Colorado

BioScience Association Showcases Industrys Best at

2014 Awards Dinner Celebration
CentennialsAlloSourceisthe2014BioScienceCompanyoftheYear,BouldersVirocytistheindustrys
RisingStarandDr.RichardDukeishonoredwithCBSAsLifetimeAchievementAward.Additionalawards
conferredattheannualeventincludedInstituteLeadership,BusinessPartneroftheYear,Educatorofthe
Year,VolunteeroftheYearandtheChairmansAward.
Denver,CO,November6,2014(Embargoeduntil6p.m.MTN)Thisevening,theColoradoBioScienceAssociation
(CBSA)announcedwinnersofits11thannualindustryawardsattheMarriottCityCenter,Denver.Theannouncementis
madebyAprilGiles,CBSAPresidentandCEO,whoopenedtheeveningwithanoverviewofthisyearsmanyindustry
accomplishments.Gileswasjoinedby850KOAsSteffanTubbsandCBSABoardChairDerekColewhoannouncedthe
followingwinners:

CompanyoftheYear:AlloSource
AlloSource,basedinCentennial,iscommittedtoitssuccessandgrowthinColoradosbiosciencecommunity.Expanding
itsColoradoheadquartersby90,000squarefeetin2012,thecompanycontinuedthemomentumin2013bylaunchinga
newproprietaryallograftusedinabroadrangeofsofttissuesurgicalprocedures.Mostrecentlyin2014,AlloSource
announcedtwonewpartnershipswhichwillexpandtheirworkinstemcellinnovationaswellasundertakeanew
projectwithNASAthroughtheSpaceActAgreement.Thisworkwilladvancemicrobialresearchintissueprocessingfor
variousMarsmissions.Visit:http://www.allosource.org.FinalistsforCompanyoftheYearwere:Mountainside
Medical,Boulder,http://mountainsidemed.comandSpectranetics,ColoradoSprings,http://www.spectranetics.com.
RisingStaroftheYear:Virocyt
ViroCyt,Boulder,launchedthefirstVirusCounterin2011,whichhasproventobefaster,moreaccurateandcost
effectivethantraditionalviralquantificationmethodswithresultsinminutesinsteadofdaysorweeks.ThisyearViroCyt
announcedtheintroductionofthenextgenerationVirusCounterattheWorldVaccineCongressheldinWashington,
DC.Thetechnologyhasalreadybeenadoptedbytheleadingcompaniesinthefieldsofviralvaccinedevelopmentand
therapeuticproteinexpression.Virocytsinnovationsarechangingthelandscapeofvirusdetectiontechnologies.Visit:
http://virocyt.com.FinalistsforRisingStarwere:JustRightSurgical,Boulder,http://www.justrightsurgical.comand
SilvergatePharmaceuticals,GreenwoodVillage,http://www.silvergatepharma.com.

LifetimeAchievement:Dr.RichardDuke
Dr.Dukeisanaccomplishedscientistwithover25yearsofexperienceincuttingedge
biomedicalresearch,andisatenuredfacultymemberintheDepartmentsofMedicineand
ImmunologyattheUniversityofColoradoDenver.Hehasbeeninstrumentalinthe
developmentofColoradosbioscienceindustryasanexecutive,inventor,biomedicalresearcher
andserialentrepreneur.Dr.Dukewasinvolvedintheformationandmanagementof
GlobeImmune,NewellinkUSA,ApopLogicPharmaceuticals,SierraNeuropharmaceuticals,
PeptiVir,MenoGeniXandAuroraOncology.HehasalsobeenintegraltotheseColoradobased
companies,byraisingmorethan$200millioninfinancingandhelpedbringmultipleproductsto
humanclinicaltrials.

