Colorado BioScience Association Announces Winners of Its 2007 Awards Program, Honoring the Best of Colorado's Bioscience Industry
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has released winners of its 2007 Awards Program. Official presentation of the awards occurs Friday, December 7, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at the CBSA’s annual awards luncheon. Held in conjunction with the 2007 BioWest Conference at the Grand Hyatt Denver, registration information is available at the BioWest Conference website.
Denver, CO, November 29, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has released winners of its 2007 Awards Program. The announcement is made by Denise Brown CBSA Executive Director, who says the CBSA awards program showcases and honors those individuals and companies making a significant difference to Colorado’s vibrant bioscience industry in 2007.
The awards presentation occurs Friday, December 7, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., during the 2007 BioWest Conference & Expo at the Grand Hyatt Denver; registration information is available at http://www.BioWestConference.com.
Recipients are:
* Lifetime Achievement Award -- Dr. Larry Gold. Dr. Larry Gold whose name is synonymous with Colorado and bioscience is the founder, chairman of the board, and chief science officer of SomaLogic (http://www.somalogic.com). Prior to SomaLogic, he founded NeXagen, Inc., which later became NeXstar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
* 2007 Company of the Year Award -- AlloSource. AlloSource (http://www.allosource.org) is a unique e asset in Colorado’s backyard. Few people have heard of AlloSource, but the company is one of the largest non-profit bone and tissue banks in the country. Tom Cycyota, President and CEO of AlloSource, has been involved with the CBSA for many years and has a background in the medical device industry.
* 2007 Rising Star Award -- Inviragen. Inviragen (http://www.inviragen.com) is a company that has grown substantially since it won the Venture Showcase competition in 2005. Inviragen and its collaborators are developing novel vaccines to protect against worldwide infectious disease threats, such as dengue fever, West Nile disease, and plague/smallpox.
* Volunteers of the Year Award -- Debora Hankinson and Phil Macey. The CBSA’s 2007 Volunteer of the Year award is being given to two individuals who have been instrumental in revitalizing the CBSA’s Real Estate and Facilities Committee. Debora Hankinson, formerly with LS Planning and Phil Macey, RNL Design (http://www.rnldesign.com), co-chaired the Committee in 2007.
* 2007 Partner of the Year Award -- Forest City Development. In 2007, Forest City Development (http://www.forestcityscience.net) signed a 30-year agreement to develop the $2 billion bioscience park on the Fitzsimons Campus. The development of the Colorado Science + Technology Park at Fitzsimons will add much needed real estate to Colorado’s infrastructure and will give companies located throughout the state the laboratory space in which to grow.
* 2007 Legislator of the Year Award – Representative Jim Riesberg (D-Weld). Representative Riesberg (http://www.riesbergin50.com) has carried the bioscience industry’s legislation the past two years. The two bills that Rep. Riesberg carried and which became law, HB 1360 and HB 1060, have provided $4.5 million in state funds for proof-of-concept grants and SBIR matching grants to companies commercializing state institution technologies.
* The 2007 CBSA Chairman’s awards -- Ed Wood, Kevin Smith and Bonnie Vivian. Ed Wood, former CEO of Cobe BCT, served as the CBSA Board Chairman from 2005 - 2007. Ed continues to be actively involved on the Association’s board and after being retired for a few short years has started another bioscience company in Colorado. Kevin Smith, former President of Gambro, Inc and Bonnie Vivian, former CEO of Denver Biomedical are chairing the CBSA Education Committee and are committed to find ways for the Association to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and to build the career pipeline for the bioscience industry in Colorado.
* In addition to the annual CBSA awards, this year the new Pinnacle of Science Award has been established:
Dr. John Stewart, University of Colorado – Dr. Stewart is an individual whose scientific endeavors have changed the business landscape and a man with a passion for peptide chemistry. In his lifetime, Dr. Stewart has authored over 398 peer reviewed papers (20 in last 3 years), 23 patents and 321 abstracts. His lifelong dedication to the development of peptide therapeutics and commitment to excellence makes him a truly unique and worthwhile part of the Colorado bioscience community.
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, CBSA actively works to promote the growth of the industry by working for a better business environment, grow the state's biotech workforce, fight for policies that support a strong bioscience industry in the state and speak with a single voice on behalf of the industry. Visit http://www.cobioscience.com.
