Colorado BioScience Association

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has received $2 million from the Céline Dion Foundation to advance research on autoimmune neurologic disorders.   Rare diseases, often overlooked and underfunded, impact millions of lives, making this research even more critical. The urgent need for more research into a rare disease that paused Céline Dion’s career is a key focus in a new documentary about the music superstar’s painful journey - thanks to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and a new philanthropic gift, this journey has now taken a turn toward a very bright future. "I Am: Céline Dion" documents the singer’s battle with the debilitating neurological disease known as stiff person syndrome (SPS). Amanda Piquet, MD, FAAN, Associate Professor of Neurology and Director of the Autoimmune Neurology Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, along with her team, is working tirelessly with Dion to combat this rare, chronic, and progressive disease, which currently has no cure. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dYvM4U5X   #CoBioScience #StrongerTogether #InnovationForward #BuildingMomentum

Life sciences companies and careers thrive in Longmont, Colorado! With a prime location and easy access to Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Rocky Mountain National Park, Longmont offers outstanding real estate opportunities like the lifestyle-centric, amenity-rich Max Tech Center. This 24-acre R&D and technology campus has undergone extensive renovations by top life sciences contractor, Longmont-based Sun Construction, who also completed LightDeck’s cutting-edge diagnostics facility and AGC Biologics’ 30,000-square-foot addition of three new Grade B cell therapy suites. #COHubforHealthImpact #COLeadsLifeSciences CO Hub for Health Impact More: https://lnkd.in/gpvpRBaR  

Big congratulations to the startup, emerging, and growth companies selected to present at CBSA’s 2024 Rocky Mountain Life Sciences Investor & Partnering Conference on September 12 and 13 in Breckenridge, Colorado. Chosen by a panel of experts, our presenting companies represent the ‘best of the Rocky Mountain West’ with leading-edge health innovations from Colorado and surrounding states. Accure for Acne AJNA BioSciences PBC AOA Dx Arpeggio Biosciences Aspero Medical Burst Diagnostics Codebreaker TX Darwin Biosciences EnteroTrack LLC. Eye to Eye Telehealth GelSana Green Sun Medical illumifyDx Illumen Therapeutics Lazzaro Medical NuvOx Pharma Onconaut Therapeutics Inc. PhotonPharma Reglagene RheumaGen SiVEC Biotechnologies, STAQ Pharma Think Bioscience TissueForm TrAMPoline Pharma, Inc. Vega Surgical Group Vona Oncology The conference connects investors and strategic partners from across the U.S. with the region’s most promising startup and emerging companies in a beautiful, relaxed mountain setting. We invite investors, strategic partners, and life sciences companies to join us in Breckenridge! See the Presenting Companies List: https://lnkd.in/gZYRbC6D More on the Conference: https://lnkd.in/g_QWU6zE #CoBioScience #StrongerTogether #BuildingMomentum #ForgingLifeSciencesFrontier #COHubforHealthImpact #COLeadsLifeSciences

The CBSA team was thrilled to partner with BioLife for the Mountain West 2024 in Denver!    This day of insightful conversation, educational panel topics, and networking, offered Colorado’s life sciences community a chance to connect and learn from life sciences leaders, including Elyse Blazevich, CBSA President and CEO, as well as some of our members:    Joey Azofeifa, CEO & Co-founder, Arpeggio Biosciences    Mary Stewart, SVP Compliance, Communications, Policy, Foresight Diagnostics   Julie Stiff, Interim Site Head & Sr Director Facilities & Engineering, Boulder Operations, KBI Biopharma    Alexander Fisher, COO & Co-founder, AOA Dx   Greg Tebbe, Sr. Director Global Marketing, Medtronic    Hannah Gordon, PhD, MSCI, Chief Product Officer, Enveda Biosciences    Heather Callender-Potters, EVP & Co-founder, PharmaJet    Hilary Baldwin, VP Regulatory and Clinical Affairs, Eximis Surgical    Jeffrey A. Jeddeloh, VP Business Development, Watchmaker Genomics    Scott Thurston, Senior Director IT Services, Biodesix, Inc.    Richard Freed, CEO, RheumaGen    Mark Robberson, MBEE, VP Clinical Operations, Sana Health   We thank all who attended and stopped by CBSA’s table to connect.    #CoBioScience #StrongerTogether #InnovationForward #BuildingMomentum #ForgingLifeSciencesFrontier #COHubforHealthImpact  #COLeadsLifeSciences 

