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Tidal Vision, a company turning tossed crab shells into a green chemical, nets $140M in funding

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Chitosan is something of a wonder chemical and can be used in water purification, to preserve produce, to promote plant growth, as a flame retardant in fabrics, and in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. It offers a safe alternative to toxic chemicals, metals, petroleum products and pesticides used in industry.

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NLP helps Eli Lilly work at a global scale

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With more than 30,000 employees spread across more than 60 affiliate locations and 14 manufacturing sites around the world, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly operates at a truly global scale. The Lilly Translate API and UI are delivered via a serverless tech stack built on Node.js, Python,NET, and Docker.

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Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

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Prior to joining Convoy in 2018, Kreiner was CEO of Cal Net Technology Group and a managing partner at Olympic Valley Capital. Portland-based Sparrow Pharmaceuticals appointed Frank Czerwiec as chief medical officer and Jamie MacPherson as VP of regulatory affairs and quality. Seattle-based Marchex appointed Ryan Polley as COO.

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Seattle-based Icosavax, which is developing COVID-19 vaccines, files for IPO 4 years after launch

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Founder and CEO Adam Simpson formerly led another IPD spinout, PvP Biologics, which sold to the pharmaceutical company Takeda. Net losses were $5.3 The company’s virus-like particle technology was invented at the Institute for Protein Design by Neil King, a scientific co-founder of Icosavax along with IPD head David Baker.

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Adaptive Biotech revenue rises 65% to $21M, loss widens amid big COVID-19 immune partnerships

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The Seattle-based company posted a net loss of $31.4 Adaptive Biotechnologies, which is working with Microsoft and Amgen to fight COVID-19 using its technology for sequencing the human immune system, reported a 65% increase in first quarter revenue , to nearly $21 million. million, or 25 cents a share, vs. a loss of $18.4

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GeekWire Awards: Sustainable Innovation finalists create, destroy and transform to protect the planet

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The chemical — called chitosan — is something of a wonder molecule and can be used in water purification, to preserve produce, to promote plant growth, as a flame retardant in fabrics, and in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. It offers a safe alternative to toxic chemicals, metals, petroleum products and pesticides used in industry.

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Amazon Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke to leave next year, will be replaced by operations chief Dave Clark

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He oversees businesses that generated more than $200 billion in net sales in 2019, representing nearly 90% of Amazon’s overall net sales last year. He grew up in Pittsburgh, studied chemical engineering at Princeton University, and did his graduate work in MIT’s Leaders for Global Operations program.

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