Here, we rise together
A community of diverse founders elevating Utah’s health care innovation economy

Altitude Lab was established in 2020 as a collaboration between Recursion and the University of Utah’s PIVOT Center with a mission to build the economic backbone for Utah’s health care sector by investing in a new, diverse generation of founders. Building a company can be uniquely lonely, especially for founders with untraditional backgrounds who lack connections to critical infrastructure, talent and support. Altitude provides both the scientific infrastructure and a community of experts to help founders navigate challenges specific to the health care industry.

Utah is a hub for early-stage innovation

For over a decade, Utah’s health care innovation economy has been outpacing other emerging markets across the country. With over $2.3B in venture capital funding pouring into the state and major community and policy initiatives underway, we believe Utah is poised to rival established biotech metros across the country.

Learn more about the rapidly growing life science ecosystemscene in Utah

Article: Utah Business

Our Core Beliefs:

Breakthrough work takes breakthrough spaces.

This is a space where ideas and connections grow. With 15,000 sq ft of coworking lab and office space and $1 million in cutting-edge tools and equipment, we’ve built the scientific foundation for innovators to thrive. How it works.

A sustainable system for growth is centered on founders first.

A healthier future doesn’t start with investors or institutions–it starts with founders. Our goal is to fuel Utah’s economic growth by investing in founder-led companies and technologies. Explore our startups ›

An ecosystem of innovation depends on diverse founders

By 2045, the U.S. will be 50.3% racially non-white. The growth of an ethnically diverse population means a critically different patient profile for the health care sector.

With today’s entrenched, inflexible systems at the helm, we believe that innovation will be the key to innovating lower cost, higher quality, and more accessible care to address the changing needs of patients.

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Community of scientific founders

together grappling with the unique challenges of our industry

The coming decades of innovations will create higher quality, lower cost, and more accessible healthcare for all. At Altitude Lab, you are part of a community who will create what that looks like.

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Sending the Ladder Down While Still Climbing

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ALTITUDE TEAM

Chandana Haque

Executive Director

Lauryn Narramore

Lab Manager

Kapil Sharma

Program Manager

Gabriella Davis

Event Coordinator

Peace Aisogun

Marketing Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chris Gibson

CEO and Co-Founder
Recursion

Chandana Haque

Executive Director
Altitude Lab

Heather Kirkby

Chief People Officer
Recursion

Jonathan Bates

Executive Director
Real Estate Administration, University of Utah

Keith Marmer

Chief Innovation and Economic Engagement Officer, University of Utah

Tina Larson

Chief Operations Officer
Recursion

Press ›

Blog

August 26, 2024

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Chandana Haque

Celebrating the Next Wave of Innovation at Altitude Lab, introducing our latest cohort

As temperatures drop in Utah and Fall seems to be right around the corner, I’m reminded that we’ve been building Altitude Lab for four years.

Press Release

January 24, 2024

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Chandana Haque

Altitude Lab Startups Raise Over $120M in Capital

Launches Fellowship Grant Opportunity for Early Career Entrepreneurs

News

August 1, 2022

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TechBuzz

Altitude Lab Grows Biotech Startups

Altitude Lab is much more than a coworking space, Haque told TechBuzz in a recent interview. Although it offers offices, conference rooms and desks, it also provides the startups with...

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