Health/Life Sciences – Page 57 of 58

Dec 13, 2016, 11:50 AM

A first look inside the cutting-edge Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic

Stephanie Florence is the image of optimism. She is a blonde, bubbly, professional photographer from Lewiston, Idaho, who has a… Read More

Dec 12, 2016, 12:39 PM

Could your neighborhood give you cancer? Startup uses government data to map environmental health risks

The Pacific Northwest prides itself on its clean air, pristine water, and healthy natural environment. So when PNW native Nick Bedbury… Read More

Dec 10, 2016, 9:37 AM

Fred Hutch’s new Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic could change the game for cancer treatment

Immunotherapy is simple in theory, but endlessly complex in practice. This type of treatment uses the body’s immune system —… Read More

Dec 8, 2016, 6:27 PM

Gorgonopsid gone wild! Weird, toothy tumor found in 255 million-year-old fossil

A weird type of benign tumor has been discovered in an unlikely place: the fossilized jaw of a distant ancestor… Read More

Dec 7, 2016, 8:00 AM

Study: Test for rare skin cancer could save lives with early detection

Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) is a nasty disease. This rare skin cancer is treatable, but as Dr. Paul Nghiem explains, treating the initial… Read More

Dec 6, 2016, 9:57 AM

Juno study shows 60 percent of lymphoma patients in remission after immunotherapy treatment

New data from Seattle’s Juno Therapeutics shows promising results for one of its immunotherapy treatments, JCAR017. The drug was studied as a treatment… Read More

Dec 5, 2016, 4:45 PM

Fred Hutch research shows immunotherapy could prevent Leukemia patients from relapsing

For decades, bone marrow transplants have been an integral treatment for patients with Leukemia and other blood diseases. And now,… Read More

Dec 4, 2016, 5:19 PM

Breakthrough Prize program awards $25 million to a dream team of researchers

A program that’s richer than the Nobels rewarded more than a dozen researchers tonight with Breakthrough Prize awards amounting to $25.4… Read More

Dec 3, 2016, 6:21 AM

Impel NeuroPharma raises $36M for drug delivery platform that bypasses blood-brain barrier

Impel NeuroPharma, a Seattle-based biotechnology and pharmaceutical company, announced a $36 million Series C round to develop neurological drugs and… Read More

Dec 1, 2016, 5:00 PM

Fred Hutch researcher Dr. Julie Overbaugh receives prestigious Nature award for mentoring in science

Dr. Julie Overbaugh has devoted her professional career to studying viral pathogens that cause HIV. But amid publishing papers, running… Read More

Dec 1, 2016, 4:27 PM

Fred Hutch spinout Nohla Therapeutics raises $43.5M to develop therapy for Leukemia

Seattle-based Nohla Therapeutics, a biotech startup spun out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, just announced a whopping $43.5 million… Read More

Nov 30, 2016, 12:01 AM

CRISPR in color: Allen Institute edits genes to create color-coded stem cells

Researchers in Seattle have taken advantage of two of the hottest trends in biotech – cell reprogramming and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing –… Read More

Nov 29, 2016, 11:03 AM

Seattle’s Health Innovators of the Year: Industry group recognizes 7 leaders in the field

Washington’s life sciences industry has a habit of flying under the radar, despite the innovative and impactful work being done… Read More

Nov 29, 2016, 9:34 AM

PhaseRx liver disease drug receives boost from FDA, stock soars

Seattle-based biotech company PhaseRx develops drug candidates to treat rare, often life-threatening liver diseases, and one of their candidates just got… Read More

Nov 28, 2016, 10:55 AM

Juno’s flagship cancer treatment faces new uncertainty, highlighting risks of immunotherapy

Juno Therapeutics announced last week that it was placing a voluntary hold on its clinical trial of JCAR015 — an… Read More

Nov 25, 2016, 1:15 PM

This nonprofit is a healthcare hybrid of Kickstarter and Match.com that helps fund disease research

When Molly Lindquist was struck with breast cancer five years ago, it was a terrifying experience. And it was agonizingly… Read More

Nov 24, 2016, 7:27 AM

Here’s to a healthy Thanksgiving: How GeekWire’s Daniel Rossi will navigate the year’s biggest meal

Updated on Friday morning with details on how the day went for Daniel Rossi. Thanksgiving is a big deal — and… Read More

Nov 23, 2016, 11:30 AM

Cancer researcher blends the best of startups and science to pioneer a new model for the industry

There are two basic models for scientific research — industry and academia — and each has its strengths. Academia can support sustained, long-term… Read More

Nov 23, 2016, 10:04 AM

Juno stock plunges as additional deaths cause second hold on clinical trial for leukemia treatment

Juno Therapeutics, the Seattle-based biotech company developing immunotherapy treatments for cancer, announced it has placed a voluntary hold on the clinical… Read More

Nov 18, 2016, 10:45 AM

This app could triple a smoker’s chance of quitting, new study finds

Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have good news for smokers who want to kick their habit. An… Read More

Nov 16, 2016, 10:51 AM

Special Series: Follow this GeekWire staffer as he reprograms his health, starting with his genes

Some people have a sweet tooth. Daniel Rossi wishes it were that simple. “I have all the teeth,” he jokes. “I have… Read More

Nov 16, 2016, 5:00 AM

Accolade teams up with corporate wellness company Limeade to help workers stay healthy

Accolade, a health care company that helps individuals and businesses navigate the healthcare system, announced today that it is teaming up with… Read More

Nov 15, 2016, 2:44 PM

Chinese researchers become first to test CRISPR gene editing in humans, using immune cells to attack cancer

Researchers at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, have injected the first CRISPR-edited cells into a patient. The procedure is part of… Read More

Nov 9, 2016, 2:10 PM

Juno Therapeutics continues aggressive push toward cancer therapies as cash burn rate accelerates to $59.5 million

Juno Therapeutics, which spun out of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Seattle Children’s Research Institute… Read More

Nov 4, 2016, 10:38 AM

Heavily-funded Bay Area startup opening office in Seattle to fuel biological engineering

Zymergen, a biological engineering startup based in the San Francisco area, is building out an engineering center in Seattle, GeekWire… Read More

Nov 4, 2016, 9:21 AM

Does nature hold cancer cures? Join us for a live recording of the GeekWire podcast at Fred Hutch

We cover a lot of interesting and compelling technologies here at GeekWire, but none are quite as cool as the… Read More

Nov 3, 2016, 1:45 PM

Eli Lilly commits $15 million to fund TB drug discovery through Seattle-based initiative

The Seattle-based Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), a product-focused nonprofit that fights infectious diseases around the world, announced today that… Read More

Nov 2, 2016, 2:58 PM

Patching desktops and wrangling genomes: Meet the pioneering CIO who’s bringing the fight to cancer at Fred Hutch

If Seattle’s prestigious Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is going to use cloud computing power to help eradicate cancer, then… Read More

Nov 1, 2016, 9:08 AM

Risk-takers: How a bet by the Bezos family is fueling a new effort to cure cancer

Back in 2009, immunotherapy was considered a long shot. The process involves reprogramming a patient’s T cells, important elements of the… Read More

Nov 1, 2016, 7:01 AM

Fred Hutch unveils first-of-its-kind Immunotherapy Clinic, named after Bezos family

To many, immunotherapies — treatments that use a patient’s immune system to fight cancer— sound like something from an episode of… Read More