Thank you to the over 700 bioscience community executives that participated in BioWest 2008. A few highlights follow:

• Congratulations to Oberon FMR, Inc. (Idaho Springs, CO) the winner of the 2008 Dorsey & Whitney Venture Showcase Award. Oberon FMR is preparing to produce a cost-effective, sustainable protein meal to serve as a replacement ingredient for fish meal in the production of feeds for the aquaculture industry – a consumer of more than $4 billion in fish meal.

• Listen here for the Colorado Public Radio program where the six Venture Showcase finalists and Christine Shapard (to come) from the CBSA were interviewed.

• G. Steven Burrill, Burrill and Company presented a future vision for the life science industry that was challenging and at the same time provided….. Click here for Burrill’s presentation.

• Ernst & Young’s Washington Council partner Richard Meltzer has been a player in DC on federal health care issues for a long time. His presentation here provided the BioWest audience with an idea of what to expect from the new president, federal agencies and congress.

• Over 300 individuals attended the CBSA’s first ever career fair and met with 24 companies looking for employees. This was so successful that it will become an annual event.

 
 
Ü   November 2008 Sponsors of the Month

Ü 11/13/08 & 11/14/08  BioWest 2008
Ü 11/14/08  Colorado BioScience Association Career Fair

Ü CaridianBCT named 2008 Company of the Year
Ü Beacon Biotechnology awarded top honors
Ü Accera, Inc. Completes $35 Million Series C Financing
Ü Array BioPharma records net loss
Ü Replidyne dissolved in reverse merger
Ü GlobeImmune sees positive tests results
Ü N30 Pharma closes round of VC
Ü Array BioPharma Inc. announced positive results in its phase 2
Ü MBC Pharma Inc. Awarded a SBIR Phase II Grant
Ü New test detects staph infection within hours

2008 Bioscience Magazine Our 2008 edition of Bioscience Colorado Magazine recaps many important stories and information on the bioscience industry in Colorado. The Money Game: Seasoned entrepreneurs share insights into how they raised funds Colorado’s Bioscience Industry: By the Numbers Colorado Invests in the Biosciences 2008 Bioscience Companies and Resources Directory Ü Bioscience Colorado Magazine

CBSA Focus Newsletter The latest developments in Colorado's bioscience industry are available on a quarterly basis through CBSA's Focus Newsletter. Colorado BioScience Association Membership Getting Through to the Media CBSA's Membership Working for You Pilot Externship Program New Members Educating & Networking Ü CBSA Focus Newsletter Archive