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Cell therapy startup Immusoft lands deal with Takeda worth potentially more than $900M
Immusoft, a Seattle-based biotech has announced a partnership with Takeda to create treatments for rare neurometabolic conditions. As a result of the $900 million deal,
Two Seattleites, an infectious disease scientist and a poet, win MacArthur ‘genius grants’
Local Seattleite Trevor Bedford has been selected as a recipient of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s annual MacArthur Fellowship, which awards funding
Life Science Washington looks for its next leader
As previously announced, Dr. Leslie Alexandre will be stepping down from her role as President and CEO of Life Science Washington at the end of
Absci announces partnership to accelerate drug discovery
Absci announced a new partnership with EQRx, a Cambridge, Massachusetts pharmaceutical company focused on developing lower-cost medicines. The two companies plan to jointly engineer and
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.