Research Triangle Life Sciences Summit in Raleigh-Durham
2026-11-04 · 08:00:00 · Raleigh/Durham
Brier Creek Country Club 9400 Club Hill Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27617, Raleigh, 27617
Held at Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh, this morning summit tackles market recovery, innovation districts, and biomanufacturing facility trends across the Research Triangle.
Join the Summit to explore market recovery, innovation districts, and biomanufacturing trends.
Founder brief
Who should attend
Life sciences founders and executives scouting laboratory, office, or manufacturing space will find direct value here. Real estate operators and corporate development leaders navigating Triangle campus expansions will gain operational perspective on local leasing, funding, and zoning developments.
What happens
Proceedings kick off at 8:00 AM with breakfast networking, followed by a panel on design and tenant demand. After a short mid-morning break, a second panel covers funding and planning for innovation districts, before finishing with final networking at 11:00 AM.
Who's in the room
Attendees will hear from leaders such as Thomas Kaiser of Avicenna Biosciences, Sigma Mostafa of KBI Biopharma, Carolyn Coia from Research Triangle Park, and commercial real estate specialists from JLL, Helix Ventures, and Barringer Construction. Ally Araco and Brandon Elsasser host for Bisnow.
How to prepare
Review your firm's facility timelines, power requirements, and square-footage targets in advance. Since dedicated open networking takes place before and after the panels, arrive with concise questions regarding current regional build-out costs and developer concessions.
Organizer: Bisnow
At a glance
- Tickets
- 120 USD
- Sectors
- Saas
- Ticket options
- <p>Limited Availability </p> — 129 USD
- BOGO — 64.5 USD
Agenda
- 8:00 AM 9:15 AM · Pre-Event Registration, Breakfast & Networking
- 9:15 AM 10:00 AM · Design, Upgrades & Decisions Driving Tenant Demand — How design and construction choices are shaping which buildings win top occupiers.
- 10:00 AM 10:15 AM · Brief Networking Break
- 10:15 AM 11:00 AM · Crafting the Next Wave: Innovation Districts & Biomanufacturing Campuses — How the Triangle's next generation of development from mixed-use districts to purpose-built biomanufacturing is being funded, phased and planned.
- 11:00 AM 11:30 AM · Closing Networking
Speakers, judges and hosts
- Ally Araco — Bisnow (Host)
- Brandon Elsasser — Southeast Director of Operations, Bisnow (Host)
- Carolyn Coia — VP, Real Estate, Research Triangle Park (Speaker)
- Jonathon Keener — Partner, Helix Ventures (Speaker)
- Kevin Mertens — Director of Pre-Construction, Barringer Construction (Speaker)
- Michael Morgan — Managing Director, Tenant Representation, JLL (Speaker)
- Sahil Rai — Director, MyController (Speaker)
- Sigma Mostafa — Chief Scientific Officer & Site Head, KBI Biopharma (Speaker)
- Thomas Kaiser — Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, Avicenna Biosciences (Speaker)
- Tim Skender — Principal, Edgewater Ventures (Speaker)
- Tyler Grimshaw — Principal, EwingCole (Speaker)