Life Science Washington Institute (LSWI), a Life Science Washington affiliate focused on supporting early-stage companies and entrepreneurs in Washington state, announced Dr. David Younger, Ph.D., co-founder and CEO of A-Alpha Bio, as the winner of the Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. Established in 2020, the award celebrates the significant accomplishments of founding leaders from Washington-based life science companies who are reaching milestones, driving innovation, fulfilling unmet needs and/or raising substantial funding. Younger follows in the footsteps of previous winners Dr. Erwin Berthier and Dr. Ben Casavant, Tasso founders, and Dr. Jesse Salk, TwinStrand Bioscience co-founder.
Younger, 2019 graduate of the LSWI Washington Innovation Network (WIN) program, teamed up with Randolph Lopez five years ago to co-found A-Alpha Bio, a company aimed at improving human health by unlocking the potential of protein-protein interactions. After developing the technology in the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design lab under Dr. David Baker, Younger spun out the company and continues to grow it in terms of both fundraising and headcount. To date, the company has secured more than $51 million and has 46 employees.
