About event
Navigating a Period of Recalibration: Funding, Evolving Demand, Incubators & the Next Generation of Facilities Across the Region's Innovation Ecosystem. Hear how capital availability, tenant demand, and leasing activity are shaping life sciences development decisions across Seattle, South Lake Union, the Eastside, Bellevue and emerging nodes like Bothell. Gain insight into how leading developers are structuring, phasing, and delivering lab projects to balance cost, speed, flexibility, and long-term performance in a high-barrier market. Explore how campus planning, amenities, and workplace experience are being leveraged to attract talent, support innovation, and drive tenant retention in Seattle's competitive life sciences ecosystem. Examine how power availability, infrastructure constraints, and resilience planning are influencing site selection, entitlement strategy, and future scalability for life sciences assets in the region. Gain insight into how owners, builders, engineers, and designers are collaborating to future-proof facilities amid evolving scientific requirements and operational demands.
Key Speakers

Elizabeth Dickey
Senior Director, Operations

Natasha Adams
Director, Real Estate

Ulysis Rivera
CoLabs Director

