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Bothell Facility at Forefront of Personalized Cell Therapy
Bristol Myers Squibb’s Bothell manufacturing facility has been designated as one of the production facilities for the company’s newly-approved cancer treatment, Breyanzi. The facility has

Life Sciences Sector Booms Despite COVID
Seattle’s life science cluster has been named the fifth-best in America according to a report by commercial real estate firm Newmark. The report emphasized the

Seattle’s Virus Success Shows What Could Have Been
Nearly 12 months after experiencing the U.S.’s first widespread COVID-19 outbreak, Seattle has recorded the lowest COVID-related death rate of the 20 largest metropolitan regions

Education, Energy and Economy Lead Washington to Top Spot in Best States Ranking
For the second year in a row, Washington has been named the best state in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report. The 2021

Top 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters
Seattle came in at No. 8 on Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News’ list of the top 10 U.S. life science clusters. The ranking is based

Photon Biosciences looks to bring heart test home
Photon Biosciences, a Spokane Valley-based startup, is developing a new class of probe molecules that can be applied to various biological imaging and diagnostic applications.

Phase Genomics Wins $1.7M NIH Grant for Virus Discovery Platform Development
Seattle-based Phase Genomics has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The funding will go toward creating a platform for

Screening to detect prior coronavirus infections launched by Adaptive Biotech, with Microsoft’s help
Adaptive Biotechnologies recently launched a new COVID-19 test that searches for T-cell responses against the virus, providing a more accurate way to detect prior infections.

Adaptive Biotechnologies eyes expansion to Europe
Adaptive Biotechnologies announced that it is expanding operations to Europe following a big 2020, in which the biotech company signed 35 new lab partnerships in

Veteran investor Dr Robert Glassman talks life sciences, immunotherapy and Umoja
“I don’t think I’ve ever been as honoured and excited to be part of somebody’s mission as I am with Umoja.” Veteran investor Dr. Robert

Novo Nordisk makes headway in bid to rule obesity market with stunning phase 3 semaglutide data
Life Science Washington member Novo Nordisk has taken one step forward in its ambition to move its Type 2 diabetes drug semaglutide into the obesity

Notch Therapeutics raises $85M for cancer treatments and plans to open Seattle location
Canada-based Notch Therapeutics announced its plans to open a Seattle research laboratory as part of its U.S. expansion, following a recent Series A funding round
