Stephanie Florence is the image of optimism. She is a blonde, bubbly, professional photographer from Lewiston, Idaho, who has a knack for finding something positive just about anywhere. “I love to… Read More
Immunotherapy is simple in theory, but endlessly complex in practice. This type of treatment uses the body’s immune system — a system designed to find and attack microscopic invaders —… Read More
Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) is a nasty disease. This rare skin cancer is treatable, but as Dr. Paul Nghiem explains, treating the initial disease is only the first step. “Even though you treat… Read More
Dr. Julie Overbaugh has devoted her professional career to studying viral pathogens that cause HIV. But amid publishing papers, running her own research lab, and flying back and forth from… Read More
Seattle-based Nohla Therapeutics, a biotech startup spun out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, just announced a whopping $43.5 million Series A round, bringing the startup’s total funding to date… Read More
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have good news for smokers who want to kick their habit. An app developed by Fred Hutch and Seattle startup 2Morrow could up… Read More
We cover a lot of interesting and compelling technologies here at GeekWire, but none are quite as cool as the pioneering innovations coming out of Dr. Jim Olson’s lab. The researcher… Read More
If Seattle’s prestigious Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is going to use cloud computing power to help eradicate cancer, then Matthew Trunnell — a soft-spoken Midwesterner and former carpenter — is… Read More
Back in 2009, immunotherapy was considered a long shot. The process involves reprogramming a patient’s T cells, important elements of the immune system, so that they attack cancerous cells. But since… Read More
To many, immunotherapies — treatments that use a patient’s immune system to fight cancer— sound like something from an episode of Star Trek. In CAR T cell therapy, for example, a… Read More
Gene therapy — the process of genetically altering cells to treat disease — is a highly promising process being studied as a way to cure devastating conditions like genetic disorders, HIV,… Read More
When a patient is diagnosed with Leukemia or another blood cancer, they generally undergo long, painful rounds of chemotherapy to eradicate the disease. But for many patients, the type of… Read More
Cancer researchers have to deal with some of nature’s ugliest diseases, but they do find bits of beauty along the way – and that beauty is the focus of an… Read More
For many biomedical researchers, finding funding can be a major challenge. Grants in the field have become increasingly competitive over the last decade, while the amount of funds available has stayed relatively… Read More
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy asked Americans to rally around a lofty goal: Landing on the moon. Today, Vice President Joe Biden has his eyes on a different, but… Read More
Commercial partners can help non-profits, like the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, bring life-saving treatments to patients faster. That’s why the Hutch appointed “a scientific matchmaker” to connect scientists and businesses.… Read More
—The Washington State Department of Commerce announced that Joseph Williams has been appointed as the director of economic development for the information and communication technology industry for the state. He will advise Gov. Jay Inslee… Read More
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center helped spark a number of groundbreaking spin-off companies in recent years, from publicly-traded Juno Therapeutics to Blaze Biosciences which just this week announced the… Read More
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center launched a new application today to make it easier for doctors and researchers in its Cancer Consortium to search its database for patterns that… Read More
A new smoking cessation app, SmartQuit, was released for iOS and Android today. It joins a large field of apps designed to help people quit smoking — but this one is different,… Read More
In one of the largest series A venture capital deals this year in the biotechnology sector, Seattle-based Juno Therapeutics has landed $120 million in startup financing in a deal led… Read More
The American Cancer Society estimates that about 30 percent of cancer deaths are tied to poor nutrition, lack of exercise and obesity. Now, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has… Read More