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UW jumps to No. 8 in global ranking of best universities; computer science among top subjects
The University of Washington has moved up two spots to No. 8 in the latest ranking of Best Global Universities from U.S. News & World

Evotec nabs Gates Foundation cash for low-income country COVID-19 antibody work
Seattle-based Just – Evotec Biologics received funding from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to seek out and work on new monoclonal antibody (mAb) drugs

Seattle startup HDT Bio raises $3M to support development of COVID-19 vaccine
Seattle-based biotech company HDT Bio raised $3 million in seed funding to support work on its COVID-19 vaccine candidate that uses a cutting-edge, replicating RNA

Fred Hutch opens dedicated research center in Seattle to test treatments for COVID-19 patients
Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced that it is opening a new facility dedicated solely to testing treatments for people who have COVID-19, one

Is Money the Cure-All? Seattle-area biotech companies are striking deals, but questions loom about the market’s access to talent
Despite an economic downturn, investment in Seattle’s biotech industry hasn’t slowed down this year. With Athira Pharma’s September IPO that raised $204 million, life science

Phase Genomics lands $3.9M in grants to improve testing for chromosomal abnormalities
Seattle-based Phase Genomics announced that it received two National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants totaling $3.9 million over three years. The funding will go towards

Sonoma Bio Launches With $40M to Take Cell Therapy Beyond Cancer
Sonoma Biosciences, which splits operations between South San Francisco and Seattle, received $40 million in financing to develop cell therapies for autoimmune diseases. Traditionally used

Seattle biotech Silverback Therapeutics raises $85M, just six months after raising $78.5M
Silverback Therapeutics announced that it received $85 million in Series C funding, following closely on the heels of a $78.5 million funding round in March

Merck, Seattle Genetics form partnerships worth $4.5B focused on two cancer drugs
Pharmaceutical company Merck and Bothell, Washington-based Seattle Genetics have formed a partnership to advance two key cancer therapies. The first involves expanding Tukysa, the drug

Gilead Moves Deeper into Oncology with $21 Billion Acquisition of Immunomedics
Gilead Sciences announced it has acquired Immunomedics, a developer of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology used to treat cancers. Immunomedics gained attention with the success of

Seattle Genetics plans manufacturing expansion with cash from Merck deal
Following a blockbuster deal with pharmaceutical company Merck, Seattle Genetics released plans to build a $300 million manufacturing facility, two to three times the size

Study: Washington ranked best state to work in during COVID-19 pandemic
Washington was named the best state to work in during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released by Oxfam America. The study looked at
