Tech Moves: Ex-Yahoo CMO joins Starbucks; Shape Therapeutics’ CEO steps down; Read AI grows team Tressie Lieberman is Starbucks’ new executive vice president and global chief brand officer. Lieberman is coming to the coffee company from… Read More
Tech Moves: Madrona adds three new venture partners; DexCare hires exec; and more — Seattle venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group announced it added three new venture partners: Loren Alhadeff, Mark Nelson, and… Read More
Juno’s lasting legacy: How the cell therapy juggernaut influenced biotech in Seattle and beyond When Juno Therapeutics launched in 2013, cell therapy was a nascent field. Early clinical studies were showing dramatic rates of… Read More
Tech Moves: Flexe hires Amazon biometrics leader; Fresh Chalk founder departs; and more — Flexible warehousing company Flexe hired Amazon vet Lara Rogers as SVP and general manager. Rogers spent the past decade… Read More
Seattle biotech firm Shape Therapeutics inks gene therapy deal with Roche worth up to $3B Shape Therapeutics has signed a deal potentially exceeding $3 billion with pharma giant Roche to support the development of gene… Read More
Seattle-based Shape Therapeutics raises $112M to develop RNA-editing and gene therapies Shape Therapeutics, a Seattle preclinical stage biotech company developing RNA editing and gene therapy technologies, has raised $112 million. The… Read More