Seattle-based biotech company Curi Bio has signed a lease with BioMed Realty with plans to relocate to a 13,942-square-foot space in Interbay.
The biotech occupies roughly 6,000 square feet at 3000 Western Ave. now, according to Eric Swanson, Curi Bio's vice president of operations. It is still finalizing its moving plans for the new space at 201 Elliott Ave. W, but Swanson said the goal is to move during the first quarter of 2025.
"We wanted some more room to expand," Swanson said. "It gives us room to grow our operations and grow some of our research efforts and grow our team a little bit over the years."
BioMed Realty markets the building as The Labs at 201 Elliott. The building is also the headquarters of the biopharmaceutical company Omeros. The five-story building has 151,194 square feet.
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"We have tissue culture labs for our biologists to be working on our novel human stem cell-derived tissue models," Swanson said. "We also have space for engineers to develop our biosystems that measure those tissues we're building, as well as space for manufacturing."
Swanson said Curi Bio has been at its current 3000 Western Ave. space for about four years.
Washington Holdings in May of last year unveiled plans to acquire the property and replace it with an apartment building. Officials said at the time acquisition and construction wouldn't happen until 2025 at the earliest.
Swanson said the eventual goal is to double the company's headcount, including adding to its commercial team, though he didn't provide a current employment figure. The headcount growth will be a mix of in Seattle and elsewhere, as Curi Bio aims to set up hubs in other regions to support customers. The company's clients include pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world.
Curi Bio, founded in 2015, makes stem cell-based tissue models and data analysis tools for drug discovery. That includes skeletal muscle models, cardiac models and disease models.
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