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Good day Kirkland! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What EvergreenHealth's new $100 million gift means for Kirkland patients.
  • Kirkland startup's hepatitis D pill just cleared a big funding hurdle.
  • Kirkland radar firm just secured a potential $250 million federal deal.

Also on today's calendar: One Day Only - A Full Home Remodel in The Farm Community - Award Winning Remodeling Team and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• EvergreenHealth receives $100M gift for new patient tower (djc.com) — EvergreenHealth's Kirkland campus is moving ahead with plans for a new patient-care tower after receiving a record $100 million gift from the estate of local developer Dean Weidner. Combined with voter-approved levy funding, the donation will drive long-term expansion of hospital capacity, keeping more advanced care close to home for Kirkland and Totem Lake residents.
   

• Follow the Money: Phase 3 Thyroid Eye Disease, Pivotal Dravet Syndrome Gene Therapy, Pediatric Brain Cancer CAR T (clinicalresearchnewsonline.com) — A Kirkland biotech, EIT Pharma, has raised $35 million in Series A funding as the FDA reviews its application for lonafarnib, a potential first-in-class oral treatment for chronic hepatitis D. The capital will support regulatory review, manufacturing and commercial planning, while also advancing the company's broader infectious-disease pipeline and local operations.
   

• MESA counter-UAS radars added to JIATF-401 procurement vehicle (militaryembedded.com) — Kirkland-based radar maker Echodyne has landed a major federal IDIQ contract, worth up to $250 million over three years, to supply its MESA counter-drone radars to U.S. and allied users. The deal underscores the city's growing role in advanced defense technology, with Echodyne's AI-enabled systems supporting fixed and mobile missions against uncrewed aircraft.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Redmond

  • Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Stock Price Target Raised at Piper Sandler (defenseworld.net)
  • Modulation of Total Corneal Astigmatism, Corneal Thickness, and Corneal Higher-Order Aberrations Following Tear-Enhancing Drop Instillation: A Retrospective Comparative Study (nih.gov)
  • Disease Classification in Hansaraj Nidan and Madhava Nidana: A Comparative Critical Review (cureus.com)

Bothell

  • Story from University of Washington Bothell: How a nursing degree helped connect experience with change (usatoday.com)

Ok Kirkland! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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