Congratulations to CEO Scott Hutton and the team at Biodesix, Inc. for being named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces list!    This recognition is a testament to the thriving culture fostered at Biodesix, a leading diagnostic solutions company.    “It’s an honor for us to be recognized by Inc. as a Best Workplace because we are committed to a culture of excellence. This award is truly a reflection of our amazing team, and we are very proud of each of our team members—their commitment, their collaborative approach, their impact in cancer care and in the broader healthcare ecosystem,” Hutton said.    CBSA applauds your continued success and thanks Robin Harper Cowie, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer at Biodesix, and CBSA Board of Directors member, for hosting our team for tour at your beautiful new facility in Louisville.    https://lnkd.in/gqXjAcEc.    #CoBioScience #StrongerTogether #InnovationForward #BuildingMomentum #ForgingLifeSciencesFrontier #COHubforHealthImpact  #COLeadsLifeSciences

The country's next great tech hub—right here! Fast Company makes the case for Denver and Colorado as a whole. The article highlights Colorado's top talent, central location, and abundant sunshine as reasons innovation industries, including life sciences, thrive here. https://lnkd.in/gtRfvijg CO Hub for Health Impact #COHubforHealthImpact #COLeadsLifeSciences

Thank you to CU Innovations, Startup Toolbox and Academia Industry Alliance (AIA) for hosting a successful 2024 CU Anschutz Innovation Forum!    This impactful 3-day event highlighted the diversity of innovation at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and featured a robust lineup of speakers, including Elyse Blazevich, CBSA President and CEO, in a panel titled, “Funding Your Biomedical Discoveries.”    https://lnkd.in/g8-pxY-j    #CoBioScience #StrongerTogether #InnovationForward #BuildingMomentum #ForgingLifeSciencesFrontier 

Sun Construction understands the complexities involved in smaller-scale, technically challenging life sciences projects. The team’s custom work, including a dedicated water/foam/vapor fire suppression system at Agilent Technologies in Boulder, demonstrates precision and expertise for your special projects. #COHubforHealthImpact #COLeadsLifeSciences CO Hub for Health Impact More: https://lnkd.in/dVqGy2J3

Amy Berenbaum Goodman, JD, MBE, CBSA Vice President and Counsel for Policy + Advocacy, is a strong advocate for Colorado’s life sciences community, providing leadership and keeping our community informed about the actions of Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB).     At recent PDAB meetings, the Board deemed two more drugs, Stelara and Cosentyx, “unaffordable” for Colorado consumers. The Board will finalize the Affordability Review Reports for Stelara and Cosentyx in early July and will vote on whether to move forward with the upper payment limit (UPL) rulemaking process for those two drugs.    Amy also provides her expertise on state government efforts to cap prices on medicines to audiences around the country.    - Amy recently participated in an expert roundtable on “The Risks of PDABs and Importance of Innovation for Healthy Aging and Health Equity” organized by the Global Coalition on Aging’s Alliance for Health Innovation.     - Amy recently served as a panelist in a webinar on “Understanding the State Prescription Drug Affordability Board Landscape in 2024” hosted by MichBio and the Michigan Bioscience Legislative Caucus.     CBSA is proud to contribute to these critical conversations and remains committed to advancing discussions that promote patient access and foster innovation in life sciences.     #CoBioScience #StrongerTogether #InnovationForward #BuildingMomentum #ForgingLifeSciencesFrontier

Partners in the News: BizWest highlights the U.S. 36 corridor as a hotspot for innovation industries, including life sciences. Panelists including Jill Mendoza, Town of Superior and U.S. 36 Collaborative, discussed the state's talent, quality of life, academic and research leadership, and significant concentrations of federal labs as key reasons why companies choose the region. More: https://lnkd.in/gS7AK_YF CO Hub for Health Impact #COHubforHealth Impact #COLeadsLifeSciences