Colorado's Bioscience Industry featured in European Life Science Journal

A bylined article by Leah Kientz, CBSA Director of Public Policy & Programming, is featured in the current issue of the European Life Science Journal, "Europe's International Journal for Life Science." Found on page 64, this is the fourth collaboration between ELSJ and CBSA. The current ESLJ issue will be distributed next week at the BIO Convention in Chicago.

Link to the new ESLJ (page 64: "Colorado's bioscience industry boasts a strong infrastructure'"

9News/Denver: Score a job in Colorado's hot BioScience industry

"JEFFERSON COUNTY - the Colorado BioScience Association is hosting a Career and Resource Fair on April 28th, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. We featured a preview on 9NEWS 5 a.m. [CaridianBCT Recruiting Manager Michael Reilly interviewed with Kyle Dyer on behalf of the CBSA Career Fair].

The Fair is Wednesday, April 28, from 1:00 to 4 p.m. and will bring together students and job seekers looking to learn more about bioscience industry employment and training opportunities in the state.

The announcement was made by Denise Brown, CBSA Interim Executive Director, who says the fair is being held in response to company growth and workforce demands in Colorado's bioscience industry."

Link to the 9News posting

CBSA Annual All-Member Meeting - Video Highlights

Videos are now posted on CBSA's YouTube Channel of highlights from the Colorado BioScience Association Annual All-Member Meeting, held April 20 in Erie.

Accomplishments of the past year -- Rick Jory, CBSA Board Chairperson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVqqJRXi5oQ

Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development -- Kevin Smith, EVP/COO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4XQA5tD54k

Colorado Center For Drug Discovery -- Terry Opgenorth, Director: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXFqkjkZVKg

Colorado BioScience Association names nine to board

April 21, 2010 - The Colorado BioScience Association appointed nine new board members at its annual meeting Tuesday in Erie. They are:

Denise Brown, principal, DM Brown LLC. (Brown is serving as CBSA's interim executive director following the resignation of John Collar as CEO in February).

Betty Iverson, state government affairs, Johnson & Johnson.

Ruth Lytle-Barnaby, executive director, Poudre Valley Health System Foundation.

Nick Saccamono, chief technology officer, SomaLogic.

Chris Smith, president, Cochlear.

Will Vaughn, director of technology transfer, Colorado School of Mines.

Jim Wilson, senior audit manager, Ernst & Young.

Dan Wittenberg, partner, Snell & Wilmer.

Michael Weiner, partner, Dorsey & Whitney.

Link to the article

Lytle-Barnaby joins CBSA board

April 21, 2010 - ERIE - Northern Colorado has another representative on the Colorado BioScience Association board following the appointment of new members at the organization's annual meeting Tuesday night.

Ruth Lytle-Barnaby, executive director of Poudre Valley Health System Foundation, now sits on the board with Sean Moriarty, vice president and general council for Fort Collins pharmaceutical manufacturer Tolmar and the only other board member from Northern Colorado who was reappointed at the meeting.

Link to the online article

Colorado BioScience Career and Resource Fair, April 28, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds

The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is hosting its second annual Career and Resource Fair Wednesday, April 28, from 1:00 to 4 p.m. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The event will bring together students and job seekers looking to learn more about bioscience industry employment and training opportunities in the state. The announcement is made by Denise Brown, CBSA Interim Executive Director, who says the fair is being held in response to company growth and workforce demands in Colorado's bioscience industry.

“Colorado’s bioscience cluster continues to grow and develop, bringing additional job opportunities to the state. The industry is a desirable one in which to work, due mainly to its focus on creating life saving therapies and devices and providing meaningful career paths. We believe our Career and Resource Fair will help provide those with an interest in the industry more background information and possibly open doors to a new career.” Brown explains.

Link to the Business Wire Release

Colorado BioScience Association Announces 2010 Sponsors and Appoints Nine New Board Members

The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) announced 2010 association sponsors and welcomed nine new directors at its Annual All-Member Meeting, held yesterday at the Colorado National Golf Club facilities in Erie, CO. The announcement was made by Rick Jory, Chairperson of the CBSA Board of Directors. Jory, CEO of Sandhill Scientific, Inc., http://www.sandhillsci.com, Highlands Ranch, is beginning his second year of a two-year term as Chairperson.

Link to the Business Wire release

Sunday Denver Post Showcases the University of Colorado's Bioscience Accomplishments

Kudos to The Denver Post for showcasing the great work going on in the biosciences at CU: "Biotech boom for CU research" in the Sunday, April 11th, Business Section (page 2K).

"Research at the University of Colorado makes its way into the private sector through its Technology Transfer Office." The article looks at costs and accomplishments in 2009.

Also recapped was the September 2009 groundbreaking of the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, a teaching and research facility on the CU-Boulder campus. Completion is slated for fall 2011.

Link to the Denver Post Web site

Link to the CU Tech Transfer Web site

Link the Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology - CIMB Web site

Cover article from Biotech Reporter Greg Avery: Bioscience Gets Boost From Grants

"State grants are funding new university laboratories in Aurora, Boulder and Fort Collins — filling what bioscience veterans say has been a gap in turning promising research into new pharmaceuticals and successful companies. The first installments of nearly $7 million in state biotech infrastructure grants are being paid this spring."

CBSA Interim Executive Director Denise Brown and CBSA Board Member Jim Linfield share their perspective in the report.

Link to the article

Link to descriptive chart - $10.5 million in state grants has been awarded to solidify biotech drug development infrastructure in Colorado