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Protein design and physics earn UW professors a pair of prestigious Breakthrough Prizes

Researchers at the University of Washington working on both protein design and the understanding of gravity have been awarded the… Read More

Scientists design proteins that could keep coronavirus from spreading COVID-19

Imagine being able to ward off COVID-19 just by spritzing a nasal spray into your nostrils. It may not be… Read More

Researchers create synthetic proteins that use logic to choose which cells to kill

The age of molecular-scale computing is entering a new era, thanks to the development of a system that uses synthetic… Read More

A protein puzzle game called Foldit turns up 99 promising ways to confound coronavirus

Who would have thought a video game could identify potential treatments for COVID-19? Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute… Read More

Scientists create atomic-scale map of coronavirus’ deadly weapon, pointing out a path to fighting it

Biochemists have created the first 3-D, atomic-scale map of key proteins in the killer coronavirus, opening up new possibilities for… Read More

Univ. of Washington spinout Icosavax raises $51M to fight viruses with computer-designed vaccines

Seattle-based biotech startup Icosavax today scored $51 million in funding to create vaccines from artificial viruses. The Series A financing… Read More

Amgen and University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design team up to build better cancer drugs

Biotech giant Amgen is putting up the money to fund three research projects in partnership with the University of Washington’s… Read More

How a hamburger and milkshake from Dick’s Drive-In led to a breakthrough for this biotech startup

When it was time for PvP Biologics to test its promising treatment for celiac disease, the Seattle startup wanted to… Read More

Institute for Protein Design wins $45M in funding from TED’s Audacious Project

The era of engineering proteins for medical applications just got a lot closer, thanks to a five-year, $45 million grant… Read More

New Seattle startup emerges from UW to develop cancer-fighting protein three decades in the making

For 30 years, scientists have been trying to unleash the promise of Interleukin-2 (IL-2), a powerful protein that fights cancer… Read More

Scientists design protein filaments that snap themselves together like Lego blocks

Researchers have created molecular building blocks that can weave themselves into long threads of protein. Well, maybe not all that… Read More

Tech Moves: Marchex taps natural language processing expert as AI chief; Snap adds Amazon sales leader as CBO; and more

Marketing analytics company Marchex is upping its focus on artificial intelligence. Dr. Junmei Zhong, a longtime AI researcher and former Pitchbook leader, is… Read More