Pascal Biosciences discovered a cannabinoid that combats Coronavirus
On Jul. 14, 2020, Pascal Biosciences announced it had discovered certain cannabinoids that block replication of SARS-CoV-2, the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
Seattle researchers teamed up to build hi-res brain map of Alzheimer’s disease
On Jun. 25, 2020, the Allen Institute announced a new a new $40.5 million collaborative research center in…
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Fred Hutch, NIH experts outlined plan for COVID-19 vaccines
On May 11, 2020, in a perspective published by the journal Science, Dr. Larry Corey from the Fred…
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Seattle area philanthropists responded to COVID-19 care and research needs
On Apr. 7, 2020, the University of Washington Medicine (UW) announced that more than $20 million has been…
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Fred Hutch team launched hunt for coronavirus antibodies
On Apr. 2, 2020, a team of scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle began searching…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard launched COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator
On Mar. 10, 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard committed up to $125 million…
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Winship Cancer Institute’s multiple myeloma team awarded $5 million grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
On Mar. 9, 2020, Winship Cancer Institute’s multiple myeloma team was awarded a $5 million grant from The…
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University of Washington Medicine deployed new test for coronavirus
On Mar. 4, 2020, the UW Medicine Clinical Virology Lab announced it had received U.S. Food and Drug…
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University of Washington Medicine received FDA permission to conduct coronavirus tests
On Feb. 29, 2020, the University of Washington (UW) Medicine Clinical Virology Lab announced it had received U.S….
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COVID-19 coronavirus spike holds infectivity details
On Feb. 24, 2020, researchers reported that the spikes crowning the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 atypical pneumonia…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
New center to fund ‘most exciting’ biomedical discoveries
On Jan. 30, 2020, the University of Washington (UW) announced that a new center was being created with…
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Penn Medicine birth marked a milestone in uterus transplant clinical trial
On Jan. 9, 2020, Penn Medicine announced the birth of Benjamin Thomas Gobrecht: his mother, 33-year-old Jennifer Gobrecht,…
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Pascal Biosciences discovered cannabinoids activate the major histocompatibility complex to aid cancer treatment
On Sept. 23, 2019, Pascal Biosciences identified specific cannabinoids that enhance the immunogenicity of tumor cells, rendering them…
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Scientists described the first-ever successful in situ collection of a bacteria that eats and breathes electricity
On Mar. 5, 2019, scientists at Washington State University (WSU) described the first-ever successful in situ collection of…
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The Allen Institute for Immunology was Founded
On Dec. 12, 2018, the Allen Institute announced the launch of the Allen Institute for Immunology, a new…
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Pascal Biosciences announced optimization of cannabinoid-derived drug candidates to kill glioblastoma cells
On Nov. 5, 2018, Pascal Biosciences announced the peer reviewed publication of their licensed cannabinoid-derived drug program for…
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Researchers at JCVI, UCSD, and Scripps Oceanography discovered genetic basis for how harmful algal blooms become toxic
On Sept. 27, 2018, researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD and the J. Craig Venter Institute…
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UW Med school formed world’s first Health Metrics Sciences department
On Mar. 15, 2018, the University of Washington School of Medicine announced the establishment of the world’s first…
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Seattle Genetics acquired Cascadian Therapeutics
On Mar. 9, 2018, Seattle Genetics announced it had completed its acquisition of Cascadian Therapeutics for approximately $614…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Oncology | Therapeutics
Partner Therapeutics acquired Sanofi’s Leukine and Lynnwood manufacturing facility
On Mar. 9, 2018, Boston-based cancer company Partner Therapeutics announced that it has acquired the global rights to develop,…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | Vaccine
PNNL and OHSU created joint research co-laboratory to advance precision medicine
On Feb. 14, 2018, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, (PNNL) and Oregon Health & Science University OHSU announced the…
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University of Washington surgeons performed region’s 1st ‘liver in a box’ transplant
On Nov. 28, 2017, surgeons at University of Washinton Medicine in Seattle announced they had performed the first…
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Bezos family donated $35 million to Fred Hutch
On Mar. 30, 2017, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced that the Bezos family had donated $35…
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Bristol-Myers Squibb announced closure of Seattle’s ZymoGenetics operation
On Dec. 13, 2016, Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that it would not renew its lease at the Lake Union…
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Fred Hutch opened first-of-its kind Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic
On Nov. 1, 2016, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced the opening of the Bezos Family Immunotherapy…
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University of Washington Medicine performed region’s 1st adult intestineﾠ transplant
On Sept. 11, 2016, the University of Washington Medicine (UW) announced that a medical team became the first…
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Mary-Claire King was awarded the National Medal of Science
On May 19, 2016, President Barack Obama presented Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., a University of Washington professor of medicine…
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Institute for Systems Biology and Providence Health & Services launched joint research and clinical care
On Mar. 14, 2006, Providence Health & Services and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) announced an affiliation…
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TapImmune announced it’s corporate headquarters relocation from Seattle to Jacksonville Florida
On Nov. 5, 2015, TapImmune, (TPIV) announced it had relocated its corporate headquarters from Seattle, Washington, to Jacksonville,…
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Genome of 8,500-year-old North American skeleton, known as Kennewick Man, was sequenced
On Jun. 18, 2015, a study, “The Ancestry and Affiliations of Kennewick Man” in the journal Nature, based…
