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…
Seattle Genetics acquired Cascadian Therapeutics
On Mar. 9, 2018, Seattle Genetics announced it had completed its acquisition of Cascadian Therapeutics for approximately $614…
Partner Therapeutics acquired Sanofi’s Leukine and Lynnwood manufacturing facility
On Mar. 9, 2018, Boston-based cancer company Partner Therapeutics announced that it had acquired the global rights to…
Celgene acquired Juno Therapeutics for $9 billion
On Jan. 22, 2018, Celgene and Juno Therapeutics announced the signing of a merger agreement in which Celgene…
Costco co-founder Jeff Brotman and Dan Baty donated $50 million to create the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine
On Dec. 6, 2017, Costco Founder Jeffrey and Susan Brotman and Pam and Dan Baty announced a $50…
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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Earth Microbiome Project scientists announced unprecedented catalog of microbial life on planet Earth
On Nov. 1, 2017, a study from the Earth Microbiome Project reported the most extensive snapshot ever of…
Paul G Allen Frontiers Group announced two new Allen Discovery Centers
On Oct. 11, 2017, the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced the creation of two new Allen Discovery…
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National Cancer Institute awarded Fred Hutch $24 million to operate Contact Center for patients
On May 24, 2017, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded $24 million to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center…
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…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $279 million to University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
On Jan. 25, 2017, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $279 million to the University of Washington’s…
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…
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…
University of Washington Population Health Initiative received $210 million transformative gift from the Gates Foundation
On Oct. 25, 2016, the University of Washington’s Population Health Initiative received a $210 million gift from the…
University of Washington Medicine performed region’s 1st adult intestineï¾ transplant
On Sept. 11, 2016, the University of Washington Medicine (UW) announced that a team became the first in…
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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…
Physio-Control was acquired by Stryker Corporation
On Apr. 5, 2016, Physio-Control was acquired by Michigan-based Stryker Corp. which acquired 100% of the stock of…
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 announced an affiliation that…
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,…
Tree thieves and millowner Indicted for theft of big leaf maples from Gifford Pinchot National Forest
On Aug. 6, 2015, a Winlock, Washington wood buyer and his lumber mill pleaded guilty in U.S. District…
Benaroya Research Institute’s Carla J Greenbaum, MD was named chair of Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet
On Jul. 14, 2015, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) announced that Carla J. Greenbaum, MD, had…
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The Life Sciences Discovery Fund Authority was defunded
On Jun. 29, 2015, the Life Sciences Discovery Fund Authority (LSDF) was defunded by the Washington State Legislature,…
Genome of 8,500-year-old North American skeleton, known as Kennewick Man, was sequenced
On Jun. 18, 2015, Nature announced that the genome sequencing by scientists at the University of Copenhagen of…
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OHSU and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory team up to accelerate biomedical discovery
On May 6, 2015, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National…
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory constructed new chemistry facility
On Mar. 19, 2015, a contract was awarded to DGR Grant Construction of Richland, Washington, to build a…
Dendreon was acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals for $495 million
On Feb. 23, 2015, a bankruptcy judge approved the sale of the assets of Dendreon Corp., a Seattle-based…
Juno Theraputics completed its IPO
On Dec. 23, 2014, Juno Therapeutics announced the closing of its initial public offering of 12.7 million shares…
Philanthropist Paul G Allen founded the Allen Institute for Cell Science with $100 million
On Dec. 8, 2014, philanthropist and entrepreneur Paul G. Allen announced a commitment of $100 million to create…