Seven New Board Members Named To The Colorado BioScience Association Board Of Directors At The 2006 Annual Membership Meeting
Seven new appointments were made to the Board of Directors of Colorado BioScience Association at its 2006 Annual Membership Meeting, along with eight reappointments. In addition, the 2006 Corporate Sponsors were released; Brandon Shaffer, Colorado State Senator District 17, was presented the national Biotechnology Industry Organization Legislator of the Year Award; and the 2006-2007 Bioscience Colorado Magazine was unveiled to members at the event.
Denver, CO, April 18, 2006 --(PR.com)-- Seven new appointments were made to the Board of Directors of Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) at its 2006 Annual Membership Meeting held today in Boulder at the University of Colorado. The announcement is made by Ed Wood, Chairperson of the CBSA Board, who says eight reappointments were also approved, in addition to rollout of the 2006 CBSA Corporate Sponsors.
Those new appointments to the CBSA Board include Larry Blakenship, Cardio-Optics, http://www.cardio-optics.com; Jill Farnham, Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority, http://www.colobio.com; Debbi Ford, Amgen, http://www.amgen.com; James Linfield, Cooley Godward, http://www.cooley.com; Sean Moriarty, QLT, http://www.qltinc.com; Bill Roberts, Hogan & Hartson, http://www.hhlaw.com; and Georg Wiebecke, Roche, http://www.RocheColorado.com.
Reappointments to the CBSA Board include Greg Baldwin, Baxa Corporation, http://www.baxa.com; Lisa Drake, Monsanto, http://www.monsanto.com; Hank Gardner, Colorado State University, http://www.colostate.edu; Dick Hansen, Eumedic, Inc.; Steve Orndorff, Accera, Inc., http://www.accerapharma.com; Norwood Robb, Regent Emeritus; Jonathan Throne, Silverglide Surgical Technologies, http://www.silverglidesurgical.com; and Ed Wood, Retired, http://www.summitroundtable.com.
The association’s 2006 Corporate Sponsors include these organizations:
Platinum Sponsors -- Cooley Godward, http://www.cooley.com, and Forest City, http://www.stapletondenver.com.
Gold Sponsors -- Amgen, http://www.amgen.com, and Hogan & Hartson, http://www.hhlaw.com.
Silver Sponsors -- Faegre & Benson, http://www.faegre.com, Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority, http://www.colobio.com; Gambro, http://www.gambro.com; Holland & Hart, http://www.hollandhart.com; and Longmont Area Economic Council.
Bronze Sponsors -- ABD Insurance & Financial Services, http://www.cybersure.com; Commerce Bank, http://www.commercebankcolorado.com; Ernst & Young, http://www.ey.com; Fairfield and Woods, http://www.fwlaw.com; Pfizer, http://www.pfizer.com; Snell & Wilmer, http://www.swlaw.com; and University of Colorado, http://www.cu.edu.
Brandon Shaffer, State Senator District 17, was presented the national Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Legislator of the Year Award at the event. Senator Shaffer was presented the award by Eric Bergeson, vice president of site operations for Amgen Colorado (http://www.amgen.com), who co-sponsored Senator Shaffer’s nomination for the national award along with CBSA. Amgen, a long-time supporter of CBSA has become a Gold Sponsor in 2006.
BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations in all 50 U.S. states and 33 other nations. Complete information is available at http://www.bio.org.
In other action at the meeting, the 2006-2007 edition of Bioscience Colorado magazine was officially released to the membership. The meeting program featured David Allen, the University of Colorado Associate VP for Technology Transfer, who gave a presentation on “Ingredients for Technology Transfer Success” and assessed the technology transfer situation at CU in light of these factors. Allen has been CU's chief technology transfer office for four years. Previous to CU he held similar positions at The Ohio State University, Columbus, and Ohio University, Athens.
