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Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies COO departing; Sana adds leaders; and more

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Adaptive Photo) — Mark Adams is stepping down as chief operating officer of Adaptive Biotechnologies , the company said today in a regulatory filing. He was first hired by Adaptive as chief technology officer. She previously held commercial development roles at Pfizer. Mark Adams.

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Uncommon Thinkers: MagniX CTO Riona Armesmith geeks out over electric aviation

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MagniX’s chief technology officer, Riona Armesmith, works on electric propulsion systems like the one in the background at the company’s headquarters in Everett, Wash. where scores of employees design, develop and manufacture electric powertrains. Read the other profiles here. I like electronics.

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Tech Moves: Amazon’s director of Alexa Trust; BECU adds CIO; Lockstep, Fabric exit stealth mode

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Thielke is currently managing director of Hines Asia Pacific, a global real estate investment, development and management firms. The founding team includes: • CEO Peter Horadan, previously EVP of engineering and CTO at tax automation startup Avalara. Goldsmith was most recently CTO at identity verification provider Onfido.

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Tech Moves: Qumulo co-founder returns; Allen Institute adds execs; and more

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Protheroe previously worked at the UK-based Royal College of Art as director of development and alumni relations. Yang is a biotech vet who worked at Adaptive Biotechnologies, AstraZeneca, and Genentech before joining the Allen Institute, a Seattle-based nonprofit founded almost 20 years ago by Paul Allen, the late Microsoft co-founder. .

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Tech Moves: Seattle startups hire new execs; board shuffles at Adaptive and Porch

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It acquired Adaptive Technology Group in 2019. Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation disclosed in a SEC filing that Leslie Trigg is voluntarily resigning from the company’s board. based startup Smarsh named Vinay Mehta as its new CTO. He previously worked as CTO and information officer at customer loyalty company cxLoyalty.

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Tech Moves: Adaptive CFO to resign; Meta comms exec departs; AI vet joins Absci board; new Zymeworks CEO

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Adaptive Biotechnologies Photo). Chad Cohen will step down as CFO of Adaptive Biotechnologies on Feb. Principal accounting officer Kyle Piskel will serve as interim CFO after Cohen resigns. Sirosh is currently CTO of real estate platform company Compass. Chad Cohen. Vancouver, Wash.-based

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Seattle biotech firm Umoja Biopharma raises $53M as it tackles unique approach to immunotherapy

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Umoja Biopharma raised $53 million to expand development of its CAR T-cell immunotherapy treatments for blood-based and organ-based tumors in adult and pediatric patients. Ryan Crisman , a veteran of ZymoGenetics, Juno Therapeutics, and Gates Biomanufacturing Facility who is Umoja’s CTO. Umoja Biopharma CEO Andy Scharenberg.