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Shaping The Future of West Coast Life Sciences

Digital Summit: Investment, Development, Incubation and New Biotech Funding

Digital Summit Ended On: Thursday September 23 2021

How To Join The Digital Summit

On September 23, head to https://www.accelevents.com/e/6803WestCoastLifeSciences, 30 minutes prior to the summit, the lobby opens and an "Enter Event" button will appear. Click the "Enter Event" button and then enter the email address you used when registering for your ticket. Next click "Forgot password?" followed by "Reset My Password". You will then be sent a 6 digit code that will allow you to set a password for your Accelevents account. Once your password is set, you will automatically enter the event and will stay logged into the platform. We suggest joining on a laptop or desktop using the latest version of Chrome for the best experience. If you have any questions, email customerservice@bisnow.com

Digital Summit Speakers and Panels

Development and Investment For A Bio Future: What's Coming Online In The West Coast?

Site Selection For Life Sciences: How changes in density downtown or the burbs are driving investment strategies

Mark McCord-Amasis

Mark McCord-Amasis

Vice President, Real Estate & Facilities, Seattle Genetics
Jon Gelb

Jon Gelb

Managing Director, Clarion Partners
Steve Brooks
Moderator

Steve Brooks

President, UMC

Adaptive Reuse and Strategic Design For Convert Assets Into Lab Space

Susie Harborth

Susie Harborth

Chief Business Officer, Breakthrough Properties
Tycho Suter

Tycho Suter

Vice President, Investments, Oxford Properties Group

Incubator and Unique Research Facilities: Flexible lab space, industrialized manufacturing, and new biotech requirements

Mike Nelson

Mike Nelson

Managing Director, Trammell Crow
Mike Dorris

Mike Dorris

Senior Vice President — Co-Head of Life Science, Healthpeak Properties

Why This Matters

What You'll Learn:

  • What are the new development intentions for facilities on the west coast? Does the future of life sciences look bright?
  • Site Selection For Life Sciences: Downtown vs the Burbs
  • Adaptive Reuse and Strategic Design To Convert Into Life Sciences. Can existing portfolios and assets be reimagined to find returns in bioresearch?
  • How are incubators shaping to be the future Multifamily of bioresearch? What solutions do owners have to scale incubation assets as the research continues to grow?
  • How can new development solutions like vertical labs and mixed-use labs create opportunities in dense markets with limited space to develop?
  • Where are VC funds leveraging tenant demands to strategically invest in the west? How do life science investment potential in the West differ from other regional markets?

  

How You'll Do More Business: Learn the intricacies shaping the western region of the U.S for life sciences and bioresearch. What the continued surge in funding for markets like the Bay Area, Seattle, Phoenix, and San Diego is driving growth, how biotech startup requirements are influencing new investment strategies and what role life sciences will play in the development pipeline. 

 

Who You'll Meet: CEOs, vice president of facilities, head of acquisitions, managing directors, owners, biotech tenants, angel investors, REITS, architects, contractors, city officials, brokers, lawyers 

 

Why You Should Attend: To learn about the future for life sciences, how the surge in funding will continue to grow, why investors and developers are looking west, and what research is changing the assets they are meant to serve. 

 

What You Get: Access to all live content, panel replays on-demand, and live networking that is dynamic and actually useful. Networking tools include direct messaging, lobby chat, and speed networking which have led to over 7,000 matches this year.

 

Questions about your ticket purchase or interest in sponsoring? Reach out to Lloyd Proctor lloyd.proctor@bisnow.com, regional producer for additional information.

Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
Pre-Event Networking
8:30 AM
9:15 AM
Development and Investment For A Bio Future: What's Coming Online In The West Coast?
9:15 AM
10:00 AM
Site Selection For Life Sciences: How changes in density downtown or the burbs are driving investment strategies
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
Speed Networking
10:30 AM
11:15 PM
Adaptive Reuse and Strategic Design For Converting Assets Into Lab Space
11:15 AM
12:00 PM
Incubator and Unique Research Facilities: Flexible lab space, industrialized manufacturing, and new biotech requirements
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
Post-Event Networking

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