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

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Icosavax creates virus-like particles with technology licensed from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design. The company, a spin-out from the UW’s Institute for Protein Design , is developing vaccines to resemble naturally occurring viruses. Icosavax Photo). Net losses were $5.3 million in 2019 and $18.9

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Univ. of Wash.-spinout Icosavax raises $100M to fund vaccine development technology

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Icosavax creates virus-like particles with technology licensed from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design. Simpson was formerly the CEO of PvP Biologics, another IPD spinout, which he oversaw from the company’s launch through its sale to the pharmaceutical company Takeda. Icosavax Photo).

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Seattle Children’s spins out BrainChild Bio, a startup developing therapies for incurable brain cancers

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The startup has an exclusive license to use novel CAR T-cell technology developed by Jensen and his team. BrainChild Bio will take with it about 18 people research and development employees from Seattle Children’s Therapeutics, which will continue working on childhood leukemia, lupus and other diseases.

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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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New Athira execs Mark Worthington, general counsel, and Rachel Lenington, chief technology officer and head of product development strategy. Athira Pharma recently appointed Rachel Lenington as CTO and head of product development strategy and Mark Worthington as general counsel. Athira Photos). The Bothell, Wash.-based Read the story.

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Asian Healthcare Group Develops Vital High-Tech Platform, Beating Back COVID-19

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Developed by Zuellig Pharma, eZRx is ASEAN’s largest B2B eCommerce platform for the healthcare industry – offering a smarter and more convenient way to buy and sell healthcare products online, anywhere and anytime, versus reps visiting clients face-to-face. And it happened to launch when the world needed it most.

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Get the scoop on the Mars Society’s plan to establish a tech institute, maybe in Seattle

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The nonprofit Mars Society is getting set to take the next giant leap in its mission to support Red Planet exploration and settlement, by establishing a Mars Technology Institute to develop the tools and processes those settlers will need. A computer-generated image shows an early Mars settlement.

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Seattle-area psychedelics startup CaaMTech raises $22M to advance to human testing

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CaaMTech , a Seattle-area startup developing new psychedelic agents, has raised $22 million in funding, the company announced this week. CaaMTech is developing a suite of tryptamines with the aim of finding mixes that “optimize desired effects while minimizing unwanted side-effects,” according to the company’s website.

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