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Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotech co-founders join life sciences SPAC; new edtech execs; and more

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Chad Robins, left, is co-founder and CEO of Adaptive Biotechnologies, which he co-founded with his brother, Harlan Robins, right, a theoretical physicist turned computational biologist who is the company’s chief scientific officer. Adaptive Biotechnologies Photo).

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Tech Moves: GE healthcare exec joins startup; Nautilus taps new CMO; WRF investor steps down

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Senthivel was most recently CTO for GE HealthCare and was previously part of AI engineering leadership at Amazon Web Services, among other roles. Nautilus Biotechnology Photo) — After more than two decades at scientific instruments company Agilent Technologies, Ken Suzuki is now chief marketing officer for Nautilus Biotechnology.

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

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” It’s the latest in a series of initiatives from Microsoft that apply artificial intelligence to health, life sciences and biotechnology. Azure is competing against Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and other cloud platform providers to develop new AI innovations that serve specific industries.

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2025 is the year of quantum science; what that’s all about

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Quantum computing is at an exciting stage, where active collaboration between academia and industry is leading to rapid innovation, explains Mohit Pandey, a quantum computing scientist who has extensive experience using quantum computing for drug discovery while working in the biotechnology industry.

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

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Tech Moves: F5 chief product officer Kara Sprague named CEO at security company HackerOne

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We wish her the very best in her future role.” — Taimur Rashid is returning to Amazon Web Services in a new role leading the Generative AI Innovation and Delivery team. Sana Biotechnology, and Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Rashid previously sent nearly a decade at AWS in various leadership positions.

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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 13-year-old company also sees an opportunity to deepen its relationship with Amazon Web Services, its cloud provider that supports its DNA sequencing and other work, said Miller. Seagen, which was founded in the Seattle area, is the region’s largest biopharma employer.