Recently the Puget Sound Business Journal (May 22-29

issue) named two Bothell companies within the

top five on its list of

Fastest Growing Public Companies, including Helix Biomedix Inc. and

Seattle Genetics Inc., numbers three and five, respectively, on the list.

“Bothell was honored to be

selected by the governor as a Washington Innovation Partnership Zone for biomedical and biotechnology companies, and both these corporations

exemplify the innovation we have in Bothell and the vital work that

advances our area as a global resource in these fields,” said Mayor Mark Lamb.