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Affini-T Therapeutics, a biotech with roots at Fred Hutch, raises $175M for cancer treatments
Affini-T Therapeutics, a cancer-focused biotech company with offices in Seattle, raised $175 million to pursue tech licenses to strengthen its cell therapy platform and drive

Frazier Life Sciences raises nearly $1B for new venture fund focused on earlier-stage companies
Frazier Life Sciences announced the closing of a $987 million funding for biopharmaceuticals, focusing on company creation and early-stage venture funding, along with 80% set

Univ. of Washington science programs to be housed in new building that includes public, private tenants
The University of Washington is expanding scientific programs into an 11-story building, including a wide range of tenants, where multiple fields can come together and

Exclusive poll: Where college students want to move
In the new Axios-Generation Lab Next Cities Index, Seattle is ranked as America’s most sought after post-graduation destination for college students. College students are drawn

Sanofi and Seagen team up to grow a new crop of ADC cancer drugs
Seagen, a biotech company based in Bothell, Washington, is partnering up with Sanofi to develop and commercialize antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for up to three cancer

Washington state Department of Commerce funds 4 new ‘innovation clusters’
Washington state’s Department of Commerce has awarded $500,000 grants to four organizations forming new innovation clusters in Washington as part of the “Innovation Cluster Accelerator”
