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Canary remembers innovator and imaging expert Juergen Willmann
Juergen Willmann, MD, a professor of radiology at Stanford and a member of the Canary Foundation pancreatic team, died Jan. 8 in a car accident in Palo Alto. Willmann was […]
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Canary funds four collaborative studies that pair faculty at Stanford with faculty at the University of Cambridge
Canary Foundation was ahead of the cancer early detection wave when it started in 2004. Since then, academic institutions, such as the University of Cambridge in the UK and the […]
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Lung Cancer Biomarker Discovered by Canary Researchers Attracts New Interest From Academia and Industry
Team lead Dr. Samir Hanash discusses biomarker SFTPB’s journey from discovery to commercialization Searching for a needle in a haystack. That’s how Dr. Samir Hanash described the long, intensive process […]
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Early Cancer Detection Initiative joins Canary Foundation Flock
University of Calgary cancer researchers to collaborate with top funding group When you learn Don Listwin has an engineering degree, it all makes perfect sense. The man who started the […]
Read MoreCanary Foundation Awards Gift to Draper to Improve Cancer Detection, Hasten Treatment
Draper offers world-class engineering solutions to philanthropic community Cancer kills more than 595,000 Americans annually. The Canary Foundation recently presented a gift to Draper to apply its expertise in computer […]
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San Jose Earthquakes and Avaya Partner Up to Support Canary
This month, employees from the Canary Foundation, Avaya, and the San Jose Earthquakes all came together to work on painting and decorating a fun and colorful playhouse! The awesome finished […]
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Whole Foods Market Chooses Canary Foundation
This quarter, the Whole Foods Market in Palo Alto has selected the Canary Foundation as its recipient for the Nickels for Nonprofits program. When a Whole Foods customer brings their […]
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Cycling for Canary – one rider’s drive
Nitish Amin is a 3-time Canary Challenge participant and is currently gearing up for his fourth Challenge, riding with team Cisco. In this guest blog he reflects on his love of biking […]
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Canary Summit Brings Early Cancer Detection Researchers Together
More than 100 members of Stanford University’s scientific community met Tuesday, May 4 at the University Club in Palo Alto. Although their backgrounds were different, they had one major thing in […]
Read MoreLongtime Canary Supporters Will Match Your Gift for Silicon Valley Gives May 3
Evan and Cindy Goldberg of Woodside, CA will match your gift to fund early cancer detection research up to $100,000 for Silicon Valley Gives on May 3. If you make a donation […]
Read MoreBiden Visits Canary Center of Excellence on Cancer Listening Tour
The vice president’s Cancer Moonshot initiative met with researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center to talk about cures for cancer. Back in January at the president’s State of the Union address, […]
Read MoreWhat does #GIVINGTUESDAY mean to Canary?
Black Friday. Cyber Monday. What do these shopping events have to do with giving thanks? Traditionally, Thanksgiving has been a time for reflection; a time to refocus on what it […]
Read MoreOver $1 Million and Still Going Strong – Canary Challenge 2015
The 5th annual Canary Challenge cycling fundraiser was held on September 26th, 2015 out of HP Headquarters in Palo Alto. As of mid-October, participants in the Canary Challenge have raised […]
Read MoreVolunteering as a Life Choice
At the Canary Foundation, we believe that there is something intrinsically rewarding in devoting time to a cause that is bigger than one individual person. That is why it is […]
Read MoreHealthTap – Get health + Give health
The Canary Foundation is absolutely thrilled to be a beneficiary featured in the Get health + Give health initiative, from local Palo Alto start-up, HealthTap. HealthTap is the world’slargest, most […]
Read MoreIt Takes Two (Wheels) to Tango
The Canary Foundation visits dozens of cycling events around the Bay Area yearlong. We’re hard to miss with our big yellow tent, eye-catching posters, and stylish staff (What can I […]
Read MoreThree’s Company
Jim Olwell knows a thing or two about pacing yourself. He might not be the racingtype, or even a weekend warrior per se, but Jim’s cycling credentials would leave other […]
Read MoreYou at Heart: The Canary Mission
In light of recent controversy surrounding the distribution of funding for a handful of cancer foundations, we at the Canary Foundation feel compelled to reiterate our responsibility and foundational credo. […]
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