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chad robins

Adaptive Biotech hires Goldman Sachs to explore ‘strategic alternatives’ for key business lines

With revenues declining and net losses increasing, Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies on Thursday said it hired Goldman Sachs to help conduct… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies inks deal with healthcare fund to beef up balance sheet

Adaptive Biotechnologies will raise up to $250 million in a deal announced Monday with healthcare investment firm OrbiMed, which will… Read More

Seattle startup aiming to detect, treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease raises cash

The news: University of Washington spinout AltPep recently raised $44.4 million, according to a regulatory filing. The company declined to… Read More

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.   “We have made… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies revenue rises 57% in 2021 to $154.3M

Adaptive Biotechnologies, which develops technology to assess the immune response, posted $154.3 million in revenue last year, a 57% year-over-year… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies’ new HQ: Co-founders show off 100K square-foot space in Seattle

After doubling its workforce during the pandemic, Adaptive Biotechnologies finally has room to grow. The company on Tuesday will cut… Read More

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotech co-founders join life sciences SPAC; new edtech execs; and more

— Adaptive Biotechnologies co-founders and brothers Chad and Harlan Robins are among the directors of a new life sciences SPAC.… Read More

Adaptive Biotech revenue up 25%; company launches T-cell test for past COVID-19 infections

Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies, which develops technology to sequence the human immune system to diagnose and treat disease, posted revenue of… Read More

Industry slowdown hits Adaptive Biotech’s bottom line as COVID immune initiatives show progress

Adaptive Biotechnologies’ revenue fell 5% to $21 million in the second quarter, and its net loss more than doubled to… Read More

Adaptive Biotech pushes ahead with new Seattle HQ, showing strength of life sciences industry

Topping-off ceremonies, in which workers place the last piece of structural steel for new building, have become run-of-the-mill over the… Read More

Podcast

Inside the quest for a new COVID-19 test: Microsoft, Adaptive Biotech and the hidden power of immunity

In the realm of diagnostic tests for COVID-19, there are two main approaches: PCR tests, which detect the presence of… Read More

Adaptive Biotech revenue rises 65% to $21M, loss widens amid big COVID-19 immune partnerships

Adaptive Biotechnologies, which is working with Microsoft and Amgen to fight COVID-19 using its technology for sequencing the human immune… Read More

Microsoft and Adaptive launch quest for new COVID-19 test, seek 1k people for immune study

Microsoft and Seattle’s Adaptive Biotechnologies are seeking 1,000 people across the country for a “virtual clinical study” designed to better… Read More

The search for a COVID-19 cure: Amgen and Adaptive Biotech partner in quest for new drug

Pharmaceutical giant Amgen is aiming to develop a new drug to treat and prevent COVID-19, using insights from Seattle-based Adaptive… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies beats estimates with Q3 revenue of $26.1M as shares rise 6%

Adaptive Biotechnologies‘ stock rose 6 percent to $30 per share in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the company reported higher… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies CEO Chad Robins on the power of mom and being a good listener

Adaptive Biotechnologies‘ CEO and co-founder Chad Robins can attribute some of his company’s notable success — see its $300 million… Read More

Alexandria doubles down on decades-long Seattle biotech bet with Mercer ‘Mega Block’ deal

As it closes in on one of the most valuable land deals in Seattle history, Alexandria Real Estate Equities is… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies will triple size of its Seattle HQ following IPO

Adaptive Biotechnologies is charting a massive expansion of its Seattle headquarters following the completion of a recent initial public offering.… Read More

Big debut: Shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies rise 100% on first day as public company

Adaptive Biotechnologies had a heck of a first day as a public company. Shares of the Seattle-based biotech, which makes… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies stock soars 90% after ringing Nasdaq opening bell following $300M IPO

Follow-up: Big debut: Shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies rise 100% on first day as public company The public market is bullish… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies set to go public with valuation above $2B in biggest biotech IPO of 2019

Adaptive Biotechnologies has raised the price for its initial public offering, putting itself in a position to raise more cash… Read More

Podcast

Inside the Adaptive Biotech IPO: How two brothers built a big idea into a breakthrough company

Chad Robins is a Cornell grad and Wharton School MBA who was working in real estate finance a decade ago… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies files for $230M IPO, banking on big Microsoft and Genentech deals

Adaptive Biotechnologies, a high-flying startup that makes technology to read the human immune system, has officially filed to go public… Read More

3 leadership lessons from Adaptive Biotechnologies CEO Chad Robins

As the CEO of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Chad Robins has shown a knack for turning really good ideas into a viable… Read More

How these entrepreneurs use phone calls to gain an edge in the digital age

In the digital world, it can be easy to forget the importance of human interaction. Jill Nelson, CEO of Ruby… Read More

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