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Links to CBSA's recent news
releases:
Colorado BioScience Association commends Boettcher Foundation on launching the new Webb-Waring Biomedical
Research Program and its 2010 (Inaugural) Class of Boettcher Investigators. This new grant program will ensure that the Webb-Waring
legacy lives on both through the discovery of new knowledge that improves human health and through the investment in and advancement
of early-career scientists. - July 01, 2010 Holli Baumunk, Vice President of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation for the past seven years, has
been named President & CEO of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) July 12. The announcement is made by Rick Jory,
CBSA Board Chairperson, who says Baumunk was unanimously recommended... - June 24, 2010 Governor Bill Ritter Jr. signed two executive orders initiated by the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) today,
calling for an online “Investment Opportunity Index” to classify opportunities for capital investment within the
bioscience and cleantech industries, as well as a quarterly Roundtable on Venture Capital with the Governor – focusing
on bioscience, renewable energy and aerospace. - May 28, 2010 Colorado’s life sciences community will be heavily represented at the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s
(BIO) International Convention, May 3-6 in Chicago. The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) will play a lead role in showcasing
companies and partners helping to grow the bioscience industry in the state at The Colorado Pavilion, located in booth #1426
of the Exhibit Hall area. - May 05, 2010 The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) hosts its second annual Career and Resource Fair on Wednesday, April 28,
from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The event will bring students and job seekers - looking to learn more
about careers in Colorado's bioscience industry - together with some of the state’s most dynamic life sciences companies
and education organizations. - April 25, 2010 The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) announced 2010 association sponsors and welcomed nine new directors at
its 2010 Annual All-Member Meeting held at the Colorado National Golf Club facilities in Erie, CO. The agenda also included
presentations about the newly formed Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development (CID4) and Colorado Center
for Drug Discovery (C2D2). - April 21, 2010 The second annual “Bioscience Day at the Capitol,” being held Wednesday, January 27, 7:30 – 10
a.m., will allow bioscience industry leaders and state legislators to discuss the industry and thoughts on the year ahead.
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) will also present its legislative initiatives for 2010 to the group. - January
25, 2010 The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) along with the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology (CAMT)
and the Colorado Software and Internet Association (CSIA) have moved together to a new office located in Downtown Denver.
The announcement is made by John Collar, President and CEO of... - November 27, 2009 The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has released the winners of the 2009 Awards Program. Official presentation
of the awards occurs Tuesday, November 10, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., at the CBSA’s Annual Awards Dinner. Mountaineer Eric Alexander
will serve as the keynote speaker for this event as the Colorado Bioscience Association celebrates its sixth anniversary.
- November 06, 2009 More than 40 exhibitors will be showcasing new technology, products and services for 700+ attendees at the 2009 BioWest
Conference and Expo, November 10, at the Grand Hyatt Denver, 1750 Welton. BioWest, in its seventh year, is the Rocky Mountain
region’s preferred venue for visiting and learning about the bioscience industry. - October 31, 2009 Peter Sims, co-author of best selling business book “True North” and the forthcoming book “Little
Bets” will provide the keynote for the 2009 BioWest Conference and Expo. In addition to Sims, nationally acclaimed speakers
Ginger Graham, former CEO of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, and Eric Alexander - skier, climber, and mountaineer - will address the
BioWest audience during the November 10th event at the Grand Hyatt Denver. - October 22, 2009 Representatives from the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), Colorado Office of Economic Development and International
Trade, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation and the Greater Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation will
be showcasing Colorado’s medical device and diagnostics sectors during the 2009 AdvaMed: The MedTech Conference in Washington
D.C. on October 12, 13 and 14. This will be the CBSA’s third year participating in the AdvaMed Conference. - October
07, 2009 The Inaugural Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference (RMLIC) will bring 31 life science investors and business
development professionals to Denver in order to showcase the talent and research being conducted in the Rocky Mountain region.
The conference will include 30 regional company presentations, panel discussions on venture capital and business development,
and keynote presentations from both Dr. Tom Cech and Roy Davis, President of Johnson & Johnson Corporate Development.
- September 12, 2009 Organizers of the Inaugural Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference (RMLIC) have announced the final 13 of
30 presenting companies that will showcase their innovations to leading investors and industry experts on September 17 at
the Ritz Carlton, Denver. In addition to finalizing the presenting company roster, the RMLIC also released details regarding
nationally acclaimed speakers for the event: Nobel Laureate Dr. Tom Cech and Roy Davis, President J&J Corporate Development.
- August 27, 2009 The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has embarked on an ambitious roster of education initiatives. The announcement
is made by John Collar, CBSA President & CEO, who says the organization is again sponsoring a high school biology teacher
in a paid externship program at a member bioscience company,... - August 06, 2009 Organizers of the Inaugural Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference (RMLIC) have chosen 17 of the thirty
presenting companies in first-round vetting for the September 17th event at the Ritz Carlton in Denver. The conference will
showcase the most innovative private and public life science companies in a multi-state region to a targeted audience of national
investors. - August 01, 2009 Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has signed HB 1035 (expanding sales and use tax for medical device companies) and HB
1105 (Angel Investment Tax Credit), ensuring Colorado’s position as a thriving location for bioscience and emerging
technology companies. The announcement is made by John Collar, President... - June 04, 2009
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