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GeekWire Awards 2018: Vote for a do-gooding tech leader for Geek of the Year

The 2018 winner of the GeekWire Awards‘ Geek of the Year will join the ranks of Northwest heavy hitters working… Read More

Tech Moves: Blokable adds co-CEO; Salesforce PR exec jumps to Google; and more

Law and real estate expert Nelson Del Rio is taking on a new role at Seattle startup Blokable, one of last… Read More

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The tipping point on cancer treatment, from research labs to the top of Mount Everest

Luke Timmerman started climbing mountains with college buddies when he was in his 20s. He’s climbed Mount Rainier in Washington… 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

Study finds differences between adult and childhood leukemia, calls for developing age-specific cancer treatments

A study conducted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, with contributions from researchers across North America, has found stark differences… Read More

Immunotherapy is safe for those with HIV, study says, opening new treatments to patients in need

People with HIV or AIDS are at a much higher risk of developing and dying from cancer — in fact, cancer… Read More

Scientists discover stem cells behind bone marrow transplants, pointing the way to new cancer treatments

For decades, bone marrow transplants have been a crucial treatment for blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma — but scientists… Read More

Biotech journalist Luke Timmerman to climb Mount Everest to raise $175k for cancer research

Biotech journalist Luke Timmerman spends most of his time reading and writing about medical innovation. But now, he’s doing a… Read More

Why Fred Hutch President Gary Gilliland is enlisting techies to defeat cancer by 2025

The president and director of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Gary Gilliland, is bringing big-data experts on board to… Read More

Landmark FDA approval clears the way for gene therapy treatments that fight cancer

The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it has approved the first CAR T immunotherapy in the United States,… Read More

Fred Hutch unveils new research center aimed at eliminating cancers caused by infections

Cancer often seems to strike out of the blue, without warning or reason and often without a clear cause. But… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle appoints first Smart City Coordinator; Fred Hutch adds to leadership; and more

Seattle has long been a hub for innovative technology, and today the city is taking advantage of that technology more… Read More

Tech Moves: Boeing makes leadership changes to focus on quality; Smartsheet adds founding Salesforce investor to board; and more

Boeing announced a structural reorganization this week to combine its safety, quality and manufacturing processes into one division, bringing several leadership… Read More

Tech Moves: Startup vet Bryan Zug joins Amazon’s UX team; Allen School of Computer Science adds two big players; and more

Bryan Zug is a familiar face in the Seattle startup world. He’s an entrepreneur and product design expert himself, but… Read More

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Health Tech Podcast: Psychologists become app developers to help people kick addictions

Do you ever feel like you’re addicted to apps? Or like they really get inside your head? Well, good news: You’re… Read More

National project led by Fred Hutch researcher fights ovarian cancer deaths with predictive medicine

Ovarian cancer is a tricky disease to treat. About 20 percent of those diagnosed don’t respond to the standard treatment,… 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

Washington state OKs Fred Hutch license plates to raise funds for cancer research

When new car owners are picking license plates in Washington state, they can choose to pay a bit extra for a… Read More

Fred Hutch study: New nanoparticle immunotherapy could replace chemo as front-line cancer treatment

Dr. Matthias Stephan has a vision: cancer-killing immunotherapy that is so cheap and easy to access it replaces chemotherapy as the… Read More

Fred Hutch study discovers rare set of cells that are highly effective at fighting cancer

If the immune system is an army, then T-cells are soldiers on the front lines, attacking invading viruses and other… Read More

Could immunotherapy cure HIV? $2.6M grant will help Fred Hutch researcher find out

Immunotherapy — using the body’s immune system to fight disease — has already made great strides in cancer treatment, with the Seattle… Read More

Fred Hutch study: Biotech company’s new genetic data system could advance cancer research

For cancer researchers, understanding the intricacies of a cell is essential to treating patients and developing new therapies. Often this… Read More

Fred Hutch announces $1M in grants to commercialize cutting-edge cancer and HIV research

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, which has spun-out companies such as Juno Therapeutics and Nohla Therapeutics in recent years, is continuing… Read More

Fred Hutch’s new Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic could change the game for cancer treatment

Immunotherapy is simple in theory, but endlessly complex in practice. This type of treatment uses the body’s immune system —… Read More

Study: Test for rare skin cancer could save lives with early detection

Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) is a nasty disease. This rare skin cancer is treatable, but as Dr. Paul Nghiem explains, treating the initial… Read More

Fred Hutch research shows immunotherapy could prevent Leukemia patients from relapsing

For decades, bone marrow transplants have been an integral treatment for patients with Leukemia and other blood diseases. And now,… Read More

Cancer researcher blends the best of startups and science to pioneer a new model for the industry

There are two basic models for scientific research — industry and academia — and each has its strengths. Academia can support sustained, long-term… Read More

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Fighting cancer with scorpion venom: GeekWire Radio with Dr. Jim Olson of Fred Hutch

Scientists at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have figured out how to use venom from the Israeli deathstalker scorpion to “light up”… Read More

Fred Hutch unveils first-of-its-kind Immunotherapy Clinic, named after Bezos family

To many, immunotherapies — treatments that use a patient’s immune system to fight cancer— sound like something from an episode of… Read More

Tech Moves: DreamBox Learning adds new VP of marketing; Fred Hutch names executive VP; etc.

— DreamBox Learning, the Bellevue, Wash.-based digital education company, has added Jennifer Agustin, a former LinkedIn marketing executive, as its… Read More