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OneoftheColoradobioscienceindustrysproudestachievementswasthecreationoftheBioScienceDiscovery
EvaluationGrantProgram(alsoreferredtoasBDEG).Dr.Dukewasthevisionaryanddrivingforcebehindthe
developmentofBDEG,makingtheprogramwhatitistoday.Thisinitialconceptin2006hasnowbecomeanational
modelforstatestryingtocultivateabioscienceindustryoftheirown.
InstituteLeadership:JimRosa
DuringlastyearsAwardsDinner,CBSAintroducedanewaward,theInstituteLeadershipaward.Thisawardwascreated
torecognizeoutstandingeffortsthatfurthertheColoradoBioscienceInstitutesmissionofprovidingeducation,
workforceandcareerdevelopmentforlifescienceprofessionals,companies,studentsandteachers.Thisyear,CBSA
honorsoneoutstandingInstitutechampion,JimRosa,forhisleadershipontheworkforcetrainingprograms.The
workforcetrainingprogramsinvolvepartnerswithdeepcontentexpertiseandastrongcommitmenttoadvancing
knowledgeandclosingworkforcegapsinColoradosbioscienceecosystem.
BusinessPartneroftheYear:PhyllisArthur,BIO
CBSAs2014BusinessPartneroftheYearisPhyllisArthur,SeniorDirectorofVaccines,Immunotherapeuticsand
DiagnosticsPolicyattheBiotechnologyIndustryOrganization.Ms.ArthurwasaremarkablepartnerforCBSAonSenate
Bill222,becomingthebioscienceindustrystaskforcerepresentativeandalsoforginglastingrelationshipswiththe
ColoradoDepartmentofPublicHealthandEnvironment,theColoradoChildren'sImmunizationCoalitionandmany
otherstakeholders.Intheend,thetaskforcecollectivelyandunanimouslyagreedtoalloftherecommendationsfor
Colorado.Phylliscontinuestoremaininvolvedduringtheimplementationphaseandwillactasaresourceproviding
nationalbestpracticemodelsandallowingtheStatetoleverageherrelationshipsandknowledgebase.
EducatoroftheYear:DeborahCarnevale
DeborahCarnevaleistheDirectoroftheOverlandHighSchoolBiotechnologyProgram.Underherleadership,the
schoolsbiotechnologyprogramhasreceivedmultiplegrantsandcertifications.Studentswhohavecompletedthe
programhaveanadvantagewhenenteringcollege.Theiradvancedresearchskillsinbiotechnologyhasenabledmany
ofthemtoreceivelaboratoryjobsasuniversityfreshmen,arareopportunity.Herdedicationandcommitmenttoher
studentsiscommendable.
VolunteeroftheYear:AmyWedekingShannon
Ms.ShannonisPrincipalConsultantforCaliberOneSolutionsandanactiveparticipantonCBSAsMembership
Committee.Herknowledgebaseandrelationshipsinthecommunityhaveproventobeveryvaluabletothe
membershipeffortsofCBSA.Herdriveistirelessandcapablewhenbringingnewmembersintotheorganization.Amy
alsoprovidesgreatleadershipandinsightthroughherrecommendationstobetterthecommitteeprocess.Inthewords
ofCommitteeChair(and2013VolunteeroftheYear)DustinWhistler,thecommitteeisveryluckytohaveher.
ChairmansAward:MonishaMerchant
MonishaMerchantservesasSeniorPolicyAdvisortoSenatorMichaelBennetandhasbeenatremendousleaderforthe
bioscienceindustryandtheStateasawhole.Duringthedevelopmentofthe2011AmericaInventsAct,SenatorBennet
coauthoredaprovisiontoestablishthreeUnitedStatesSatellitePatentandTrademarkOffices.Ms.Merchants
commitmenttothegoalofsecuringasatelliteofficeinColoradowastrulycommendable.Shehelpedtospearheadthe
processandforgedanincrediblecoalitionofpublicandprivatepartnerswhichultimatelyledtotheselectionofthe
Denversite.Thisachievementwillnotonlybettertheentrepreneursinthestateandalsoacrosstheregion.Ms.
MerchantalsoplayedanintegralroleinleveragingherinfluenceandrelationshipstocreatetheBlackstone
EntrepreneurialNetwork(BEN)inColorado.BENlinksMasterEntrepreneursacrossindustriesandregionstosupport
highgrowthentrepreneurialactivities.Mostrecently,shefacilitatedtheBioscienceinColoradodaywheresheand
SenatorBennetinvitedkeycommunityleaderstoexploretheindustrysecosystem.

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TheAwardsDinnerbeganwithacocktailreceptionfollowedbydinnerandtheawardsprogram.Inaddition,the
BoettcherFoundationpresentedits2014ClassofBoettcherInvestigatorsintheWebbWaringBiomedicalResearch
Program.TheeventclosedwithakeynoteaddressbyOlympiccyclingmedalistandParkinsonssurvivorDavisPhinney.
Phinney,diagnosedwithParkinsonsdiseasein2000attheageof40,foundedtheBoulderbasedDavisPhinney
Foundationin2004.Today,Phinneyisbotharolemodelinthecyclingcommunityandaninspirationtotheestimated
1.5millionAmericansandestimated10millionworldwidewhoarecurrentlylivingwiththedisease.Tensofthousands
ofpeoplelivingwiththisdiseasehavebeendirectlytouchedbyoneoftheDavisPhinneyFoundationprogramsor
throughDavisPhinneysinspirationalmessage:itispossibletolivewellwithParkinsonstoday.Formoreinformation,
visit:http://www.davisphinneyfoundation.org and http://www.medtronicdbs.com/parkinsons/personalstories/davis
phinney/index.htm.
SponsorsoftheAwardsDinnerincluded:BoettcherFoundation;Cooley,LLP;FisherScientific,FitzsimonsRedevelopment
Authority,MedtronicandTerumoBCT.

AbouttheBoettcherFoundation
FoundedbytheBoettcherFamilyin1937toeffectivelyassist,encourageandpromotea
betterqualityoflifeforthecitizensofColorado,theBoettcherFoundationinvestsin
Coloradothroughmindsandmortar.TheFoundationfundsScholarships,biomedicalresearchandteachertraining,as
wellascapitalgrantsfornonprofits.Formoreinformation,visitwww.boettcherfoundation.org.

AboutColoradoBioScienceAssociation
TheCBSAisanotforprofitorganizationprovidingservicesandsupportforColorado's
growingbiosciencesindustry.Withmorethan350members,CBSAactivelyworksto
promotethegrowthoftheindustrybyworkingforabetterbusinessenvironment,growthe
state'sbiotechworkforce,fightforpoliciesthatsupportastrongbioscienceindustryinthestate,andspeakingwitha
singlevoiceonbehalfoftheindustry.Formoreinformation,visithttp://www.cobioscience.com.

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BrittanyCallahan,Marketing&MembershipManager
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