As a journalist, Luke Timmerman has covered biotech for more than 17 years. Now, the Timmerman Report founder is making headlines for his efforts to raise money for cancer research.… Read More
Few advances in cancer treatment have gotten as much attention in the past decade as immunotherapies, therapies that use the immune system to fight the disease. Various immunotherapies have wiped… Read More
The emerging form of cancer treatment called CAR T immunotherapy is wiping out the disease in some terminal patients — but despite early successes, the treatments still have major drawbacks. Many… Read More
CAR T immunotherapies are one of the hottest topics of research — and investment — in the world of medicine today. The emerging treatments have had shocking success in the past few years,… Read More
A new study from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found the cause of a type of aggressive brain cancer, pointing to potential treatments down the line. Many cases… Read More
Tableau, the Seattle maker of data visualization software, has quietly hired away a senior Microsoft marketing executive to lead product marketing at the company. Mark Jewett joined Tableau as its… Read More
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is expanding its South Lake Union campus with a notable Seattle landmark. The Hutch announced Monday that it has signed a 10-year lease for… Read More
In Seattle’s South Lake Union — a short walk from Amazon’s headquarters and the offices of Facebook and countless other technology companies — the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is having… Read More
Know Labs, the publicly-traded material identification technology company, has a new chief business officer. The company announced that Mike Grabham, a serial entrepreneur and most recently the founder and CEO… Read More
Lyft, one of the top ridesharing programs in the U.S., announced Thursday that the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will be the first Seattle organization to join its Round Up &… Read More
Scientists working at several institutions across the globe have identified a new antibody that protects against malaria, a potentially revolutionary discovery that could lead to new and improved malaria treatments… Read More
CAR T immunotherapies — which genetically program immune cells to fight cancer — hold incredible promise for cancer patients who have run out of other options. But the treatments also… Read More
Executives, scientists, and politicians say the darnedest things. The casual-yet-focused discussions on stage at the GeekWire Summit led top names across the entire range of the technology spectrum to share… Read More
The fight against cancer isn’t just about drugs and genetics. It’s also about wearable devices, health-savvy chatbots, machine learning and one of the biggest challenges that cloud computing will ever… Read More
A new immunotherapy technology developed at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has been licensed to New York-based Mustang Bio, a subsidiary of Fortress Biotech. The technology is the basis… Read More
CAR T immunotherapies are all the rage in the medical community, reprogramming a patient’s immune system to fight cancer. For some patients, they’ve produced near-miraculous recoveries, and they could be… Read More
Cancer often seems to strike out of the blue, without warning or reason and often without a clear cause. But in some cases, the cause of a cancer is very… Read More
For patients just diagnosed with cancer, or navigating complex treatment, it can be hard to know where to turn for answers to questions. There’s one national center that’s designed to… Read More
Immunotherapy — treatments that harness the body’s immune system to fight cancer — have seen promising results in blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. But those same treatments have proven difficult… Read More
When new car owners are picking license plates in Washington state, they can choose to pay a bit extra for a specialty plate from organizations like the University of Washington or… Read More
The recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa was the most deadly outbreak of the disease ever recorded, infecting 28,000 people and killing 11,000. Now a new collaborative study has tracked how that… Read More
We often hear that medical research is approaching “breakthroughs” or is at a “tipping point” in innovation. But what does all that really mean? Dr. Nancy Davidson, a longtime breast… Read More
When we think of the immune system, we generally think of one, unified system that works to fight infections and other diseases. But there are actually two distinct parts to… Read More
It was a busy week in Seattle — from startups to major research institutions to dogs. Rover.com, one of Seattle’s most surprising startups, announced it is acquiring its biggest competitor, DogVacay.… Read More
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced today that it has received a $35 million gift from the Bezos family, the largest single donation in the center’s 41 years of operation.… Read More
In the midst of viral outbreaks like Zika or Ebola, having the right information at the right time can be crucial. One of the best ways to track an outbreak is… Read More
If the immune system is an army, then T-cells are soldiers on the front lines, attacking invading viruses and other agents of disease. But not every soldier is the same; some… Read More
Genomics, or the study of a person’s genes, has long been seen as an essential part of understanding human health, and particularly learning about and treating cancer. But less flashy… Read More
Rett Syndrome is not a common disorder, but it is a devastating one. It is a neurological developmental disorder and is classified as a particularly extreme form of autism. But, unlike… Read More
When Dr. Sebastian Mikolajczak joined Seattle’s Center for Infectious Disease Research eleven years ago, he had a job to do: create a vaccine for malaria. Easier said than done. Although malaria… Read More