About Colorado BioScience Association
Colorado BioScience Association is a not-for-profit corporation providing services and support for Colorado’s growing biosciences industry. Colorado is carrying out an aggressive plan to grow the state’s bioscience industry into one of the country’s premier bioscience clusters. CBSA currently enjoys the support of more than 300 member organizations representing both bioscience companies and companies providing key services to the bioscience industry and research institutions in Colorado. The association’s main office is located in the Advance Colorado Center, 1625 Broadway, Suite 950, in Denver, plus satellite offices are maintained in the Fitzsimons Bioscience Park and at the Fort Collins Technology Incubator. A Colorado Springs satellite office is planned for the future. You can learn more about CBSA at the website http://www.cobioscience.com
Contacts:
Denise Brown, Executive Director,
Colorado BioScience Association,
http://www.cobioscience.com
303.592.4073 or 303.915.9762
E-mail: dbrown@cobioscience.com
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR,
Absolutely Public Relations,
http://www.absolutelypr.com
303.984.9801 or 303.669.3558
E-mail: maggie@absolutelypr.com
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Those new appointments to the CBSA Board include Larry Blakenship, Cardio-Optics, http://www.cardio-optics.com; Jill Farnham, Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority, http://www.colobio.com; Debbi Ford, Amgen, http://www.amgen.com; James Linfield, Cooley Godward, http://www.cooley.com; Sean Moriarty, QLT, http://www.qltinc.com; Bill Roberts, Hogan & Hartson, http://www.hhlaw.com; and Georg Wiebecke, Roche, http://www.RocheColorado.com.
Reappointments to the CBSA Board include Greg Baldwin, Baxa Corporation, http://www.baxa.com; Lisa Drake, Monsanto, http://www.monsanto.com; Hank Gardner, Colorado State University, http://www.colostate.edu; Dick Hansen, Eumedic, Inc.; Steve Orndorff, Accera, Inc., http://www.accerapharma.com; Norwood Robb, Regent Emeritus; Jonathan Throne, Silverglide Surgical Technologies, http://www.silverglidesurgical.com; and Ed Wood, Retired, http://www.summitroundtable.com.
The association’s 2006 Corporate Sponsors include these organizations:
Platinum Sponsors -- Cooley Godward, http://www.cooley.com, and Forest City, http://www.stapletondenver.com.
Gold Sponsors -- Amgen, http://www.amgen.com, and Hogan & Hartson, http://www.hhlaw.com.
Silver Sponsors -- Faegre & Benson, http://www.faegre.com, Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority, http://www.colobio.com; Gambro, http://www.gambro.com; Holland & Hart, http://www.hollandhart.com; and Longmont Area Economic Council.
Bronze Sponsors -- ABD Insurance & Financial Services, http://www.cybersure.com; Commerce Bank, http://www.commercebankcolorado.com; Ernst & Young, http://www.ey.com; Fairfield and Woods, http://www.fwlaw.com; Pfizer, http://www.pfizer.com; Snell & Wilmer, http://www.swlaw.com; and University of Colorado, http://www.cu.edu.
Brandon Shaffer, State Senator District 17, was presented the national Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Legislator of the Year Award at the event. Senator Shaffer was presented the award by Eric Bergeson, vice president of site operations for Amgen Colorado (http://www.amgen.com), who co-sponsored Senator Shaffer’s nomination for the national award along with CBSA. Amgen, a long-time supporter of CBSA has become a Gold Sponsor in 2006.
BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations in all 50 U.S. states and 33 other nations. Complete information is available at http://www.bio.org.
In other action at the meeting, the 2006-2007 edition of Bioscience Colorado magazine was officially released to the membership. The meeting program featured David Allen, the University of Colorado Associate VP for Technology Transfer, who gave a presentation on “Ingredients for Technology Transfer Success” and assessed the technology transfer situation at CU in light of these factors. Allen has been CU's chief technology transfer office for four years. Previous to CU he held similar positions at The Ohio State University, Columbus, and Ohio University, Athens.
About Colorado BioScience Association
Colorado BioScience Association is a not-for-profit corporation providing services and support for Colorado’s growing biosciences industry. Colorado is carrying out an aggressive plan to grow the state’s bioscience industry into one of the country’s premier bioscience clusters. CBSA currently enjoys the support of more than 300 member organizations representing both bioscience companies and companies providing key services to the bioscience industry and research institutions in Colorado. The association’s main office is located in the Advance Colorado Center, 1625 Broadway, Suite 950, in Denver, plus satellite offices are maintained in the Fitzsimons Bioscience Park and at the Fort Collins Technology Incubator. A Colorado Springs satellite office is planned for the future. You can learn more about CBSA at the website http://www.cobioscience.com
Contacts:
Denise Brown, Executive Director,
Colorado BioScience Association,
http://www.cobioscience.com
303.592.4073 or 303.915.9762
E-mail: dbrown@cobioscience.com
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR,
Absolutely Public Relations,
http://www.absolutelypr.com
303.984.9801 or 303.669.3558
E-mail: maggie@absolutelypr.com
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303-984-9801
http://www.cobioscience.com
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303-984-9801
http://www.cobioscience.com
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