What You’ll Learn:
- Understand Seattle’s growing role as a life sciences hub, including the factors driving demand for lab and incubator space, and how South Lake Union remains at the forefront.
- Discover how developers and tenants are addressing market challenges, such as construction costs, evolving tenant needs, and shifting economic dynamics.
- Analyze the impact of NIH funding cuts on research institutions, biotech startups, and overall real estate demand, and how Seattle’s life sciences sector is adapting
- Gain insights into emerging neighborhoods poised to compete with South Lake Union, and how they could shape the future of Seattle’s life sciences ecosystem.
- Learn about design and technology trends transforming life sciences facilities, from sustainable construction to integrating cutting-edge research technologies.
- Explore how partnerships and collaboration between public and private sectors are fostering innovation hubs and advancing the biotech ecosystem in the region.
How You’ll Do More Business: Similar to many other major life science markets, Seattle is also facing a temporary slowdown due to macroeconomic challenges, but the city’s strong fundamentals position it for a promising recovery. An increasing number of life sciences graduates ensures a robust talent pipeline, while Seattle’s expertise in cell and gene therapy and its thriving start-up ecosystem continues to drive innovation. These factors lay the groundwork for breakthrough research and therapies shaping the industry’s future. Join us to gain insights into the trends, opportunities, and strategies that will define Seattle’s life sciences market in 2025 and beyond.
Who You’ll Meet During Networking: Owners, developers, investors, brokers, city and government officials, business consultants, architects, engineers, lawyers, accountants, and bankers.
Why You Should Attend This Session: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to help you identify opportunities, build your network, and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than we do.
