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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

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
