Colorado BioScience Association

Member Success: CBSA raises a glass to our community’s recent success! Congratulations on every patent, clinical milestone, FDA approval, key hire, deal secured, merger, acquisition, and dollar raised. Here are some highlights from the last two weeks following our awards celebration:  - CO Hub for Health Impact, the national economic development campaign led by CBSA and a coalition of 20+ partners, celebrated the successful conclusion of Phase 1, eclipsing all benchmarks. We are attracting companies, drawing top talent, and securing new investments that position Colorado as a destination for health innovation. - Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade awarded $5.4M in state-funded grants to 22 advanced industries companies and researchers, including 12 from our community. - Deloitte’s 2024 Technology Fast 500 list recognized Aytu BioPharma and Proov. - Enveda closed its $130M Series C round. - The BioTech Breakthrough Awards honored Pluto Bio as 2024 Bioinformatics Company of the Year. - The Healthcare Technology Report named Biodesix, Inc., Medtronic, and Zynex Medical as Top 100 Healthcare Technology Companies. #COBioScience #StrongerTogether #AllIn

Thank you to KATRINA ROGERS, Founder and CEO of Katrina Rogers Consulting and Director of Key Opinion Leaders at Bullpen, for sharing your invaluable experience and insights with CBSA’s Women’s Mastermind Group!    The group’s recent virtual meeting created an opportunity for members to engage in enriching discussions surrounding women-led innovation in Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem.    We are grateful for Katrina’s expertise and her dedication to empowering women in life sciences.    https://lnkd.in/gjpwN3Mi    #CoBioScience #StrongerTogether #InnovationForward #BuildingMomentum 

Congratulations to the team at Enveda Biosciences on $130M in Series C funding, achieving status as a clinical-stage company! CBSA applauds your dedication to innovation, and looks forward to your continued success. https://lnkd.in/gc5ttYXt #CoBioScience #StrongerTogether #AllIn

Last week, CBSA co-hosted an educational event for legislators and other stakeholders in partnership with PhRMA and Colorado Politics. The event featured a panel discussion that addressed the drivers of costs in Colorado’s healthcare system, specifically focused on costs related to the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program, health system consolidation, and vertical integration.   An article from Colorado Politics explains the issues and data highlighted by the panelists and how “a program developed in the 1990s allowing healthcare organizations to purchase discounted outpatient drugs to help low-income patients has grown into a system of abuse and misuse without government oversight.”    CBSA’s Amy Berenbaum Goodman, JD, MBE, and PhRMA’s Dana Malick gave opening remarks, the panel was moderated by Stephanie Wiswall from Rational 360, and panelists included William Smith, PhD, from the Pioneer Institute, Dr. Jon Campbell from the National Pharmaceutical Council, and Courtney Christian, MBA, MPA from PhRMA. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gWkWvzn5

Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) has announced the newest recipients of state-funded Advanced Industries Accelerator Grants.    CBSA congratulates all Advanced Industries Award recipients from Colorado’s life sciences community. A total of 22 researchers and companies from Colorado’s designated Advanced Industries will receive $5,438,734 in funding.    CBSA members receiving grants from the current cycle are:    Biota, Inc.  Micro-injection Systems  Numiera Therapeutics   And researchers at:    University of Colorado Denver  University of Denver     Learn more about the recipients: https://lnkd.in/ghcTdmZ9      #CoBioScience #StrongerTogether #AllIn 

Join CBSA in supporting Colorado BioScience Institute's work to cultivate and diversify the state's life sciences workforce by giving now! Set up a monthly Colorado Gives Day donation, and your first gift will be matched, doubling your impact. Don’t miss this chance to make a difference — donate online now through Dec. 10! https://lnkd.in/gB6du7aM

