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Mars Society gains foothold in AI, robotics and biotechnology to clear a path to space

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NASA Photo / Dominic Hart) The Mars Society says it’s making progress on launching a startup incubator in the Seattle area, with artificial intelligence and biotech as its first targets. NASA engineer Christine Gregg inspects an experimental construction robot. Its long-term goal?

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University of Washington’s David Baker wins Nobel Prize for solving protein puzzles

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The advent of artificial intelligence tools has accelerated the pace of protein structure prediction — with the Institute of Protein Design and DeepMind recognized as the world’s leaders. Other spinouts associated with the institute include Cyrus Biotechnology , Sana Biotechnology , A-Alpha Bio and Xaira Therapeutics.

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Madrona leads $60M investment into AI-powered drug discovery company Terray Therapeutics

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based Terray Therapeutics , which combines nanotechnology with artificial intelligence, has raised $60 million in a Series A funding round led by Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group. Pasadena, Calif.-based

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Biotech giant Moderna will open tech office in Seattle, plans to hire up to 220 workers

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The office will focus on artificial intelligence, cloud-based tools, and other technology applications. But it will also play a big role in growing the company’s capabilities in applying artificial intelligence to biomedical applications, said Miller. (Moderna Photo) Cambridge, Mass.-based

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Microsoft releases preview of Text Analytics for health, battle-tested in COVID-19 partnership

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Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform announced a new iteration of its Text Analytics technology for healthcare, bringing to market some of the artificial intelligence that the company previously contributed to an industry partnership to develop a COVID-19 search engine for researchers. Bigstock Photo.

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Novo Nordisk laying off 86 workers as part of lab shutdown in Seattle

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The company will continue to have operations in Seattle focused on digital therapy, data science and artificial intelligence, said the spokesperson. Novo Nordisk currently operates a research and development center in Seattle for diabetes, liver disease and other therapeutic areas.

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‘The dark matter is just sitting there’: What’s standing in the way of AI for life sciences

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Life sciences panelists at Madrona Venture Group’s Intelligent Application Summit. From left: Cyrus Biotechnology CEO Lucas Nivon, Microsoft researcher Jonathan Carlson, Deepcell CEO Maddison Masaeli, and moderator Chris Picardo, a Madrona venture partner. GeekWire Photo / Charlotte Schubert).