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Contacts:
Christine Shapard, Deputy Director, Colorado BioScience Association http://www.cobioscience.com –
303-592-4089 or cshapard@cobioscience.com
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely Public Relations http://www.absolutelypr.com –
303-984-9801, maggie@absolutelypr.com
The awards presentation occurs Friday, December 7, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., during the 2007 BioWest Conference & Expo at the Grand Hyatt Denver; registration information is available at http://www.BioWestConference.com.
Recipients are:
* Lifetime Achievement Award -- Dr. Larry Gold. Dr. Larry Gold whose name is synonymous with Colorado and bioscience is the founder, chairman of the board, and chief science officer of SomaLogic (http://www.somalogic.com). Prior to SomaLogic, he founded NeXagen, Inc., which later became NeXstar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
* 2007 Company of the Year Award -- AlloSource. AlloSource (http://www.allosource.org) is a unique e asset in Colorado’s backyard. Few people have heard of AlloSource, but the company is one of the largest non-profit bone and tissue banks in the country. Tom Cycyota, President and CEO of AlloSource, has been involved with the CBSA for many years and has a background in the medical device industry.
* 2007 Rising Star Award -- Inviragen. Inviragen (http://www.inviragen.com) is a company that has grown substantially since it won the Venture Showcase competition in 2005. Inviragen and its collaborators are developing novel vaccines to protect against worldwide infectious disease threats, such as dengue fever, West Nile disease, and plague/smallpox.
* Volunteers of the Year Award -- Debora Hankinson and Phil Macey. The CBSA’s 2007 Volunteer of the Year award is being given to two individuals who have been instrumental in revitalizing the CBSA’s Real Estate and Facilities Committee. Debora Hankinson, formerly with LS Planning and Phil Macey, RNL Design (http://www.rnldesign.com), co-chaired the Committee in 2007.
* 2007 Partner of the Year Award -- Forest City Development. In 2007, Forest City Development (http://www.forestcityscience.net) signed a 30-year agreement to develop the $2 billion bioscience park on the Fitzsimons Campus. The development of the Colorado Science + Technology Park at Fitzsimons will add much needed real estate to Colorado’s infrastructure and will give companies located throughout the state the laboratory space in which to grow.
* 2007 Legislator of the Year Award – Representative Jim Riesberg (D-Weld). Representative Riesberg (http://www.riesbergin50.com) has carried the bioscience industry’s legislation the past two years. The two bills that Rep. Riesberg carried and which became law, HB 1360 and HB 1060, have provided $4.5 million in state funds for proof-of-concept grants and SBIR matching grants to companies commercializing state institution technologies.
* The 2007 CBSA Chairman’s awards -- Ed Wood, Kevin Smith and Bonnie Vivian. Ed Wood, former CEO of Cobe BCT, served as the CBSA Board Chairman from 2005 - 2007. Ed continues to be actively involved on the Association’s board and after being retired for a few short years has started another bioscience company in Colorado. Kevin Smith, former President of Gambro, Inc and Bonnie Vivian, former CEO of Denver Biomedical are chairing the CBSA Education Committee and are committed to find ways for the Association to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and to build the career pipeline for the bioscience industry in Colorado.
* In addition to the annual CBSA awards, this year the new Pinnacle of Science Award has been established:
Dr. John Stewart, University of Colorado – Dr. Stewart is an individual whose scientific endeavors have changed the business landscape and a man with a passion for peptide chemistry. In his lifetime, Dr. Stewart has authored over 398 peer reviewed papers (20 in last 3 years), 23 patents and 321 abstracts. His lifelong dedication to the development of peptide therapeutics and commitment to excellence makes him a truly unique and worthwhile part of the Colorado bioscience community.
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, CBSA actively works to promote the growth of the industry by working for a better business environment, grow the state's biotech workforce, fight for policies that support a strong bioscience industry in the state and speak with a single voice on behalf of the industry. Visit http://www.cobioscience.com.
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Contacts:
Christine Shapard, Deputy Director, Colorado BioScience Association http://www.cobioscience.com –
303-592-4089 or cshapard@cobioscience.com
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely Public Relations http://www.absolutelypr.com –
303-984-9801, maggie@absolutelypr.com
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