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Executive Speaker Series: Life Sciences

December 4, 2019 - 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Learn more about Life Sciences at December’s Executive Speaker Series event.  We’ll focus on this fast growing industry currently represented by more than 1,100 life science organizations located in 110 cities spanning Washington, with the sector adding new life science firms at the rate of about 80 per year.

Did you know?

  • Life science employment jumped around 18 percent in Seattle from 2014-2017, which makes it the fastest of any city in the US. Life sciences employment statewide has grown to more than 90,000 jobs.
  • The life sciences industry represented $22.7 billion in total economic activity and contributed $11.5 billion in value-added activity to the state’s gross domestic product in 2017.
  • Washington is 4th in the nation for attracting bioscience venture capital distribution. In 2017, it brought in nearly $2 billion in investment.

Our panel of experts will discuss the opportunities for our region to capitalize on in this flourishing sector, as well as the challenges that lie ahead, including workforce shortages and state funding.

About the Executive Speaker Series: Our monthly Executive Speaker Series events each focus on a unique industry and feature top business leaders who discuss the successes, challenges, and opportunities facing their sector.

Visit the Executive Speaker Series Program page to see all of our other Executive Speaker Series events!