Connie Celum, UW Professor of Public Health (University of Washington Photo) University of Washington researchers will test a monthly pill to help prevent HIV in women, with a new $ 122 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant is one of the first to emerge from the Gates Foundation since Bill … Read more
An image of the nanoparticle with spike proteins used in a newly developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate. (Ian Haydon / UW Institute for Protein Design) A project to test what is known as an ultrapotent second-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate will receive up to $ 173.4 million to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials. The vaccine was developed … Read more
Icosavax creates virus-like particles using technology licensed from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design. (Icosavax photo) New financing: At a moment when everyone is talking about vaccines, a Seattle-based biotech company taking an unusual approach to vaccine production raised $ 100 million in a Series B round. The startup creates computerized, virus-like particles … Read more