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Sana Biotechnology files to go public, looks to cure disease by modifying genes in the body

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Less than three years after it was founded and with no revenue on the books, Sana Biotechnology has f iled to go public. And like many biotechnology companies it is losing money. Sana would become the latest in a string of Seattle area biotechnology companies to join the public ranks in recent months.

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Employment Scammers Targeting University Students Amidst Layoffs

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These scams employ deceptive tactics, preying on students' aspirations for job opportunities in the healthcare, biosciences, and biotechnology sectors, among others. The threat actors used email lures with job-themed subject lines, appearing to come from reputable organizations related to biosciences, healthcare, and biotechnology.

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

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Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation disclosed in a SEC filing that Leslie Trigg is voluntarily resigning from the company’s board. He led key businesses including Amazon’s third-party sales, Prime Video, Amazon Music and Amazon Advertising. It acquired Adaptive Technology Group in 2019.

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GeekWire’s 2022 News Quiz: Challenge yourself with our annual test of tech news knowledge

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You can also watch or listen to GeekWire’s reigning news quiz champ, managing editor Taylor Soper, as he attempts to remain undefeated against me, in the video above or podcast below. Amazon added what former Seattle Seahawk to its “Thursday Night Football” broadcast team on Prime Video? Create your own user feedback survey.

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Baby Yoda’s real name and Bill Gates’ podcast pal: Test your geek smarts with our year-end news quiz

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In June, Seattle biotechnology upstart Sana Biotechnology revealed that it had raised more than $700 million in venture funding. Which of these Washington state companies did NOT go public in 2020: Accolade, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Athira Pharma, Silverback Therapeutics? Warning: Answers are provided in the video.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 6, 2022

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Amazon suspends Prime Video access and stops taking orders for New World in Russia. Adaptive Biotechnologies lays off about 100 people, 12% of headcount, to ‘streamline our workforce’. Adaptive Biotechnologies is laying off 12% of its workforce, or about 100 employees, GeekWire has learned. Most popular stories on GeekWire.

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Seattle startup Cyrus inks protein-design deal with immune biotech Selecta worth up to $1.5 billion

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Cyrus Biotechnology has several drug discovery and development partnerships and also sells Cyrus Bench, a software platform for protein engineering. Seattle-based Cyrus Biotechnology is entering a protein engineering collaboration with Boston-based Selecta Biosciences that could pull in up to $1.5 Cyrus Photo).