Innovator Connect: Building the Health Innovation Ecosystem in the INW
📅 Wednesday, October 23 | 3:30 – 6:30 PM
📍 Catalyst Building, Spokane, WA
About the Event
The Inland Northwest is home to incredible health and life science innovators — from startups and researchers to healthcare professionals and investors. Join us for Innovator Connect: Building the Health Innovation Ecosystem in the INW, an open, collaborative event where ideas meet opportunity.
Ecosystem Provider Spotlight: Erin Williams Hueter, Executive Director, Health Sciences & Services Authority (HSSA)
Panelists:
- Dr. Luis Matos, PhD EWU Biology Professor
- Dan Roark, Gestalt Diagnostics
- David Vachon, PhD, MBA, Founder & CEO, Iasis Molecular Sciences Inc.
- Dr. Frank Velazquez, Spokane County Health Officer and HSSA Board Chair
- Erin Williams Hueter, Executive Director, Health Sciences & Services Authority (HSSA)
- Chandima Bandaranayaka, CEO, Precision Quantomics, Inc., Founder Riverside Biotech Hub, HSSA Board Trustee
Together, we’ll explore how to strengthen connections, attract new investment, and accelerate growth across the region’s bioscience and health innovation sectors.
Why Attend
- Hear from local innovators and industry leaders
- Share ideas on how to grow the region’s health innovation ecosystem
- Meet founders, professionals, and partners driving change
- Network and collaborate with people shaping the Inland Northwest’s future
Building a thriving innovation economy across the Inland Northwest.
Hosted by LaunchPad INW — the region’s innovation hub connecting people, programs, and partnerships that fuel regional growth.
