Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech for mRNA patent infringement
CAMBRIDGE, MA, August 27, 2022—Moderna, Inc., a $53.5 billion biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, filed patent infringement lawsuits against both Pfizer ($262.8 billion market capital) and BioNTech (market capital of $34.6 billion) in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany […]
FDA-authorized Paxlovid by Pfizer offers no benefit to non-seniors
A study of over 100 thousand patients published in the New England Journal of Medicine on August 24, 2022, shows that oral protease inhibitor nirmatrelvir, used in combination with ritonavir under the brand name Paxlovid, offered no evidence of statistically reducing the rate of hospitalization from COVID among both treated and untreated patients 40 to […]
U.S. Secret Service returns $2.3 billion in pandemic related fraud
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 27, 2022—On Friday the U.S. Secret Service announced the return of approximately $286 million in fraudulently obtained Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to the Small Business Administration (SBA). These recovered funds were generated by fraudulently submitted EIDL loan applications using fabricated or stolen employment and personal information. Since 2020, the Secret Service […]
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…No! It’s the return of Emerald City Comic Con
SEATTLE, Washington, August 24, 2022—Snohomies traveling to downtown Seattle last weekend may have noticed the streets flooded with costumed heroes like Spider-Man and Thor but don’t be alarmed! – the Avengers weren’t visiting the Emerald City to defend it against the Kang Dynasty – nor was their latest movie being filmed here – it was […]
Carbon Health opens its first Washington clinic in Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 23, 2022—National healthcare provider Carbon Health has chosen Lynnwood for the site of its first Washington clinic to deliver primary and urgent care to the surrounding communities. The clinic opened Monday, August 1, after a small ribbon cutting ceremony with clinic leaders, staff, and remote Washington Carbon Health employees. “The grand opening […]
Fauci to step down as Chief Medical Advisor and NIAID
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 23, 2022 — Yesterday, Dr. Anthony S Fauci, M.D., announced he will be stepping down in December of this year from the positions of Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, as well as the position of Chief Medical Advisor […]
Sound Transit announces delays to Link extension openings
SEATTLE, Wash., August 22, 2022—On August 18, the Sound Transit Board System Expansion Committee received a detailed briefing (jump to 1:01:40 in recorded meeting above) on efforts to identify new opening dates for current East Link, Lynnwood, Federal Way and Downtown Redmond Link construction projects. This disclosure of delays comes just a year after Sound […]
Mill Creek’s DRCC site: 19 acres of potential
MILL CREEK – Most of the City of Mill Creek has been developed out but there are at least 19-acres that have not. The City acquired this acreage, spread across four parcels of land adjacent to Mill Creek Sports Park – the Dobson, Remillard, Church, and Cook (or DRCC for short) sites – over the […]
Washington state awarded $23.5 million federal Good Jobs Challenge grant
OLYMPIA, Wash., August 14, 2022 — On August 3, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Washington state was awarded a $23.5 million Good Jobs Challenge grant to support the State’s robust career connected training system serving thousands of students across the state. These apprenticeship and technical training programs are a […]
Congress passes Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 12, 2022 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Inflation Reduction Act, just days after Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the legislation in the U.S. Senate. The legislation passed on party lines with 220 yeas (all Democrats) and 207 nays (all Republicans) with four Republicans not voting. […]
