Colorado Bioscience Association Recognizes the Best of Colorado’s Bioscience Industry
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.
Denver, CO, November 06, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has released the winners of its 2009 Awards Program. The announcement is made by John Collar, CBSA President and CEO, who says the CBSA awards program showcases and honors those individuals and companies making a significant difference to Colorado’s vibrant bioscience industry this year.
Official presentation of the awards occurs Tuesday, November 10, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., at the Denver Grand-Hyatt, 1750 Welton. Held in conjunction with the 2009 BioWest Conference & Expo, registration information is available at http://www.BioWestConference.com. BioWest is the region’s preferred venue for meeting investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, students, teachers and key industry vendors.
Eric Alexander, skier, rock climber and mountaineer will serve as the keynote speaker for the event as the Colorado Bioscience Association celebrates its sixth anniversary. In addition, Steffan Tubbs, host of 850 KOA’s Colorado’s Morning News and KBDI-TV’s “Studio 12,” will act as the Master of Ceremonies for the award presentations.
Recipients of the CBSA’s 2009 awards include:
* Partner of the Year – Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) - The great success this state’s bioscience industry has seen over the years is due in great part to the dedication and hard work of everyone at the Office of Economic Development and International Trade. For more information: http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/OEDIT/OEDIT/1162927366334
* Lifetime Achievement – Thomas Cech, PhD – Dr. Thomas Cech, Nobel Laureate, Distinguished Professor for the University of Colorado, Director of the new Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology (CIMB) and Investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute has become a leader in the bioscience industry and has encouraged others to follow his path.
* Lifetime Achievement – Leslie Leinwand, PhD – Dr. Leslie Leinwand, Interim Director of the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, Chief Science Officer of the new Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology, and Professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder is a true leader in the bioscience industry. For more information: http://cimb.colorado.edu
* Company of the Year – Accera, Inc. - Today, Accera is the only Colorado-based company with a therapeutic product on the market. Accera is the first and only private biotech company in the US to have researched, developed and launched a prescription CNS product, and to have done it in record time – 8 years from inception to launch. For more information: www.accerapharma.com
* Rising Star – miRagen Therapeutics - miRagen Therapeutics was founded in 2007 to improve patients’ lives by developing innovative microRNA based therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and muscle disease. As of June 2009, miRagen has achieved several key milestones resulting in the approval of the second tranche of their 2008 Series A financing of $8 million. For more information: www.miragentherapeutics.com
* Volunteer of the Year – Dan Mitchell – Dan Mitchell, Partner at Sequel Ventures, sits on the board of the CBSA and is an active member of the board. His commitment to the organization is evident when we take a look back on this year’s first Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference, which would not have been possible without Dan’s hard work, dedication and support. For more information visit: http://www.sequelvc.com/index.php?page=partners_sub&p=4
* Educator of the Year – Dr. Corinne Carlson – Dr. Corinne Carlson is a biology and chemistry teacher at Rock Canyon High School in Douglas County. Dr. Carlson is a PhD in biochemistry and comes back to teach high school after working as a researcher and professor at the University of Colorado.
* Educator of the Year – Dr. Todd Bergren is the Chair of the State Faculty Advisory Council (SFAC) for the community college system of Colorado and also is a full time biology professor at the Community College of Aurora (CCA) where he has taught for the last 15 years.
* Chairman’s Award – Erin Silver, MPH- Erin Silver has been the contract lobbyist for the CBSA since 2005. Through Erin’s commitment to the organization and to their companies, the CBSA has successfully passed each legislative initiative that they have put forth to the state’s General Assembly. For more information: http://rbwpolicy.com/principals.php?pid=2
About Colorado BioScience Association
CBSA is a not-for-profit corporation providing services and support for Colorado’s growing biosciences industry. With more than 400 members, the CBSA actively works to promote the growth of the industry by advocating for a better business environment, by promoting programs that grow the state’s bioscience workforce, by fighting for policies that support a strong bioscience industry in the state and by speaking with a single voice on behalf of the companies in the state. For more information, visit http://www.cobioscience.com.
