Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

10x Genomics and Syncell streamline cutting-edge analytics for life science research, while Nabla Bio is using generative AI to design completely new antibodies. Genomic sequencing specialist GeneDx is helping parents discover and treat hundreds of rare diseases in newborns. chemicals company Johnson Matthey.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Design is in a time of transition. Our honorees for the most innovative companies in design for 2025 span the gamut of product, architecture, and UX. But they are all united in pushing the consumer discourse through design and challenging the status quo to make the world betteror, at least, make it a little more brat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits is a year-long blog and webinar series on website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media best practices for nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide. 17: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits is a blog and webinar series on website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media best practices for nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide. 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — #MLKDay.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

billion in damages to a man who says the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer , according to attorneys representing the plaintiff. ” Germany-based Bayer, which acquired Monsanto in 2018, has continued to dispute claims that Roundup causes cancer.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Artificial intelligence programs that check medical images for evidence of cancer can be duped by hacks and cyberattacks, according to a new study. Researchers demonstrated that a computer program could add or remove evidence of cancer from mammograms, and those changes fooled both an AI tool and human radiologists.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

The organization I helped found as Colorectal Cancer Coalition in 2005 officially became Fight Colorectal Cancer on Monday, March 6, 2011. I hope it’s a fun read for anyone either looking to redo their own small nonprofit brand, or who wants a deeper dive on what we did at Fight Colorectal Cancer. Why did we do this?

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NetWits

MARCH 3, 2011

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is a national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach, and advocacy for a cure. When The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network was brainstorming ideas for their awareness event at an L.A. While effective, that’s still a lot of typing!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2010

Today I heard about Drew Olanoff's latest fundraising campaign, a text to give strategy on behalf of Boarding for Breast Cancer. This is not the first time Drew Olanoff has taken to the social web to fundraise for cancer. textPlus, a mobile app, offers users free texting with group text capability.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

Senti Biosciences , a company developing cancer therapies using a new programmable biology platform, said it has raised $105 million in a new round of financing led by the venture arm of life sciences giant Bayer. “I look forward to continued platform and pipeline advancements, including starting IND-enabling studies in 2021.”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

Every cancer is unique because every person is unique, and one of the most important weapons in any cancer battle is information. Isabl offers that in abundance through rapid sequencing of cancer cells’ entire genomes, potentially showing which therapies will and won’t be effective within days.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Secretary of the Treasury to designate a nonprofit as a terrorist supporting organization and yank its exempt status was tacked to the bottom of a bill in the U.S. (Photo By Deposit Photos) Language that would allow the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide tax relief to Americans held hostage. The bill was introduced by Rep.

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NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2014

Become a galactic legend and help further cancer research. Scientists at Cancer Research UK (CRUK) recently pioneered some innovative methods for expediting the quest for a cure. At first glance, Play to Cure: Genes in Space might not appear to be a game designed to aid advances in cancer research. Jennifer Ann Beswick.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

Last year we shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to exceed their fundraising goals with a few clicks of a button. However, the content we design for the shirt is the biggest part of the success of our campaigns. Designing a t-shirt on Teespring is incredibly easy.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

NVIDIA developed and continues to develop GPUs that are at the heart of AI and machine learning that are changing the world, including precision medicine, said Dr. Gad Getz, an internationally acclaimed leader in cancer genomics and the director of bioinformatics at the Massachusetts General Hospital, as he presented the award.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

A great marketing video is designed to capture the eyeballs of strangers, pique their interest, and entice them to learn more. Slaying Childhood Cancer: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Told from the perspective of her father, this video is a story of childhood cancer hero Jordan Vincent – named the Cancer Slayer.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

Ultra-precise cancer therapies! Gypsy Basin Genomics : Developing a test, simple enough to be administered as a gargle-and-a-spit during a dentist visit, that can detect at an early stage the oral cancers caused by HPV. Nyoka Design Labs : Non-toxic, biodegradable and recyclable glowsticks powered by bioluminescence.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

You can take a pregnancy test or colon cancer test from your bathroom, or, these days, a COVID-19 test from the comfort of your living room. You might one day be able to get a breast cancer screening at home, too, if you have a urine sample and an artificial nose. .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2013

We spoke with Program Director of the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), Amber Masso, who told us about their previous fundraising methods: mass mailing, cold-calling, etc. Through TechSoup, Teespring offers nonprofits $300 worth of design consulting and account management free of charge.

