companies across the U.S. shifted to remote work in 2020, Seattle became the top market for tech firms looking for large office spaces.

Biotech boom: How life sciences emerged from ‘the doldrums’ in Seattle and Washington state
During Dr. Leslie Alexandre’s five years as CEO of Life Science Washington, the region’s life science industry has experienced a massive rise in IPOs and

Industry data: Life sciences employment rises 23.5% in Washington state from 2015 to 2019
Life Science Washington’s economic impact reports reveals a 23.5% rise in employment in the field from 2015-2019, reflecting tremendous growth in the region as a

Cell therapy startup Immusoft lands deal with Takeda worth potentially more than $900M
Immusoft, a Seattle-based biotech has announced a partnership with Takeda to create treatments for rare neurometabolic conditions. As a result of the $900 million deal,

Two Seattleites, an infectious disease scientist and a poet, win MacArthur ‘genius grants’
Local Seattleite Trevor Bedford has been selected as a recipient of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s annual MacArthur Fellowship, which awards funding

Life Science Washington looks for its next leader
As previously announced, Dr. Leslie Alexandre will be stepping down from her role as President and CEO of Life Science Washington at the end of

Absci announces partnership to accelerate drug discovery
Absci announced a new partnership with EQRx, a Cambridge, Massachusetts pharmaceutical company focused on developing lower-cost medicines. The two companies plan to jointly engineer and

Another new Seattle office tower will pivot to life science use
LPC West and Invesco Real Estate have purchased a nine-story building in South Lake Union, known as Cascadian, for $164.5 million with the intention of

These 3 Seattle scientists study the coronavirus. Now they’re getting millions to chase their ‘wildest scientific ideas’
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has recognized 33 scientists across the U.S. for outstanding scientific research, rewarding them with a total of $300 million.

Life sciences startups in Eastern Washington find a welcoming ecosystem away from big cities
In September, several life sciences companies attended the East West Life Science Summit hosted by Life Science Washington, discussing the many benefits to starting their

Seattle brothers expand billion-dollar company’s focus to include COVID
Adaptive Biotechnologies, a Seattle-based biotech company founded to search for cures to cancer, is now expanding its mission to develop solutions to fight COVID-19 by