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Contacts:
Leah Kientz, Director of Public Policy and Programming, Colorado BioScience Association, 303-592-4088 or lkientz@cobioscience.com
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely Public Relations - 303-984-9801, maggie@absolutelypr.com
Official presentation of the awards occurs Tuesday, November 10, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., at the Denver Grand-Hyatt, 1750 Welton. Held in conjunction with the 2009 BioWest Conference & Expo, registration information is available at http://www.BioWestConference.com. BioWest is the region’s preferred venue for meeting investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, students, teachers and key industry vendors.
Eric Alexander, skier, rock climber and mountaineer will serve as the keynote speaker for the event as the Colorado Bioscience Association celebrates its sixth anniversary. In addition, Steffan Tubbs, host of 850 KOA’s Colorado’s Morning News and KBDI-TV’s “Studio 12,” will act as the Master of Ceremonies for the award presentations.
Recipients of the CBSA’s 2009 awards include:
* Partner of the Year – Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) - The great success this state’s bioscience industry has seen over the years is due in great part to the dedication and hard work of everyone at the Office of Economic Development and International Trade. For more information: http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/OEDIT/OEDIT/1162927366334
* Lifetime Achievement – Thomas Cech, PhD – Dr. Thomas Cech, Nobel Laureate, Distinguished Professor for the University of Colorado, Director of the new Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology (CIMB) and Investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute has become a leader in the bioscience industry and has encouraged others to follow his path.
* Lifetime Achievement – Leslie Leinwand, PhD – Dr. Leslie Leinwand, Interim Director of the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, Chief Science Officer of the new Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology, and Professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder is a true leader in the bioscience industry. For more information: http://cimb.colorado.edu
* Company of the Year – Accera, Inc. - Today, Accera is the only Colorado-based company with a therapeutic product on the market. Accera is the first and only private biotech company in the US to have researched, developed and launched a prescription CNS product, and to have done it in record time – 8 years from inception to launch. For more information: www.accerapharma.com
* Rising Star – miRagen Therapeutics - miRagen Therapeutics was founded in 2007 to improve patients’ lives by developing innovative microRNA based therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and muscle disease. As of June 2009, miRagen has achieved several key milestones resulting in the approval of the second tranche of their 2008 Series A financing of $8 million. For more information: www.miragentherapeutics.com
* Volunteer of the Year – Dan Mitchell – Dan Mitchell, Partner at Sequel Ventures, sits on the board of the CBSA and is an active member of the board. His commitment to the organization is evident when we take a look back on this year’s first Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference, which would not have been possible without Dan’s hard work, dedication and support. For more information visit: http://www.sequelvc.com/index.php?page=partners_sub&p=4
* Educator of the Year – Dr. Corinne Carlson – Dr. Corinne Carlson is a biology and chemistry teacher at Rock Canyon High School in Douglas County. Dr. Carlson is a PhD in biochemistry and comes back to teach high school after working as a researcher and professor at the University of Colorado.
* Educator of the Year – Dr. Todd Bergren is the Chair of the State Faculty Advisory Council (SFAC) for the community college system of Colorado and also is a full time biology professor at the Community College of Aurora (CCA) where he has taught for the last 15 years.
* Chairman’s Award – Erin Silver, MPH- Erin Silver has been the contract lobbyist for the CBSA since 2005. Through Erin’s commitment to the organization and to their companies, the CBSA has successfully passed each legislative initiative that they have put forth to the state’s General Assembly. For more information: http://rbwpolicy.com/principals.php?pid=2
About Colorado BioScience Association
CBSA is a not-for-profit corporation providing services and support for Colorado’s growing biosciences industry. With more than 400 members, the CBSA actively works to promote the growth of the industry by advocating for a better business environment, by promoting programs that grow the state’s bioscience workforce, by fighting for policies that support a strong bioscience industry in the state and by speaking with a single voice on behalf of the companies in the state. For more information, visit http://www.cobioscience.com.
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Contacts:
Leah Kientz, Director of Public Policy and Programming, Colorado BioScience Association, 303-592-4088 or lkientz@cobioscience.com
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely Public Relations - 303-984-9801, maggie@absolutelypr.com
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