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

Cyrus Bench on laptop

Cyrus Biotechnology has several drug discovery and development partnerships and also markets Cyrus Bench, a software platform for protein engineering. (Cyrus photo) Seattle-based Cyrus Biotechnology is entering into a protein engineering collaboration with Boston-based Selecta Biosciences that could raise up to $ 1.5 billion for the University of Washington spinout. The partnership will support the … Read more

Biotech firm Athira Pharma hit by class action lawsuits following image manipulation claims

Biotech firm Athira Pharma hit by class action lawsuits following image manipulation claims

Leen Kawas, CEO of Athira Pharma, went on leave earlier this month. (Athira Pharma photo) The lawsuits have started. Less than a week after the CEO of Athira Pharma was given a temporary leave of absence on allegations of altered images in the scientific papers she wrote, three class action lawsuits were filed on behalf … Read more