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Seattle biotech Alpine Immune Sciences raises $91M for drug development
Alpine Immune Sciences announced it is raising approximately $91 million to continue developing two drugs through a private placement. Frazier Life Sciences Public Fund is

Startup A-Alpha Bio sets out to solve a major protein problem facing big pharma
A-Alpha Bio, a Seattle-based startup raised $20 million in a Series A funding round to continue studying which proteins bind with each other. Moving forward

Impel NeuroPharma, fresh off IPO, gets FDA approval for nasal spray that treats migraines
Impel NeuroPharma announced Trudhesa, a drug used to treat migraines, has officially received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. John Hoekman originally co-founded

These biotech and life sciences CEOs made the leap from software startups — here’s how they did it
During an era of mass investment in the biotech industry and vast innovation, many technology company executives are making the switch to the life science

Biotech companies fuel IPO boom in Washington state over the past year
Out of the 11 biotech companies entering the public market in the last year, eight have been from Washington state. Just this summer, three companies,

Bristol Myers Squibb nabs priority review tag for $3.15B arthritis drug Orencia to prevent transplant rejection
Washington-based biotech company, Bristol Myers Squibb, has received a December 23rd decision date from the FDA. If passed, Orencia, a drug originally approved for patients

Life-sciences investment volume hit $9B in first half of 2021, tracking to a record year for CRE sector
Real estate investment into the life sciences reached more than $9 billion in the first half of 2021, signaling a potential record-breaking year for industry

Study: Washington ranked third cleanest state in US
Washington is the third cleanest state in the U.S. according to a recent study by Filter King, an air filter delivery company The results of

A life sciences startup will base its headquarters in both Seattle and California. It’s far from the only one
Last week, Sonoma Biotherapeutics announced it raised $265 million to expand both its Seattle and San Francisco operations. One of the many perks of having

Evotec’s new Washington site is ready to roll, and the U.S. has already called first dibs for COVID-19 antibody supplies
After announcing its new location in Redmond, Washington last week, Evotec says their first order of business in the new 130,000-square-foot campus is to develop

Plant-Based Biologics All the Rage as Lumen Partners with Google
In a partnership with Google, Seattle-based company Lumen BioScience can now use machine learning as a tool to expedite and streamline production of its plant-based

Seagen Strikes $2.6 Billion ADC Deal with China’s RemeGen
Last week, Seagen, a Washington-based biotech company, announced a deal with China-based RemeGen Co., Ltd. The deal, valued at $2.6 billion, allows Seagen to develop
