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Colorado BioScience Association to Honor Groundbreaking Life Science Companies and Contributors at 2015 Awards DinnerLeaders from Colorado's dynamic life sciences sector will gather on November 12th to celebrate the state's most inventive bioscience companies, researchers and volunteers. The annual Colorado BioScience Association Awards Dinner honors those organizations and individuals who make Colorado a recognized center of bioscience innovation and investment. April Giles, President and CEO of Colorado BioScience Association says: "With companies ranging from major multi-nationals to nimble start-ups choosing to join Colorado's bioscience sector in 2015, there's no better time to be part of this vibrant and growing community. Our 2015 awards dinner will highlight the outstanding organizations and pioneering people in our state." Company of the Year Nominees MedKeeper provides a suite of fast, flexible and economical applications for hospital pharmacies to promote pharmacy communications, compliance and productivity. KBI Biopharma is a biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization, serving clients in the accelerated development of needed medicines. SomaLogic has developed a new proteomics technology that overcomes the significant challenges of current technologies and has multiple applications across the biological and medical sciences. Rising Star Nominees dBMEDx uses patented, non-invasive scanning technology to simplify patient-monitoring devices. Their BBS Revolution (News - Alert)™ is an automated bladder-volume measurement device, which provides accurate and reliable volume measurements with one quick scan. Mighty Oak Medical uses 3D printing technology to create customized, patient-specific guides for pedicle screw placement in spinal surgery, significantly reducing the rate of error. Nivalis Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NVLS) is advancing its proprietary, novel class of disease-modifying therapies in the clinic with the aim of improving the lives of people with cystic fibrosis. Nivalis became a public company in June 2015. Event Details Additional honorees will include: Educator of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award and Chairman's Award. As a highlight of the event, the Boettcher Foundation will present the 2015 Class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards program. The six Boettcher Investigators work as faculty members and researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the University of Colorado Denver and Colorado State University. Six-time Olympic Swimming champion Amy Van Dyken-Rouen will share her inspiring journey from Olympic gold medalist to overcoming a spinal cord injury with the help of rehabilitation and medical innovation. Amy Van Dyken-Rouen has the distinction of being one of the few Olympians whose medals are all gold. She was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 2008. The event will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Denver Marriott City Center from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Sponsorships are $1,250 for a table of eight and $150 for an individual ticket. Learn more about the event and sponsorship opportunities. Connect with CBSA: Twitter (News - Alert) @COBioscience, Facebook and LinkedIn About the Colorado BioScience Association The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is a not-for-profit corporation providing services and support for Colorado's growing biosciences industry. With more than 350 members, CBSA actively works to promote the growth of the industry by working for a better business environment, grow the state's bioscience workforce, advocate for policies that support a strong bioscience industry in the state, and speak with a single voice on behalf of the industry. For more information, visit http://www.cobioscience.com.
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