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EcoR1 Capital

EcoR1 Capital is a venture capital firm noted as one of ReCode's backers.

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Notch Therapeutics raises $85M Series A (total $91M) to fund stem cell–derived T cell therapies and open Seattle lab

Notch Therapeutics raised an $85 million Series A, bringing total funding to $91 million, to advance stem cell–derived T cell immunotherapies and expand with a new Seattle research lab. The 2018-founded biotech plans to grow from 35 to about 100 employees by end of 2022 and is collaborating with Allogene Therapeutics on treatments for blood cancers.

Silverback Therapeutics raises $85M Series C — six months after $78.5M — to fund SBT6050 Phase 1 work; total VC $210M

Seattle biotech Silverback Therapeutics raised an $85 million Series C just six months after a $78.5 million round to advance its ImmunoTAC platform and lead candidate SBT6050 in a Phase 1 study; total VC funding is $210 million. The company named Valerie Odegard president and chief scientific officer, Naomi Hunder chief medical officer, and appointed Laura Shawver as CEO in April.

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