Seattle-based Sana Biotechnology Inc. is starting to make inroads in Bothell. The biotech officially opened its 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Eastside town, where it now has about 30 people working. In the coming months, Sana co-founder and CEO Steve Harr expects to have more than 60 workers at the Bothell facility, which Sana started building in July 2023.
The Bothell facility, in the Alexandria Center for Advanced Technologies at 3555 Monte Villa Parkway, replaced plans for a larger Sana facility in Fremont, California. Harr said Sana had the right expertise in the Seattle area for the facility to end up here, plus the company had a good relationship with landlord Alexandria Real Estate.
Harr expects Sana will save about $100 million over a three-year period by choosing Bothell instead of Fremont, California.