Researchers create synthetic proteins that use logic to choose which cells to kill The age of molecular-scale computing is entering a new era, thanks to the development of a system that uses synthetic… Read More
Backed by Bill Gates, TerraPower branches out into radioisotopes for cancer treatment TerraPower, the nuclear research venture founded by Bill Gates, is joining with Isotek Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy… Read More
Fusion energy venture branches out into cancer therapy with TAE Life Sciences TAE Technologies, the California-based fusion energy company backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has spawned a spinoff focusing on a… Read More
Why we’re in a ‘different era’ of cancer research, and where things go from here Four decades ago, the overall chance of someone surviving cancer was about 50-50— not exactly a promising outlook. Today, those… Read More
Podcast Health Tech Podcast: This researcher’s startup is taking on cancer with data and crowdsourcing Health Tech Live! Join us online at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, for a special Facebook Live stream of GeekWire’s next… Read More
Concure Oncology raises $5M to bring breast cancer treatment to the U.S. One of the greatest fears for a recovering cancer patient is relapse: the return of cancer years or decades after it… Read More
Fred Hutch Study: Novel immunotherapy tech made tumors shrink, a good sign for future treatments Immunotherapy — treatments that harness the body’s immune system to fight cancer — have seen promising results in blood cancers like… Read More
Chemotherapy, surgery and David Bowie: How music helps cancer patients heal At the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s Proton Therapy Center in North Seattle, the halls are rarely quiet. “You’ll hear ’80s music blaring,”… Read More
Nativis raises $10M for device that uses electromagnetic fields to mimic the effects of cancer drugs Imagine an external device that could have the same effect, when pointed at a tumor, as a cancer drug. It… Read More
