Star Trek’s original Mr. Spock beams down for vaccine-boosting billboard campaign It’s been almost seven years since Leonard Nimoy, the actor who created the role of Mr. Spock on “Star Trek,”… Read More
Play Episode Podcast What we’re most thankful for in tech, science, business, and innovation Play This was a week when many of us in the U.S. paused to reflect and give thanks. We’re keeping the… Read More
Bill Gates calls inequitable worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines a ‘public health tragedy’ As people in the United States debate COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a new report from the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More
Fred Hutch scientist answers latest COVID-19 questions on vaccines, variants, and more If you have a stronger reaction to the COVID-19 vaccines, does that mean you’ll be rewarded with extra immunity? Not… Read More
Bad weather slows COVID-19 vaccination drive, but experts see clearer skies ahead They say that the second vaccine shot for COVID-19 is rougher than the first one — and we’re not just… Read More
One man’s quest for the COVID-19 vaccine: Tips to remember when it’s your time to be immunized Trying to get an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine on the day that eligibility was expanded to new age groups… Read More
Amazon asks CDC to prioritize its essential workers for COVID-19 vaccine at ‘earliest appropriate time’ As the first vaccines for COVID-19 are being administered in the U.S. this week, Amazon is asking the Centers for… Read More
Melinda Gates talks about vaccine disinformation and calls for Biden to appoint caregiving ‘czar’ In a recent Q&A with The New York Times, Melinda Gates reflected on the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges and hesitations… Read More
GeekWire Summit starts today: How to watch our interviews with Bill Gates and other top leaders The GeekWire Summit returns this week, in an all-new virtual format, exploring the future of science, health, technology and what’s… Read More
Gates Foundation awards $800K grant to A-Alpha Bio for COVID-19 treatment research Seattle-based biotech research startup A-Alpha Bio announced on Thursday that it has received an $800,000 grant from the Bill &… Read More
Vaccine veterans preview milestones on the long road to the end of the pandemic A public-private partnership called Operation Warp Speed is aiming to get multiple vaccines approved by the end of the year… Read More
Infectious Disease Research Institute is working on a multiplier effect for coronavirus vaccine Seattle’s Infectious Disease Research Institute is working with Houston’s Baylor College of Medicine to multiply the doses of a potential… Read More
Positive news about Seattle-tested coronavirus vaccine sends stock market sharply higher Massachusetts-based Moderna’s share price — and the stock market as a whole — were lifted today by the company’s encouraging… Read More
After good results in Seattle, COVID-19 vaccine will face key trials this summer, Moderna CEO says The coronavirus vaccine trial that started out in Seattle is progressing well enough to get onto Food and Drug Administration’s… Read More
Bill Gates says the world will need 7 billion vaccine doses to end COVID-19 pandemic Bill Gates has been big on vaccines since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but in a new blog… 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
Drones swoop into the Congo to strengthen the country’s vaccine supply chain This week, residents of a remote province along the Congo River got several special deliveries of vaccines from a small… Read More
Scientists use gene editing to make cells immune to HIV and other infections in Fred Hutch study Some viruses, no matter how hard we try, remain resistant to vaccines. Now, researchers are using a different method, gene… Read More
Drug giant Merck pays $300M to acquire Seattle biotech company Immune Design Merck, one of the world’s largest drugmakers, agreed to buy Seattle-based biotechnology company Immune Design for $300 million in cash.… Read More
Bill Gates says these technologies are helping to eradicate disease The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has spent 20 years and $10 billion on issues of global health. In that… Read More
In leaked video, Bill Gates candidly recounts surreal first meetings with President Trump Bill Gates was unnerved by how much President Donald Trump knew about his daughter’s appearance the first time the two… Read More
Gates Foundation and PATH wire up health data in Africa using a novel approach The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the global health nonprofit PATH are working on a groundbreaking initiative in Africa… Read More
Gates Foundation and partners launch $1B coalition to ‘outsmart epidemics’ with vaccines The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is joining with the Wellcome Trust and the governments of Germany, Japan and Norway… Read More
