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GeekWire Awards: How these five Workplace of the Year finalists navigate challenging times

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Workplace of the Year finalists, clockwise from top left: Adaptive Biotechnologies co-founders Harlan and Chad Robins; the Helion team; Impinj offices in Seattle; Treasury4 team; Blink CEO Karen Clark Cole. This year’s finalists are Adaptive Biotechnologies, Blink, Helion, Impinj and Treasury4. Blink Blink CEO Karen Clark Cole.

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Future lift: a concept co-created by Ross Dawson and AI

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“Future lift” is a concept developed by Ross Dawson that refers to the ability of a technology, business, or idea to improve the future. Some examples of things that provide future lift include: • Technologies like artificial intelligence and biotechnology that could fundamentally improve health, longevity, and human capabilities.

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Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotech hires commercial officer; Instacart names new president; and more

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Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies announced Nitin Sood as its first-ever chief commercial officer. Everson most recently was VP of Facebook’s global marketing solutions which works with the social networks top agencies and advertisers. Nitin Sood. Adaptive Biotech Photo). Sood will report to Adaptive Biotech CEO Chad Robins.

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Tech Moves: Life Science Washington CEO to retire; Hootsuite hires new CMO; and more

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Alexandre believes there is more work for companies and organizations such as Life Science Washington to do in support of the industry, especially when it comes to talent development. Her work included developing health policy in Washington D.C., Born in Vancouver, Wash., The company is currently ranked No.

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

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Toth was previously VP of people and policy at Slack and head of privacy and policy for Google social products including Google+. Thielke is currently managing director of Hines Asia Pacific, a global real estate investment, development and management firms. Nautilus Biotechnology Photo). Sally Moore (Strike Graph Photo).

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GeekWire Summit Preview: A glimpse of the future of tech, health, education, jobs and more

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Dr. Melanie Ivarsson, chief development officer at Moderna, one of the major pharmaceutical companies with a vaccine candidate in Phase 3 tests. Thursday, October 22: Education and Sana Biotechnology. Regence Health Tech Stage: Fireside chat with Steve Harr, CEO of Sana Biotechnology. Remote learning. Virtual commencements.

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Tech in 2020 and beyond: What we’ve learned at the GeekWire Summit, and what to expect this week

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Fireside chat with Steve Harr, CEO of Sana Biotechnology. Founded by veterans of Juno Therapeutics, Sana Biotechnology is developing new ways to modify genes and replace damaged cells in the body, possibly pioneering new treatments for a number of diseases. Moderator: Todd Bishop of GeekWire. Thursday, Oct. Thursday, Oct.