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Predict protein synthesizability and activity with the Tierra Flywheel. Learn how to develop functional proteins in less time and at lower costs from our CEO Michael Nemzek, who will be in San Diego for #BIO2024. Please reach out on the partnering link below. https://lnkd.in/gHWNqxv6 #pharma #proteins #therapeutics #artificialintelligence #largelanguagemodels

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Congratulations to Alex, Lindsay, Michelle, and the rest of the Talus Bio team on the latest financing! This will be transformative for the team as they work to develop new drugs to target transcription factors. 👩‍🔬 What does the company do? Talus uses their platform to test for the effect of novel TF-targeted drugs in a live cell opening up the possibility of drugging many previously 'undruggable' targets. 💊 What do they have so far? The company is working on four targets including #brachyury for treating a rare cancer called #chordoma. 💸 Who is investing? The round is led by a stellar team at Two Bear Capital (J. Seth Strattan PhD and Avery Sonnenberg), with participation from Washington Research Foundation, BoxOne Ventures, and NFX 🌎 Why does this matter? Talus has an impressive technology that hopefully can create new treatment options for some serious conditions. The team worked doggedly to build the company off of grants in a harsh market cycle and this investment validates how far they've come. I'm excited to have this team in Seattle helping build the next generation of great biotech companies here! #biotech #financing #company #seattle

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#ICYMI: Last month we announced that we raised $132.5 million in an oversubscribed #SeriesC financing to advance our pipeline of potential therapies for fibrotic lung diseases and oncology. We are thankful for the support of our investors, board, #biotech community and the entire Endeavor BioMedicines team.     In this BioSpace article, get more details about what this financing means for the future of our pipeline and our goal to restore hope for patients with life-threatening diseases: https://bit.ly/4aVqAmo    #biotechnews #fundraising #venturecapital #oncology #lungdiseases

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💊 Seattle Accelerates in Life-Sciences Sector Growth 💊 Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma ranks among the top 25 fastest-growing regions for life-science talent, buoyed by significant increases in biological and biomedical degree completions. 🔹 Educational Growth: Seattle witnessed a 15.1% rise in life-science graduates from 2017 to 2022, indicating strong local academic support for the industry. 🔹 Economic Impact: Life sciences significantly contribute to Washington's economy, with substantial job creation and revenue generation. 🔹 Industry Infrastructure: The area hosts a dense cluster of life-sciences companies, benefiting from state-supported programs that drive innovation and development. The Seattle area's comprehensive growth across educational, economic, and infrastructural dimensions establishes it as a key player in the national life-sciences landscape, poised for sustained progress and innovation. #LifeSciences #SeattleEconomy #InnovationGrowth #UpendoStaffing #LoveWhatYouDo

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What is the motivation towards finding a leadership role outside the lab? WIB-San Francisco Bay Area ran a panel with some fantastic women from scientific backgrounds who successfully transitioned from the lab to leadership positions, moderated by Kara Calhoun (NGM Biopharmaceuticals). Let’s say that you are someone like Becky Pferdehirt, PhD (Andreessen Horowitz) who enjoys the initial phase of ideation but when it comes to assay optimization your brain has already moved on to the next ideation process; then a job where you get to set up partnerships (#BD) or invest in budding start-ups (#VC) will be a better fit for you. Bonus: you also get to bring your personality into this. Great, now we have identified that BD or VC or (add your dream non-lab-bio-job here) is for you, but what are the steps to getting there? Estelle Paysinger-Hill, PMP (Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.) suggests you do all the informal interviews you can. Reflect on your skills and get those first interview nerves out of the way. Ok, you are doing this, but the process feels uncomfortable and on top of that the imposter syndrome feelings start getting to you. Executive coach and psychotherapist Nidhi Kaul advises you embrace the discomfort and focus on improving the things that you can actually control, including, self awareness, emotion regulation, and communication. And now you are wondering, everyone always talks the talk about how communication is key, but how do you actually improve? Marica Grskovic (CareDx, Inc.), who has been with the same company for ~12 years, a very unorthodox Bay Area story, says that practicing with your family is a good start. You will always have a different audience, so practise delivery by using different people of different backgrounds and seniority. Getting exposure to managing a team (even if it’s the smallest team) will also help you manage these people dynamics! Within this dynamic era of translational science, a lot of us are likely to be looking into transitioning. It never feels easy, but listening to these 5 women who were so comfortable in their skin was very heartwarming!! (two exclamation marks for Becky) If you are unhappy in your current role, the time to change is always now. #WomenInBio #VC #CareerTransition #jobchange #bio #PhD

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