OUTbio Seattle

🗓 Mark Your Calendars for Brews & Biotech🗓 Don’t miss the chance to connect with the Seattle chapter of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association. Join us next Wednesday and grab a brew at Rough & Tumble, Ballard’s premier women and queer-owned sports pub. 🗓️ Wednesday, July 17th 🕕 5:30 — 8:00 pm Pacific Time 📍 Rough & Tumble, 5309 22nd Ave NW Top Floor, Seattle, WA 98107 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/g5cXkepy It’s free to RSVP, but this is a buy-your-own-beverage event

Last Thursday, we gathered to kick off Pride weekend and celebrate the diversity and strength of Seattle’s LGBTQ+ life science community. A big round of applause and appreciation for our event sponsors at Monod Bio, Outpace Bio, Shape Therapeutics Inc. and BioMed Realty for their generous contributions that made our event such a success. Their leadership is building a brighter biotech ecosystem for the LGBTQ+ community of today, and tomorrow. And a very special thank you to David S., COO and Co-Founder at Monod Bio, for his poignant reminder that businesses and board rooms have not always been a place where our community can be their authentic selves, and that we must stand together in elevating LGBTQ+ professionals and creating inclusive spaces where we can all shine. Take a look at a few of our favorite moments from the Pride celebration 👇

🏀 *think fast* 🏀 📢 Catch your discounted tickets to the Seattle Storm Pride Game Join us for a night out with the Storm! Grab your tickets to see our home team match the Dallas Wings. Each ticket purchased will have a portion donated back to OUTbio Seattle. 🗓️ Saturday, June 29 🕕 6:00pm Pacific Time 📍 Climate Pledge Arena 🎟️ $45 via the 🔗 in comments, or scan the QR code

📸ICYMI: We kicked off Pride with bagels at Cecil Bacon Manor There was networking, nibbles, and poppy seeds aplenty thanks to generous support from Eltana Wood-Fired Bagels, PCC Community Markets, and Kaffeeklatsch. Our resident early birds gathered for a round of speed networking led by Christian Dimaano before heading up to Seattle Pride’s annual Pride in the Park. . . . Miss us? You’ve still got time to snag a ticket for our second Pride celebration on June 27 – made possible by support from Gourmondo Co and event sponsors Monod Bio, Outpace Bio, Shape Therapeutics Inc., and BioMed Realty. The 411: 📅 Thursday, June 27th, 2024 🕔 5:00 pm — 8:00 pm Pacific Time 📍Dexter Yard south tower 15th floor deck | 700 Dexter Ave N 🎟️https://lnkd.in/dsH6a62s

OUTbio Seattle co-founder, Michelle Briscoe, was fortunate enough to be able to attend an event hosted by OUTbio San Diego last week!

Meet Michelle, OUTbio Seattle co-founder and all-around champion of queer people throughout the Puget Sound region. She’s not just the foundation of OUTbio Seattle – she’s the bedrock. Join us in celebrating Puget Sound Business Journal’s recognition of Michelle Briscoe in its 2024 Outstanding Voices program recognizing the leaders that lift up our  LGBTQ+ family in Seattle’s business community and beyond. Michelle brings the same dedication to inclusion to Talus Bio, where she serves as Chief Operating Officer leading a team discovering new transcription factor inhibitors for cancer, inflammation, and other diseases. In her role on Talus Bio’s executive leadership team, Michelle makes it a priority to meet with each new team member personally and help set an example of openness and inclusivity that make Talus Bio a safe, warm, and welcoming workplace. Outside of OUTbio, and beyond business, Michelle enjoys traveling. She’s a particular fan of Türkiye, and has been to Istanbul 11 times. Her favorite part? Seeing that amazing city through the eyes of someone visiting for the first time. At OUTbio Seattle, we find that she brings that same spirit of curiosity and enthusiasm as she guides the organization in building community here in Seattle, too. We hope you’ll take a moment to say hello to Michelle at our events this summer – and give her a well-deserved pat on the back!

Backing in a few pro transpo tips for bagels at Cecil Bacon Manor this Saturday. Our top tip? 🚍 …take transit. King County Metro routes 49 and 60 drop off just footsteps away, and the light rail is a snappy 12 minute jaunt away. 👟Or, take a trek! We’ll be gathering in the heart of Capitol Hill. 🚘Parking? There are spots a quick stroll away near St. Mark’s and along the neighborhood North of Roy St. 📍959 Broadway E, Seattle

Hope you had a rAhtaTAtataTAtah time at drag bingo✌️ Thanks to our sponsors at Just - Evotec Biologics and the Allen Institute for their generous support – and to our new bestie Reign Ferrah James for keeping the bingo balls rolling. Give her a follow on IG @thereignfjames. Our favorite snapshots of Reign’s ferrrah-oshus performance, captured by the fabulous Alec Mills! 👇

You get a parking spot. And you get a parking spot. And you get a parking spot. 🚘There’s parking aplenty just across 9th Ave or over near MOHAI, and many Amazon garages are free after 4:30pm, but… 🚍…we recommend taking the bus. Route 40 and the SLU Light Rail both have stops just a block away. 🚲👟Or, you could bike or hike! 📍731 Westlake Ave N, Seattle 98109 Can't make it anymore? All good! Send us a DM to free up a spot for somebody on the waitlist. We’ll catch you next time!

The bingo balls start rolling next Thursday with Nemesis and Reign Ferrah James. Join us for drag bingo on May 16th at Art Marble 21. Doors open at 5pm, BINGO’s at 6 sharp. But that's not all! Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, Just - Evotec Biologics and the Allen Institute, we'll be providing free food and drinks throughout the evening. The need-to-knows: 📅 Thursday, May 16, 2024 🕔 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Pacific Time 📍Art Marble 21 | 731 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 🎟️ Join the waitlist via the link in comments. . . . ⬇️Couldn’t get a ticket? No worries! Catch us on the same evening with Fred Hutch! Join OUTbio Seattle board member Brian Hsu at the Hutch’s Innovators Network Happy Hour at the Northwest African American Museum on May 16th. The event is dedicated to advancing cancer research that centers on LGBTQIA+ communities. Learn about the latest breakthroughs and how researchers are working to ensure every person, regardless of their identity, benefits from scientific progress and compassionate care.