The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle wants to raise awareness about colorectal health in underserved communities across Washington state. But first it needs your help in naming a… Read More
Some viruses, no matter how hard we try, remain resistant to vaccines. Now, researchers are using a different method, gene editing, as a way to make cells immune to mankind’s… Read More
For most patients, a diagnosis of stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer comes with a dire prognosis. But for patients with specific mutations that cause the disease, there are potentially… Read More
As migratory birds make their way north this spring, few people will look to the sky and think, “God help us. Here they come.” It has been 101 years since… Read More
With a resume that includes Amazon, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Chase and others, Kathy Alexion confesses to being a “corporate soldier.” But her nearly three years at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer… Read More
Seattle biotech company Blaze Bioscience has raised $5 million in funding as it pursues a pivotal trial for its “Tumor Paint,” a molecule that binds to cancer cells and lights them… Read More
Calling all feverish, coughing, achy Seattleites: Your germs could help prevent the next big pandemic. At least, that’s the hope of a new project from the Brotman Baty Institute for… Read More
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center led by Dr. Cyrus Ghajar recently uncovered promising new science in the battle against metastatic breast cancer. Their findings, published today in… Read More
Although Steve Pergam grew up with parents who were both physicians, he was never pushed to be a doctor as a kid growing up in Omaha, Neb. He credits a… Read More
Things are a little on edge in Seattle’s biotech scene after the Jan. 3 announcement that pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) intends to buy Celgene, the parent company of Juno… Read More
Thirteen years ago, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center spun out a small startup with a mission to help researchers get a handle on all the data that medical devices were… Read More
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
Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and BGI, a giant in global genomics sciences, announced Tuesday that they are planning to collaborate on projects in a number of areas. The… Read More
SEngine Precision Medicine, a startup working to personalize cancer treatment, has raised $3 million in new funding and added former Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center President Dr. Lee Hartwell to… Read More
A programming error in a database run by Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center exposed the personal information of 5,000 people to the web, GeekWire has learned. The error was… Read More
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind clinical trial Tuesday that will test a new HIV vaccine candidate. The candidate, called eOD-GT8 60mer, uses what scientists call… 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
Nearly 40 years ago, scientists had what seemed like a crazy idea: What if we could reprogram cancer patients’ immune systems to wipe out their disease? It turns out the… 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
A new study from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found a huge price discrepancy between cancer care in Western Washington and the neighboring province of British Columbia, Canada.… 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
Seattle biotech journalist Luke Timmerman reached new heights Tuesday in his efforts to raise awareness for cancer research by successfully summiting Mount Everest. A series of tweets and photographs showed… Read More
For many cancer patients, living with the brutal side effects of chemotherapy is a daily struggle. More than half of cancer patients in Washington state actually end up in the… Read More
Every patient’s cancer is unique and every patient responds to cancer drugs differently. But right now, all patients with the same kind of cancer are treated with the same drugs.… Read More