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HSSA was established by the Washington legislature to promote bioscience-based economic
development in Spokane County, and to advance new therapies and procedures to combat
disease and to promote public health.
The HSSA invests funds to create and support a nationally competitive health care
cluster in Spokane County catalyzing connections between higher education and health
care that lead to high wage jobs, long-term sustainability, and economic diversification.
HSSA funds the very best projects through a competitive, well-monitored and accountable
process.
HSSA Board Will Meet May 29, 2013 (05/29/2013)
The HSSA Board will meet at 3 p.m. on May 29th at the McKinstry SIERR Building, 850 E. Spokane Falls Boulevard, in the Roundhouse 1 and 2 conference rooms. HSSA moved its office to the McKinstry Innovation Center (same location) at the end of 2012. more...
WBBA Hosts Life Science Leadership Summit in Spokane (05/23/2013)
The annual WBBA Life Science Leadership Summit will be in Spokane Thurs., May 23, 2013. It will be held at the WSU Riverpoint Campus, Spokane Academic Center, Room 20, and begins at 11:30 AM. Join industry leaders to share knowledge about major life science initiatives. HSSA will be there. Please join us! To learn more, visit www.washbio.org.
HSSA Board Moves to Quarterly Meetings (02/06/2013)
The HSSA Board will begin meeting quarterly in 2013. Unless otherwise noted, it will meet at the McKinstry Innovation Center, 850 E. Spokane Falls Boulevard, Roundhouse 1 & 2 conference rooms. If you have questions, please contact Susan Ashe, Executive Director, at 509.483.5985.
HSSA Opens Research Grants Year-Round (01/17/2013)
Applicants for health sciences research grants from HSSA may now submit proposals at any time. HSSA's Board announced a new submission and review process for 2013 and beyond "to increase health sciences research activity and contribute to the economy and job growth," said Board Chair Nancy L. Isserlis more...