Articles about Fred Hutch

Can AI cure cancer? New alliance unites tech giants and big research orgs in quest for breakthroughs

Four national cancer research organizations, spearheaded by Seattle’s Fred Hutch Cancer Center, will work together in an unprecedented alliance to… Read More

Tech Moves: Nintex founder named CEO at WellSaid Labs; F5 hires CISO; Slalom appoints execs

— Brian Cook, former CEO of Nintex and founder of Incredible Capital, is now CEO of WellSaid Labs, a Seattle startup… Read More

Can AI and a chatbot help smokers quit? New app from Fred Hutch offers personal coaching

Just in time for new year’s resolutions, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is releasing a free app that employs an… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet named CEO at EnterpriseDB; Adaptive CCO departs; Temporal hires ex-Hashicorp EVP

— Kevin Dallas, a longtime Seattle-area tech and finance executive, was named CEO and board member of Bedford, Mass.-based enterprise… Read More

Affini-T Therapeutics shutting down Seattle lab

Affini-T Therapeutics, a cell therapy company spun out of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center that aims to treat solid tumors, is… Read More

Fred Hutch partners with video game streamers to raise money, fight medical disinformation

In an effort to fight online medical disinformation and raise money for research, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is tapping… Read More

Fred Hutch research: Bacteria may make tumors more aggressive

Bacteria that colonize tumors may contribute to cancer progression, suggests new research from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. The oral bacterium… Read More

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center receives ‘transformative’ $710.5M gift from the Bezos family

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center on Wednesday announced an enormous philanthropic gift of $710.5 million from Jackie and Mike Bezos, the… Read More

Largest gift in Fred Hutch history: $78M from Stuart and Molly Sloan will support precision oncology

A gift of $78 million will seed a new institute at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and support research into precision… Read More

Dr. Anthony Fauci stops in Seattle for Fred Hutch Q&A, throws first pitch at Mariners game

Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical advisor and a leader of the country’s COVID-19 response, made a pit stop in… Read More

Tech Moves: USAFacts picks Microsoft and Amazon vet as CTO; Zillow CMO departs; and more

— Tanuja Korlepra, a former Amazon and Microsoft product management leader, has been named chief technology officer of USAFacts, the… Read More

‘The future of cancer care’: Seattle institutions connect research, clinics under Fred Hutch name

Cancer research in the Seattle region will become more integrated with area clinics and hospitals under a new effort announced… Read More

Biotech vet Phil Greenberg on his new cancer-fighting startup and immunotherapy’s next phase

Philip Greenberg has been trying to stop cancer for decades. With Affini-T Therapeutics, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center investigator… Read More

Tech Moves: OfferUp names new CTO; Amazon data center leader departs; and more

— Mobile marketplace OfferUp hired former Splunk VP of Engineering Melissa Binde as its new CTO. Binde previously held senior… Read More

Tech Moves: Leafly announces new board ahead of SPAC merger; Amazon vets depart; and more

— Leafly announced its new six-member board of directors whose appointments will be effective after its pending SPAC merger with… Read More

Tech Moves: Highspot adds executives; Blue Origin vets depart; Disney hires former Microsoft exec

— Enterprise sales startup Highspot appointed four new executives: Arvind Prakash as VP of product management. Most recently VP of… Read More

Tech Moves: Lyft hires CFO from Amazon; Tomo adds CMO; Gopuff taps more Seattle talent

— Tomo, a new real estate startup led by ex-Zillow leaders, announced Sarah Makar as CMO. She is also a… Read More

Tech Moves: Cloudentity names new CEO; Leafly appoints CFO; SeekOut adds Tableau vet; Tomo hires ex-Zillow economist

— Seattle startup Cloudentity appointed CloudCoreo co-founder Jason Needham as its new CEO and a member of the board. Needham… Read More

‘We’ve been instrumental’: How Seattle became a hub for COVID-19 vaccine research

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, University of Washington scientist Deborah Fuller did a quick pivot to the new virus. Her… Read More

Cancer care and research in Pacific Northwest to be streamlined under proposed reorganization

Cancer care and research in the Pacific Northwest may undergo a shift next year with a new partnership structure among… Read More

Fred Hutch study: Mangling RNA may extend use of immunotherapy drugs

Experimental compounds that alter RNA boost the effectiveness of immunotherapy drugs against cancer cells and could potentially extend their use… Read More

New high-tech lab at Fred Hutch creates 3D maps of proteins to aid therapeutics and vaccine research

Dr. Melody Campbell was an undergraduate student when she first noticed the beauty and power of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM),… Read More

Study finds major disparities in vaccine clinical trials over the past decade

As data shows racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, a new study has found racial and ethnic inequities across nearly… Read More

Fred Hutch’s holiday gala going virtual with singer Sheryl Crow and a celebration of ‘fearless science’

In her biggest hit, Sheryl Crow sings about how all she wants to do is have some fun. It can… Read More

Tech Moves: UW announces director for new DoD program; Microsoft vet joins EQT; and more

— The University of Washington announced a new partnership with the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), a program within the… Read More

Super spreaders drive COVID-19: 80% of those infected likely don’t spread disease, Fred Hutch study finds

About 80% of people infected with the novel coronavirus don’t spread the infection to anyone else, leaving the so-called super… Read More

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, experts lay out 10-point plan for a genomic revolution in public health

From the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, genetic sleuths have been at the forefront in the global effort to… Read More

Vaccine veterans preview milestones on the long road to the end of the pandemic

A public-private partnership called Operation Warp Speed is aiming to get multiple vaccines approved by the end of the year… Read More

Fred Hutch’s president says a new strain of virus research center is needed to fight future outbreaks

Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center already has dozens of scientists working on infectious diseases, including COVID-19 — but the… Read More

Join GeekWire this week for a live virtual event with Fred Hutch President Dr. Thomas Lynch

Dr. Thomas Lynch, the new president and director of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, will join GeekWire this Thursday,… Read More