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Biotech with Seattle presence raises $235 million ahead of drug launch
London-based Tenpoint Therapeutics, which has its U.S. headquarters in Seattle, raised $235 million as it prepares to launch its lead eye drop treatment for presbyopia.

SeaBridge Selects Inaugural Cohort of Eight Fellows from UW and Fred Hutch
The Brotman Baty Institute and the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology have selected the first eight postdoctoral researchers for the SeaBridge Fellowship, a new translational

Gates Foundation, OpenAI launch $50M AI health initiative targeting 1,000 clinics in Africa
The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are launching a $50 million partnership to deploy artificial intelligence tools in frontline primary health care clinics across Africa, beginning

Two harmful gene variants can restore function when combined, study reveals
Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) researchers have shown that two harmful genetic variants can restore normal function when present together, experimentally validating a decades-old hypothesis

Jubilant to expand campus with $18.5M allergens facility
Jubilant HollisterStier plans to expand its Spokane campus with a new $18.5 million building to relocate its allergens processing business unit. The proposed two-story structure

Lilly links up with InduPro in next-gen cancer treatment deal worth up to $950M
InduPro has entered a collaboration with Eli Lilly to discover new cancer treatments through a deal that could be worth up to $950 million. Under

Variant Bio launches AI-powered platform for drug discovery using genetic data
Variant Bio has launched an AI-powered platform designed to discover new drug candidates using human genetic data. The private biotech company said its Inference platform

Seattle-area nuclear company TerraPower signs deal with Meta for up to 8 reactors
Bellevue-based TerraPower announced a deal with Meta to build up to eight small modular nuclear reactors in the U.S. to supply clean energy for the

Seattle’s Alpenglow moves 3D microscope tech from lab to clinic to help modernize cancer diagnostics
Seattle-based Alpenglow Biosciences announced a partnership with PathNet to bring its 3D microscope technology into clinical pathology labs to modernize diagnostics for prostate and bladder

Scientists develop new way to “listen in” on the brain’s hidden language
Scientists at the Allen Institute and HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus engineered a protein that can record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells, enabling researchers

Adaptive Signs Deal with Pfizer Worth Up to $890M for Rheumatoid Arthritis Research
Adaptive Biotechnologies announced two non-exclusive agreements with Pfizer to advance immune receptor discovery and data access. Pfizer will use Adaptive’s platform to identify disease-driving T-cell

Ex-Amazon AI engineer bets six figures of his own money to disrupt drug discovery
Seattle startup Rhizome Research is building AI systems to design made-to-order small drug-like molecules for drug discovery. Founded by former Amazon AI engineer Xhuliano Brace,
