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

GeekWire

The structure opened in downtown Seattle in 2019. The startup has an exclusive license to use novel CAR T-cell technology developed by Jensen and his team. “With our clinical trials and our academic programs, we can treat and help dozens or tens of dozens of patients,” Jensen said.

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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. The new funding follows a $51 million round in October 2019. The company launched its COVID program in October, supported in part by $10 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology

The Verge

The company will also no longer develop or research the technology, IBM tells The Verge. Yet Rekognition, the name of the program, has also been criticized for its accuracy. IBM will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition or analysis software, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said in a letter to Congress today.

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Shares of Neoleukin Therapeutics spike after announcing layoffs and potential sale or merger

GeekWire

The publicly traded Seattle biotech company hired investment bank SVB Securities to review potential alternatives including a sale, merger, asset divestiture or licensing. “It Drachman, a former executive at Seagen, led Neoleukin since it spun out of the University of Washington in 2019. Neoleukin later raised $86.2

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Released from court oversight, a Seattle research institution rebrands and resets

GeekWire

The Infectious Disease Research Institute was founded in 1993 with a broad mission to address diseases affecting low- and middle-income countries, and was known for its vaccine programs. Casper, who became interim CEO in 2019 before permanently taking the helm in early 2020, recommended that the institution voluntarily enter receivership.

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The streaming service formerly known as IMDb TV is rebranding to ‘Amazon Freevee’

The Verge

After launching as “ IMDb Freedive ” back in 2019, IMDb TV quickly faded into the background of the ongoing streaming wars that parent company Amazon had already established a respectable foothold in.

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Weekly Update 5-6-2019

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Microsoft Certified Azure Developer – Exam AZ-203 Prep course is first up, with flash cards, hands-on labs, and in-depth content to help you pass the AZ-203 exam and get your certification. Plus, some Qt license clarity, a handy new Rust feature, and your feedback. Want to know more? Take a look here ! All About Azure.

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