Life Science Innovation Northwest 2025

April 23 - 24, 2025

DAY 1 - 1:00 - 3:25 PM

Cell Therapies & Pharma Sponsored by	Medtech & Research Tools Sponsored by	Entrepreneurial Forum & Startup Pitches Sponsored by
Sponsored By Umoja Biopharma Presented By: Ryan Larson, PhD	Sponsored By Philips Healthcare Presented By: Kimberly Sheehy, MBA	Sponsored By Propel Bio Partners Presented By: Sam Berry, PhD
Sponsored By Indapta Therapeutics Presented By: Mark Frohlich, MD	Sponsored By Tasso Presented By: Erwin Berthier, PhD	Sponsored By Alexandria LaunchLabs Presented By: David Roberts, PhD
Sponsored By Universal Cells Presented By: Akina Hoshino	Sponsored By Healionics Presented By: Mike Connolly, MBA	Sponsored By Alexandria Venture Investments Presented By: Anne McGarvey
Sponsored By Pluristyx Presented By: Benjamin Fryer, PhD	Sponsored By Creative Biosciences Presented By: Hongzhi Zou, MD, PHD	Sponsored By Evergreen BizLink Presented By: Lisa Smith
Sponsored By Seattle Children's Research Institute Presented By: Shannon Oda, PhD	Sponsored By OtoNexus Medical Technologies Presented By: Caitlin Cameron	Sponsored By University of Washington CoMotion Presented By: Zach Chamberlain
Sponsored By AVM Biotechnology Presented By: Theresa Deisher, PhD	Sponsored By RevealDx Presented By: Chris Wood	Sponsored By UW Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship Presented By: Jessica Roberto, PhD
Sponsored By Polybiomics Presented By: Mandana Veiseh	Sponsored By Inmedix Presented By: Andrew J. Holman, MD	Sponsored By Oregon Health & Science University Presented By: Philip Barish
Sponsored By GenScript Presented By: Fengmei Pi, PhD	Sponsored By Dopl Technologies Presented By: Ryan James, PhD	Sponsored By Alliance of Angels Presented By: Eric Larsen
Sponsored By Sound Pharmaceuticals Presented By: Jonathan Kil, MD	Sponsored By RareCyte Presented By: Jeff Chamberlain, PhD	Sponsored By Icogenex Bioincubator Presented By: Aaron Hagen
Sponsored By Faraday Pharmaceuticals Presented By: Brian Blackman	Sponsored By Alpenglow Biosciences Presented By: Nicholas Reder, MD, MPH	Sponsored By Nucleate Seattle Presented By: Abishek Sankaranarayanan
Sponsored By Cocrystal Pharma Presented By: Sam Lee	Sponsored By Cytek Biosciences Presented By: Ming Yan. PhD	Sponsored By Creative Destruction Lab at the UW Presented By: Emer Dooley
		Sponsored By PHAIT Presented By: Deirdre Meldrum, PhD
		Sponsored By Precision Sensing, SPC Presented By: Larry Pierce, PhD
		Sponsored By Empowerreg.ai Presented By: Surya Pathak, PhD
		Sponsored By Andy Hill CARE Fund Presented By: Joseph Sparacio

Cell Therapies & Pharma

Sponsored by

Presented By:

Ryan Larson, PhD

Presented By:

Mark Frohlich, MD

Presented By:

Akina Hoshino

Presented By:

Benjamin Fryer, PhD

Presented By:

Shannon Oda, PhD

Presented By:

Theresa Deisher, PhD

Presented By:

Mandana Veiseh

Presented By:

Fengmei Pi, PhD

Presented By:

Jonathan Kil, MD

Presented By:

Brian Blackman

Presented By:

Sam Lee

Medtech & Research Tools

Sponsored by

Presented By:

Kimberly Sheehy, MBA

Presented By:

Erwin Berthier, PhD

Presented By:

Mike Connolly, MBA

Presented By:

Hongzhi Zou, MD, PHD

Presented By:

Caitlin Cameron

Presented By:

Chris Wood

Presented By:

Andrew J. Holman, MD

Presented By:

Ryan James, PhD

Presented By:

Jeff Chamberlain, PhD

Presented By:

Nicholas Reder, MD, MPH

Presented By:

Ming Yan. PhD

Entrepreneurial Forum & Startup Pitches

Sponsored by

Presented By:

Sam Berry, PhD

Presented By:

David Roberts, PhD

Presented By:

Anne McGarvey

Presented By:

Lisa Smith

Presented By:

Zach Chamberlain

Presented By:

Jessica Roberto, PhD

Presented By:

Philip Barish

Presented By:

Eric Larsen

Presented By:

Aaron Hagen

Presented By:

Abishek Sankaranarayanan

Presented By:

Emer Dooley

Presented By:

Deirdre Meldrum, PhD

Presented By:

Larry Pierce, PhD

Presented By:

Surya Pathak, PhD

Presented By:

Joseph Sparacio

DAY 2 - 9:10 - 10:45 am

Immunology	Biotechnology Sponsored by	Research Institutions & Partners
Sponsored By Zymeworks Presented By: Bijal Desai, MBA	Sponsored By Curi Bio Presented By: TBD	Sponsored By Seattle Children's Research Institute Presented By: Eric Tham, MD, MS
Sponsored By AGC Biologics Presented By: Gilbert Martinez	Sponsored By TOKU-E Presented By: Shannon Krueger, MS	Sponsored By BrainChild Bio Presented By: Rich Getto
Sponsored By Callio Therapeutics Presented By: Naomi Hunder, MD	Sponsored By Syntrix Pharmaceuticals Presented By: John Zebala, MD, PhD	Sponsored By Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology Presented By: Carrie Brockway, PhD
Sponsored By Cartography Biosciences Presented By: David Kugler	Sponsored By Seattle University Presented By: Katherine Frato, PhD	Sponsored By Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Presented By: Adam Wojno, PhD
Sponsored By StradBio Presented By: Jonathan Drachman, MD	Sponsored By Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster Presented By: Michaele Armstrong	Sponsored By Pacific Northwest Research Institute Presented By: Erick Rabins
Sponsored By Abacus Bioscience Presented By: Alan Wahl, PhD	Sponsored By Shoreline Community College Presented By: Orlando de Lange, PhD	Sponsored By UW Bothell Presented By: Lori Robins; Guy Hamilton
Sponsored By Seastone Pharma Presented By: Bruce Montgomery MD	Sponsored By Kuleana Technology Presented By: Dr. Buddy Ratner	Sponsored By Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Presented By: Neeraj Kumar, PhD

Immunology

Presented By:

Bijal Desai, MBA

Presented By:

Gilbert Martinez

Presented By:

Naomi Hunder, MD

Presented By:

David Kugler

Presented By:

Jonathan Drachman, MD

Presented By:

Alan Wahl, PhD

Presented By:

Bruce Montgomery MD

Biotechnology

Sponsored by

Presented By:

TBD

Presented By:

Shannon Krueger, MS

Presented By:

John Zebala, MD, PhD

Presented By:

Katherine Frato, PhD

Presented By:

Michaele Armstrong

Presented By:

Orlando de Lange, PhD

Presented By:

Dr. Buddy Ratner

Research Institutions & Partners

Presented By:

Eric Tham, MD, MS

Presented By:

Rich Getto

Presented By:

Carrie Brockway, PhD

Presented By:

Adam Wojno, PhD

Presented By:

Erick Rabins

Presented By:

Lori Robins; Guy Hamilton

Presented By:

Neeraj Kumar, PhD

Day 2 - 11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Central Nervous System	Computational Protein Design	Artificial Intelligence
Sponsored By Lundbeck Biopharmaceuticals Presented By: Byron Kneller	Sponsored By Arzeda Presented By: Alexandre Zanghellini, PhD	Sponsored By Microsoft Presented By: Hoifung Poon, PhD
Sponsored By Altpep Presented By: Jeff Posakony	Sponsored By Vilya Therapeutics Presented By: Patrick Salveson, PhD	Sponsored By Just - Evotec Biologics Presented By: Jon Gunther, PhD, MBA
Sponsored By Revalesio Corporation Presented By: Supurna Ghosh	Sponsored By Archon Biosciences Presented By: James Lazarovits	Sponsored By Molecular You Presented By: Rob Fraser, PhD
Sponsored By Seal Rock Therapeutics Presented By: Neil McDonnell	Sponsored By Monod Bio Presented By: Carl Walkey, PhD	Sponsored By Prevencio Presented By: Rhonda Rhyne
Sponsored By Sustained Therapeutics Presented By: William Annett	Sponsored By Levitate Bio Presented By: Karly Fear	Sponsored By Variational AI Presented By: Handol Kim

Central Nervous System

Presented By:

Byron Kneller

Presented By:

Jeff Posakony

Presented By:

Supurna Ghosh

Presented By:

Neil McDonnell

Presented By:

William Annett

Computational Protein Design

Presented By:

Alexandre Zanghellini, PhD

Presented By:

Patrick Salveson, PhD

Presented By:

James Lazarovits

Presented By:

Carl Walkey, PhD

Presented By:

Karly Fear

Artificial Intelligence

Presented By:

Hoifung Poon, PhD

Presented By:

Jon Gunther, PhD, MBA

Presented By:

Rob Fraser, PhD

Presented By:

Rhonda Rhyne

Presented By:

Handol Kim

DAY 2 - 2:40 - 3:35 pm

Vaccines	Drug Discovery Sponsored by	Oncology
Sponsored By Curevo Vaccine Presented By: David Miller	Sponsored By Stemgenics Presented By: Andranik Andrew Aprikyan, PhD, MBA	Sponsored By Pfizer Presented By: Jeremy Sauer, PhD; Ryan Takeya
Sponsored By Inventprise Presented By: Yves Leurquin	Sponsored By A-Alpha Bio Presented By: David Younger, PhD	Sponsored By Perspective Therapeutics Presented By: Thijs Spoor
Sponsored By HDT Bio Presented By: Peter Berglund, PhD	Sponsored By Talus Bioscience Presented By: Alex Federation, PhD	Sponsored By Outpace Bio Presented By: Marc Lajoie, PhD
Sponsored By Coho Biologics Presented By: Darrick Carter, PhD	Sponsored By HTuO Biosciences Presented By: Anthony Fejes, PhD	Sponsored By Presage Biosciences Presented By: Conor Burns

Vaccines

Presented By:

David Miller

Presented By:

Yves Leurquin

Presented By:

Peter Berglund, PhD

Presented By:

Darrick Carter, PhD

Drug Discovery

Sponsored by

Presented By:

Andranik Andrew Aprikyan, PhD, MBA

Presented By:

David Younger, PhD

Presented By:

Alex Federation, PhD

Presented By:

Anthony Fejes, PhD

Oncology

Presented By:

Jeremy Sauer, PhD; Ryan Takeya

Presented By:

Thijs Spoor

Presented By:

Marc Lajoie, PhD

Presented By: