Why Do Biotechs Love the IRS Today? Washington Companies Just Got $34M in Grants

Anergix $244,479

AVI Biopharma $1,222,395

Blood Cell Storage $488,958

Calistoga Pharmaceuticals $733,437

Calypso Medical Technologies $488,958

Cancer Targeted Technology $183,928

Cell Therapeutics $977,916

Cerevast Therapeutics $244,479

CG Therapeutics $244,479

CoCrystal Discovery $733,435

Columbia Northwest Pharmaceuticals $488,958

Ekos $297,683

Emergent Detection $229,900

Enject $244,479

Epigenomics $244,479

Etubics $244,479

Focused Scientific $23,232

Healionics $244,479

HemaQuest Pharmaceuticals $977,916

Hyprotek $244,479

Immune Design $488,958

Impel Neuropharma $244,479

Implicit Bioscience $244,479

Inimex Pharmaceuticals $244,479

Insilicos $244,479

Integrated Diagnostics $733,435

Author: Luke Timmerman

Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.