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Forum One

APRIL 11, 2023

Service design principles can be applied to the social sector to craft audience experiences that create positive change in the world. Overall, here are four key reasons why service design is important to nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies. They are using service design to better serve their community’s changing needs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Embrace a mobile-first design strategy. must be designed to be easily read on smartphones and tablets. The good news is that modern design trends for mobile email are also compatible with desktop email. Like print newsletters, e-newsletters in the late 1990s and early 2000s were mostly sent quarterly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

16) MoMa Design Store :: store.moma.org. Classic modern and cutting edge design products for adults and kids, including items produced exclusively for the Museum of Modern Art (New York). One-of-a-kind gifts designed to help St. Designed for foodies, Delicacies donates 10% of profits to help provide meals to the underserved.

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NTEN

APRIL 9, 2013

This organization runs the world’s most heavily trafficked breast cancer website, with over 1.5 Infrastructure Mobile mobile optimization nonprofit technology nptech online engagement responsive design Web Sites Communications IT Staff' For the past 14 years, I’ve worked closely with a wonderful nonprofit named Breastcancer.org.

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

It’s likely going to be another long one, so for those of you who just want it short and bittersweet, here it is: I will be leaving Fight Colorectal Cancer at the end of this year to join Convio’s Common Ground team. Colorectal cancer isn’t the death sentence it was in 1998 when my father was diagnosed. I love data.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

The February 2020-founded San Francisco-based startup’s first product will be a service that supports women to collect their own sample for cervical cancer screening in the comfort of their own home. So it can provide a fuller service for cervical cancer screening care. They just put themselves last.

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The Verge

MAY 18, 2020

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer famously branded Linux “a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches” back in 2001. Microsoft has certainly changed since the days of branding Linux a cancer. Microsoft president Brad Smith now believes the company was wrong about open source.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

11) MoMa Design Store :: store.moma.org. Classic modern and cutting edge design products for adults and kids, including items produced exclusively for the Museum of Modern Art (New York). One-of-a-kind gifts designed to help St. 10) Human Rights Campaign Nonprofit Store :: shop.hrc.org. Jude Gift Shop :: giftshop.stjude.org.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

One designs apps that are popular for a day, the other designs apps that are used for years. This app is used by doctors and nurses to help cancer patients and arms them with intelligence on every aspect of patient cancer care from treatment decisions to drug administration. Image credit: Sergey Nivens / Shutterstock.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

In her role of Community Marketing Manager at Maine Cancer Foundation , Erlene LeBorgne specializes in developing creative ways to cultivate her community of avid supporters and assist them with their fundraising efforts. Another way the folks at the Maine Cancer Foundation support their fundraisers is through their email “Trophy Case”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

But when long-term healthcare programs, like lifestyle shifts that can lessen the potential of truly dangerous outcomes like heart disease and cancer, come into play, an employer who expects you to stick around for a few years at most is far less incentivized to want to fund that. Image Credits: Forward Health.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Blog Design Best Practices. For example, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network makes wise use of their sidebar by prominently featuring a call-to-follow on social networks and an e-newsletter opt-in. Finally, and of course, to effectively reach all audiences your blog (and website) must be mobile-compatible. ” .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The nonprofit tech & marketing world has lost one of its legends, John Haydon, from cancer. I had the honor of knowing John for more than 12 years and working with him – he also did the graphics design for my first Facebook Page. He was loved by so many of us in the field. He was loved by so many of us in the field.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 24, 2024

For example, a charity walkathon, bikeathon, or runathon to raise money for cancer research brings together everyone who has been affected by cancer, including survivors and their friends and family. 4) Design Your Event. Will you be selling tickets to the event? Determine pricing and where to sell the tickets.)

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Tech Soup

JULY 3, 2013

Brad Egel, a decade-long fundraising resident of Chicago and cancer-awareness advocate, had no personal ties or engagement with cancer victims or survivors. As his fundraising progressed, so did his dedication to the American Cancer Society. His fan base skyrocketed overnight, giving even more exposure to his platform.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 2, 2009

As part of the LIVESTRONG Action campaign the LIVE STRONG day is focused on unifying people from all around the world through local events and activities that celebrate cancer survivorship. It’s also designed to generate awareness and foster support so the world can be freed from cancer.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

” Mission Bio raises $70 million to help scale its tech for improving the development of targeted cancer therapies. Scientific co-founder and SVP of Strategic Research Danny Wells then helped them refine their approach to focus on improving efficacy of immunotherapies designed to treat cancerous tumors.

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Singularity Hub

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

These could predict how mutations affect a proteins function, how genes operate differently across cell types, or even help researchers design new genomes for synthetic biology. Both algorithms were designed to quickly churn through mountains of data, like for example, longer lengths of DNA. Using AI to screen for cancer isnt new.

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