Willamette Valley Biotech Showcase 2025
Western University of Health Sciences
Reasons to Attend Future Showcases
Come see for yourself
The Mid-Willamette Valley is a growing home to leading biotech research, education, startups and mature companies. It’s time to show them off and celebrate what’s to come next. Lebanon, Oregon in particular has been the site of notable investments from Western University of Health Sciences, Samaritan Health Services, and Linn Benton Community College. Join us at Boulder Falls Event Center and the Western University of Health Sciences in Lebanon.
1: Keynote Speakers
Learn what’s coming next for Biotech innovation in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
2: Growing Company Panel
Innovative leaders ramping up new ventures.
3: Connect with Local Talent
Students from just next door at Western University of Health Sciences, and also Linn-Benton Community College, Oregon State University, and the University of Oregon.
The Biotech Collective is committed to bridging gaps and dismantling barriers that underserved biotech entrepreneurs face. Our goal is straightforward: meet entrepreneurs where they are and guide them through their journey, turning their promising discoveries into impactful solutions for society, both within the PNW and beyond.
2025 Student Transportation Schedule
10:00 Am – Depart LBCC, 6500 Pacific Blvd.
10:19 AM – Arrive at Osu, 114 Bates Hall
10:45 AM – Depart from OSU
11:19 AM – Arrive at Boulder Falls, Lebanon
3:00 PM – Depart from Boulder Falls, Lebanon
3:22 PM – Arrive at LBCC, 6500 Pacific Blvd.
3:28 PM – Depart from LBCC
3:47 PM – Arrive at OSU, 114 Bates Hall
Schedule of Events
11am Networking: Featuring displays from players throughout the regional innovation ecosystem.
Plus, free professional portraits by MJ Media Productions in the stunning Boulder Falls Japanese Healing Garden!
11:45am Lunch Served: Thank you for joining us.
12:15pm Our Regional Innovation Hub: Plans to further collaborate and spur economic growth.
12:45pm Keynote: Updates on major recent investments in our regional biotech sector.
Christie Dudenhoefer: Corvallis Microfluidics (CorMic) Tech Hub Regional Innovation Officer and the Executive Director of Semiconductor Economic Development at Oregon State University.
1:15pm Networking
1:35pm Lightning Round: Innovation updates from local startups.
2:00pm Innovators Panel: Why grow a biotech company in the Willamette Valley Region?
Dr. Jacques Zaneveld (Lazarus 3D, Inc.)
Rachel Jagoda Brunette (RAIN Catalysts)
2:45pm Networking
3:30pm Innovation Update and Tour: Western University of Health Sciences.