CBSA is proud to partner with MEDevice Silicon Valley to provide Colorado’s life sciences community with the chance to connect directly with top decision-makers at the premier regional medical technology show in the country.     Experience firsthand some of the latest, cutting-edge technologies and equipment that are redefining healthcare, plus hear from CBSA President and CEO, Elyse Blazevich, during Coffee Talk: Pioneering the Future: Women Leading Innovation in MedTech and BioScience.    Elyse will join fellow panelists, including Amy Beckley PhD, CEO of Proov, to discuss trends in the medical device sector, encouraging women to pursue careers in medtech, and what makes Colorado uniquely positioned to support female founders in in the medtech.   We are thrilled to offer a free expo pass + 20% off conference passes for this event with promo code “CBSA.”     Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gKBmkmrK    https://lnkd.in/dQRKM6cF    #CoBioScience #StrongerTogether #AllIn

Congratulations to Antoinette Gawin, President and CEO of Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, for being honored with the Denver Business Journal's Most Admired CEO Award!    This well-deserved recognition highlights Antoinette’s visionary leadership and Terumo BCT’s commitment to work on life-saving and changing innovations.    We look forward to your continued success.    https://lnkd.in/gZRXU_sk    #CoBioScience #StrongerTogether #AllIn

Our 21st Annual Awards Celebration Presented by AGC Biologics recognized our state’s unique collaborative spirit. We are truly All In to save and change lives around the world. CBSA extends a special thank you to all the sponsors who made this year’s event possible. Presenting Sponsor: AGC Biologics Award Presentation Sponsors: BioMed Realty and Fisher Scientific Event Sponsors: AdvaMed, BNBuilders, CAI, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, Cooley LLP, Edgewise Therapeutics, Fitzsimons Innovation Community, Holland & Hart LLP, KBI Biopharma, PhRMA, and Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies. News Release: https://lnkd.in/gFaUNHMP #COBioScience #StrongerTogether #AllIn

What a spectacular evening! Thank you to our community for joining us at CBSA’s 21st Annual Awards Celebration Presented by AGC Biologics. We recognized extraordinary innovators and partners who make Colorado a global leader in health innovation. Congratulations to: Company of the Year: Edgewise Therapeutics – developing therapies for muscular dystrophies and serious cardiac conditions. Rising Star of the Year: AOA Dx – transforming early cancer detection with its AI-driven diagnostic platform. The company relocated to Denver in 2024. Lifetime Achievement: Steven VanNurden, Fitzsimons Innovation Community and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, for his pioneering contributions to Colorado’s life sciences landscape. Building Momentum Presented by BioMed Realty: Colorado Hub for Health Impact Executive Committee, representing 20+ partners who supported Colorado Hub for Health Impact (CO Hub for Health Impact), the national economic development campaign attracting new life sciences companies, talent and investors to Colorado. Business Partner of the Year: Primavera Group – advancing Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem with strategic communications leadership and counsel for CBSA and Colorado Hub for Health Impact. Educator of the Year Presented by Fisher Scientific: Lacee Sherman, Infinity Middle School – inspiring STEM engagement and and integrating lessons learned from The Institute's Research Experience for Teachers program externship at STAQ Pharma into her lessons. Institute Leadership Award: Zaragoza Briseno, TriSalus Life Sciences – championing Colorado BioScience Institute and its Classroom, Campus, and Career programs. Legislators of the Year: Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez and Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer – supporting pro-innovation policies that increase access to healthcare, patient care, and opportunities for life sciences growth. Volunteers of the Year: CBSA Membership Committee – for building an inclusive community with networking events for life sciences professionals. CBSA also congratulates Company of the Year finalist Paragon 28 and Rising Star of the Year finalists Ambrosia Biosciences and PhotonPharma. Special thanks to keynote speaker Brooke Eby for her powerful message on ALS advocacy. In her lighthearted fireside chat with CBSA President & CEO Elyse Blazevich, she urged Colorado’s health innovators to work “at the speed of ALS.” News Release: https://lnkd.in/gFaUNHMP #COBioScience #StrongerTogether #AllIn