Life Science Washington

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for our latest Executive Insight Series! The event brought together founders and investors for a candid conversation on scaling life science companies and navigating today’s evolving investment landscape.

From raising institutional capital and building leadership teams to preparing for major capital milestones, our speakers shared practical insights on investor readiness, financial positioning, and long-term growth.

Thank you to our partner, Nucleate, and our sponsor, J.P. Morgan, for helping make this program possible.

A special thank you to Sean McClain (Absci) and Michael Fishback (JPMorganChase) for sharing thoughtful, real-world perspectives throughout the discussion.

We’re excited to continue bringing together life science leaders for future Executive Insight Series conversations.

Congratulations to ResoScreen, recipient of the LSW Market Impact Award at this year’s Nucleate PNW Demo Day. 🎉

ResoScreen’s readerless diagnostic testing platform for remote health monitoring stood out for its strong potential market impact, innovative science, patient-focused solution, and early traction.

The award was presented during the culminating event of the Nucleate PNW Activator program, bringing together founders, scientists, investors, and industry partners from across the Pacific Northwest. As part of the award, the ResoScreen team will receive an LSW Commercialization Insights Report to support their next steps toward commercialization.

Congratulations as well to all participating teams for showcasing the incredible innovation emerging across our region.

The 2026 GeekWire Awards took place last week and brought together some of the region’s most innovative companies, with the life sciences community strongly represented among this year’s honorees and nominations.

A big congratulations to Omeros Corporation on receiving the Deal of the Year Award for its deal with Novo Nordisk worth up to $2.1B.

We also want to recognize Ai2, Alpenglow Biosciences, and Kestra Medical Technologies for their well-deserved nominations. The innovation and leadership coming from our region continue to shape Washington’s growing life sciences industry. Congratulations to all! 👏

🔗Learn more about this year's winners and the 2026 GeekWire Awards: https://www.geekwire.com/2026/2026-geekwire-awards-revealed-big-winners-and-big-love-for-seattle-at-annual-tech-celebration/

2026 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners — and big love for Seattle — at annual tech celebration More than 300 members of the Pacific Northwest tech scene packed the Showbox S**o to honor the year's top startups, founders, leaders and deal makers across a dozen awards categories.

With more than 80 life science organizations, Spokane County continues to play an important role in Washington’s innovation economy.

The Spokane Journal of Business highlights the city’s growing lab infrastructure, startup support, and the partnerships driving long-term growth. All these pieces have come together to fuel the region’s life science industry, including a new incentive of up to $1 million for companies to relocate to Spokane County.

Check out the full article to lean more: https://lifesciencewa.org/2026/05/08/spokane-is-a-rising-star-in-states-life-science-sector/

Spokane is A Rising Star in State's Life Science Sector | Life Science Washington Washington state is a national leader in the life science industry, a sector that reportedly contributes $43.4B in economic impact. For its part, the

Congratulations to our poster presentation winners! 🏆

1st place: Vivifi Medical
2nd Place: Opticyte
3rd Place: CytoTerra Inc.

Your groundbreaking work is making waves and shaping what’s next in life sciences. And to all 35 poster presenters, thank you for bringing an incredible range of ideas and innovation, your dedication made this showcase exceptional.

We were excited to announce our 2025 Investor of the Year award at last week.
Congratulations to Regeneron, a biotech company that expanded to Seattle in 2024 and was the top life sciences investor for Washington in 2025, participating in two sizable investment deals. Their continued dedication is helping advance innovation and shape the future of life sciences in Washington and beyond. 🏆

Read more in our press release: https://lifesciencewa.org/2026/04/22/report-washington-states-life-sciences-industry-outpaces-national-life-science-and-state-private-sector-job-growth-for-5th-consecutive-year/

REPORT: Washington state’s life sciences industry has outpaced national life science and state private sector job growth for the fifth consecutive year.

The sector has grown more than 50% over the past decade, supporting over 117,000 jobs in Washington and adding $24.4B to the state’s GDP. Despite hiring slowdowns in Washington and across the country, our life sciences industry has remained strong and continues to lead as a top 10 life sciences cluster in the U.S.

Discover what’s driving this resilience in our latest Economic Impact Report released at Life Science Innovation Northwest 2026:https://lifesciencewa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-Economic-Impact-Report.pdf

Didn’t catch our Day 1 fireside chat with Fred Ramsdell, PhD and Karen Tkach Tuzman, PhD? Check out GeekWire's article that captures the remarkable scientific journey behind Dr. Ramsdell’s work and the broader impact of that conversation.

From the origins of the “scurfy” mouse to a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine-winning breakthrough, the article traces the decades-long path that led to the discovery of regulatory T cells (Tregs). It also highlights an approach grounded in long-term scientific investment, collaboration, and a commitment to solving complex biological problems.

We’re proud to see Life Science Innovation Northwest featured as a platform for conversations that connect Washington’s life sciences community to globally significant breakthroughs!

Read the full article here: https://www.geekwire.com/2026/from-the-scurfy-mouse-to-the-nobel-prize-how-a-seattle-biotech-pioneers-long-game-paid-off/

From the ‘scurfy’ mouse to the Nobel Prize: How a Seattle biotech pioneer’s long game paid off From a Bill Gates-backed startup in the mid '90s to the Nobel stage in 2025, Fred Ramsdell reveals how "patient capital" and a mutation found in a 1940s mouse helped unlock immune system secrets.

is happening tomorrow and there's still time to register❗
Join us at the Seattle Convention Center tomorrow and Wednesday for the Pacific Northwest’s largest annual life science conference.

Be part of the energy as CEOs, investors, life sciences organizations, researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and the global health community come together for a full day of dynamic programming and high-impact networking.

Walk-ins and same-day registrations are welcome, don’t miss your chance to be in the room where the region’s life science community connects.

Secure your spot today: https://lifesciencewa.org/events/life-science-innovation-northwest-2026/

On day 2 of , join our Medtech Track panel, “From Tariffs to Reimbursement: An Insider’s View of the Latest FDA, CMS, and Congressional Action,” to hear expert perspectives on the policies shaping the future of medtech.

This session will explore the latest updates in FDA policy, federal legislation, CMS reimbursement, and more. It will also cover key topics like AI policy, rural health funding, and pilots such as the FDA’s Technology-Enabled Meaningful Patient Outcomes (TEMPO) pilot and CMS’s Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) pilot, for accelerating access to digital health and breakthrough devices.

Speakers include:
· Bobby Patrick, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, AdvaMed
· Marc Cummings, President & CEO, Life Science Washington
· LaDale George, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP

Register today to hear this insightful panel: https://lifesciencewa.org/events/life-science-innovation-northwest-2026/schedule/