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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

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
