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In Washington’s life sciences sector, a streak of companies going public
Washington’s life science industry is thriving. In 2021 so far, almost 50 biotech companies have gone public across the U.S., with several headquartered in the

Life Science Washington CEO plans to retire at year’s end
This week, Life Science Washington announced its president and CEO, Dr. Leslie Alexandre, will retire at the end of 2021. “Dr. Alexandre has been instrumental

‘We’ve been instrumental’: How Seattle became a hub for COVID-19 vaccine research
Several Seattle-area vaccine scientists shifted their studies to focus on COVID-19 research in the past 18 months. This field of study continues to build on

Icosavax stock skyrockets 200% on first day of trading for newly public Seattle biotech company
Icosavax stocks are performing well amidst the Seattle-based companies new public offering. On its first day as a publicly traded company, Icosavax shares skyrocketed by

Absci shares spike 30% in IPO debut, valuing Washington state biotech company at nearly $2B
Just over a year after going public, Absci stocks are continuing to grow. The Vancouver, Washington based company now is valued at almost $2 billion.

Eliem Therapeutics files for IPO as another Seattle-area biotech firm set to go public
Eliem Therapeutics, a Redmond, Washington based biotech company has filed for IPO. The filing follows two rounds of funding which took place earlier in 2021,

Seattle startup Lumen Biosciences to build algae manufacturing plant in former bakery
Lumen Bioscience, a Seattle-based biotech company announced it will be expanding its operations and moving to Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood to continue manufacturing proteins found in

Absci’s IPO reflects booming biotech market and growing PNW life sciences industry
In a growing IPO market, AbSci, Vancouver, A Washington-based biotech company prepares for a public offering, joining additional Washington state biotech startups in the public

Report: Seattle’s life sciences industry continues to boom
Funding from VCs for Seattle’s life science industry grew 266% during Q1 2021 in comparison with Q1 last year. This makes Seattle the fastest-growing life

Seattle-based Icosavax, which is developing COVID-19 vaccines, files for IPO 4 years after launch
Earlier this month, Icosavax, a Seattle-based biotech company that originally launched from the University of Washington, filed for IPO. Founded in 2017, Icosavax develops vaccines

Seattle’s HDT Bio to start U.S. clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Seattle continues to be an integral player in the fight against COVID-19, with local company HDT Bio announcing it will enter early-stage clinical trials in

Vancouver, Wash. biotech company Absci files to go public
Absci, a Vancouver-based startup, is the latest Washington biotech company to announce its intent to go public. The company has had a robust 2021 so
