Colorado BioScience Association Announces Two New Directors at Annual All-Member Meeting

Denver, CO, May 09, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) introduced two new board members to its membership at the 2014 Annual All-Member meeting held at the Omni Interlocken Resort, Broomfield, CO, yesterday. The announcement is made by Derek Cole, Chairperson of the Board of Directors and April Giles, CBSA President & CEO of CBSA. “We are very proud of our Board and the work they do to advance our industry,” Giles stated.

New CBSA Directors:

Marcus Boggs, Founder, CEA Medical Manufacturing (Colorado Springs) www.ceatechnologies.com
He has been involved in the medical device business for over 25 years and founded CEA in 1988.

Dustin Whistler, Principal, Forte Commercial Real Estate (Denver) www.fortecre.com
Chair of the CBSA Membership Committee and founder and principal at Forte Commercial Real Estate.

The CBSA Board Officers include:

* Board Chair Derek Cole, President, Investor Relations Advisory Solutions - iradvisory.com
* Vice Chair Mark Spiecker, CEO, Sharklet Technologies - www.sharklet.com
* Board Treasurer Jim Wilson, Partner, Ernst & Young - www.ey.com
* Board Secretary Lisa Drake, Director, Government Affairs, Monsanto - www.monsanto.com

CBSA’s board includes bioscience leaders from across our industry sectors who work towards the mission of supporting the regional bioscience community through advocacy, resources and advancement of opportunities for collaboration. Board members commit to a three-year term and work in partnership with staff to support over 600 bioscience companies driving innovation in Colorado every day. For a complete listing of the CBSA board members visit www.cobioscience.com/about-us/board-of-directors.

CBSA also recognized both its 2014 Corporate Sponsors and 10-year members at the Annual All-Member meeting.

2014 Corporate Sponsors:

Titanium
Boettcher Foundation - www.boettcherfoundation.org
Colorado State University - www.colostate.edu
Fisher Scientific - www.fishersci.com
Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority - www.fitzscience.com

Platinum
Cooley - www.cooley.com
Dorsey & Whitney - www.dorsey.com
EY - www.ey.com
hRMA - www.phrma.org
University of Colorado - www.colorado.edu

Gold
Amgen - www.amgen.com
Sheridan Ross - www.sheridanross.com
Snell & Wilmer - www.swlaw.com

Silver
CBIZ - www.cbiz.com
EKS&H - www.eksh.com
Emerson Consultants Inc. - www.emersonconsultants.com
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP - www.faegrebd.com
Genentech - www.gene.com
GlaxoSmithKline - www.gsk.com
Johnson & Johnson - www.jnj.com
Mead Consulting Group, Inc. - www.meadconsultinggroup.com
Polsinelli - www.polsinelli.com
Terumo BCT - www.terumobct.com

Bronze
AlloSource - www.allosource.org
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade - www.advancecolorado.com
DaVita Clinical Research - www.davitaclinicalresearch.com
MedImmune - www.medimmune.com
Merck - www.merck.com
Monsanto - www.monsanto.com
Pfizer - www.pfizer.com
SomaLogic - www.somalogic.com
TOLMAR – www.tolmar.com
Members Celebrating 10-Year Anniversaries in the Association:
Accera, Inc. - www.accerapharma.com
Adams County Economic Development - www.adamscountyed.com
ArcScan Inc. - www.arcscan.com
Aurora Economic Development Council - www.auroraedc.com
Avidity, LLC - www.avidity.com
CH2Mhill - www.ch2m.com
Corden Pharma Colorado – www.cordenpharma.com
Dorsey & Whitney - www.dorsey.com
ELISA Tech - www.elisatech.com
Tim Estep
Glaxo Smith Kline - us.gsk.com
Jefferson Economic Council - www.jeffco.org
Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation - www.metrodenver.org
Reglera Corporation - www.reglera.com
Sandhill Scientific, Inc. - www.sandhillsci.com
Sheridan Ross PC - www.sheridanross.com
Silicon Valley Bank - www.svb.com
David Stevens
Terumo BCT (CaridianBCT) - www.terumobct.com

About Colorado BioScience Association

CBSA is a not-for-profit organization providing services and support for Colorado's bioscience industry. With more than 350 members, CBSA actively works to promote the growth of the industry by advocating for a better business environment, growing the state's biotech workforce, fighting for policies that support a strong bioscience industry in the state, and speaking with a single voice on behalf of the industry. For more information, visit www.cobioscience.com.

CBSA also is found on these social media sites:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/COBioscience
LinkedIn Group: www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=98468&trk=anet_ug_grppro
Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/ColoradoBioScienceAssociation
News Feed: coloradobio.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/COBioscience
Pinterest: pinterest.com/COBioscience
Tumblr: cobioscience.tumblr.com

Contacts:

Mae Desaire, Director of Marketing, Colorado BioScience Association - www.cobioscience.com – 720-382-5918, mdesaire@cobioscience.com

Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely Public Relations - www.absolutelypr.com - 303-984-9801, maggie@absolutelypr.com