Invest Northwest 2007 Online Registration Ends Thursday

SEATTLE, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Online registration for professional investors, bioscience executives and other attendees for Invest Northwest 2007 will close Thursday, March 15 at 8:00 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time.

Invest Northwest, produced by the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association in collaboration with British Columbia Life Sciences, BioIdaho, BioAlberta, Montana Bioscience Association and Oregon Bioscience Association, is the Pacific Northwest's premier life science CEO and investor forum.

Slated for March 20-21 in Seattle, this year's forum features two days of presentations from 57 of the Pacific Northwest's most innovative life science companies, plus six panel discussions on cutting-edge topics critical to the medical device and biotechnology industries. The event also includes a gala reception and two keynote speakers, Ed Fritzky, former CEO, Immunex and John Milligan, COO, Gilead Sciences.

Register online for Invest Northwest at http://www.washbio.org/ by 8 am, 3/15/07.

For media registration only or to inquire about a limited number of remaining sponsorship opportunities, email pamlove@washbio.org.

About the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association

Based in Seattle, the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (WBBA) is a not-for-profit association of biotechnology and medical device companies, research institutions and related organizations working together to extend better health to people everywhere. For WBBA information, visit http://www.wabio.com/.

Invest Northwest 2007, March 20-21 in Seattle, is the regional CEO & investor forum for life sciences in the Pacific Northwest. Invest Northwest is organized by the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (WBBA) in collaboration with BioAlberta, BioIdaho, Life Sciences British Columbia, the Montana Bioscience Alliance and the Oregon Bioscience Association.

Platinum Partner Sponsors of WBBA's Invest Northwest 2007 are Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Preston Gates Ellis LLP and Moss Adams LLP

Contact: Pam Love, +1-206-732-6705, or pamlove@washbio.org.