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Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet named CEO at Vouched; Sana hires chief scientific officer

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He was previously executive vice president of engineering and CTO at tax software giant Avalara, and also led teams at Microsoft and Concur. Founded in 2018, Vouched helps companies verify the identity of customers and users by examining driver’s licenses and other forms of identification. The company is ranked No.

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Juno’s lasting legacy: How the cell therapy juggernaut influenced biotech in Seattle and beyond

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Juno veterans went on to start or fill leadership positions at Sana Biotechnology, Lyell Immunopharma, Umoja Biopharma, Shape Therapeutics, GentiBio, Eliem Therapeutics, Genemod, Century Therapeutics, Silverback Therapeutics, Tune Therapeutics, Affini-T Therapeutics, and others. Sana Biotechnology. Photo courtesy of William Canestaro).

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2021 Predictions: Why these tech, science and startup leaders are upbeat about the year ahead

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Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering; Oren Etzioni, CEO of the Allen Institute for AI; Leslie Alexandre, President and CEO of Life Science Washington; Leen Kawas, CEO of Athira Pharma; Peter Lee, CVP of Research and Incubations at Microsoft; Caroline Lewis, partner at Rogue Venture Partners; and Saad Bashir, CTO for City of Seattle.

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