The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with special honors during its Annual Awards Dinner at the Denver Marriott City Center. This year’s event will feature three very special honors given only for the 10th anniversary, including the Pioneering Award, Founders Award and Visionary Award.

1. The Colorado BioScience Association Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting
Bioscience in Colorado at the Annual Awards Dinner
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with special honors during its
Annual Awards Dinner at the Denver Marriott City Center. This year’s event will feature three very special
honors given only for the 10th anniversary, including the Pioneering Award, Founders Award and Visionary
Award.
Denver, CO, October 16, 2013 – The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) will be celebrating its 10th anniversary at
the Annual Awards Dinner, Thursday, November 7, 2013, 5:30 to 9:00 pm, at the Denver Marriott City Center. The
announcement is made by April Giles, President & CEO of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) who says, “Over
the past 10 years the Association has grown from a small startup enterprise to a mature and successful organization.
This is our night to celebrate and honor our community.”
Three key leaders who have made significant contributions to the industry and community in Colorado will be sharing
their memories, insight and vision.
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Larry Gold, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, SomaLogic, and Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder
Chris Christoffersen, Ph.D., General Partner, Lightstone Ventures & Partner, Morgenthaler Ventures
David Perez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Terumo BCT, Chairman, Blood Management Business
Division, Terumo Corporation
This year’s event will feature three very special honors given only for the 10th anniversary, including the Pioneering
Award, Founders Award and Visionary Award. The awardees will be announced on stage by emcee Steffan Tubbs,
Morning Co‐Host on 850 KOA News.
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The Pioneering Award will be given to individuals who have led the bioscience industry in Colorado from the
ground up. These leaders have made significant contributions to the industry and the community as a whole.
The Founders Award will be given to organizations that have shaped CBSA over the past 10 years. Through their
leadership and support CBSA has been able to succeed and serve the industry.
The Visionary Award will be given to one bioscience leader who looks ahead and continues to build the
bioscience industry in the future.
The evening will also honor the 2013 Class of Boettcher Investigators of the Webb‐Waring Biomedical Research
Program, plus the outstanding annual company and individual awards. The finalists for the Company of the Year and
Rising Star of the Year awards will be announced October 28, 2013. Tickets and tables available now at
http://www.cobioscience.com/events‐calendar/awards‐dinner‐2013.
About Colorado BioScience Association
The 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
http://www.cobioscience.com.
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CBSA also is found on these social media sites:
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/COBioscience
LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=98468&trk=anet_ug_grppro
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/ColoradoBioScienceAssociation
News Feed: http://coloradobio.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/COBioscience
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/COBioscience
Tumblr: http://cobioscience.tumblr.com
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Contacts:
Mae Desaire, Director of Marketing, Colorado BioScience Association ‐ http://www.cobioscience.com – 720‐382‐5918,
mdesaire@cobioscience.com
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely PR – http://www.absolutelypr.com – 303‐984‐9801, maggie@absolutelypr.com