CBSA Announces Finalists for 2014 ‘Company of the Year’ and ‘Rising Star’ of the Year Awards

The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has chosen the finalists for the 2014 “Company of the Year” and “Rising Star” Awards, which they will present during the Annual Awards Dinner held on Thursday, November 6, at the Marriott City Center, 1701 California Street, Denver, CO. The announcement is made by April Giles, CBSA President and CEO, who says the finalists selected are companies that have made successful achievements over the past year, showing the promise and breadth of the industry in the state. The winner of each award will be announced during the November 6th event.

Company of the Year Finalists: 

This award is designated for an established company that has announced a significant advancement within the year.

AlloSource - Centennial - http://www.allosource.org

Mountainside Medical - Boulder - http://mountainsidemed.com

Spectranetics - Colorado Springs - http://www.spectranetics.com

Rising Star of the Year Finalists: 

This award is designated for an emerging company that has announced an achievement within the year.

JustRight Surgical - Boulder - http://www.justrightsurgical.com

Silvergate Pharmaceuticals - Greenwood Village - http://www.silvergatepharma.com

Virocyt - Boulder - http://virocyt.com

In addition to Company of the Year and Rising Star, this year’s Bioscience Industry Awards also include:

* Lifetime Achievement
* Institute Leadership
* Business Partner of the Year
* Educator of the Year
* Volunteer of the Year
* Chairman’s Award

The Awards Dinner, emceed by 850 KOA Morning News Anchor Steffan Tubbs, will begin with a cocktail reception followed by dinner and a dynamic program. CBSA will first recognize those companies and individuals who are making a significant difference in Colorado’s vibrant bioscience industry. The Boettcher Foundation will then present the 2014 Class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program. The event closes with a keynote address by Olympic cycling medalist and Parkinson’s survivor Davis Phinney. 

Phinney, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2000 at the age of 40, founded the Boulder-based Davis Phinney Foundation in 2004. Today, Phinney is both a role model in the cycling community and an inspiration to the estimated 1.5 million Americans and estimated 10 million worldwide who are currently living with the disease. Tens of thousands of people living with this disease have been directly touched by one of the Davis Phinney Foundation programs or through Davis Phinney’s inspirational message: “it is possible to live well with Parkinson’s today.” For more information, visit: http://www.davisphinneyfoundation.org and http://www.medtronicdbs.com/parkinsons/personal-stories/davis-phinney/index.htm.

Tickets for the Awards Dinner are available for purchase at the CBSA website. Individual tickets are $150. Tables (8 seats) are available for $1,250 for CBSA members and $1,500 for non-CBSA members. Please note: the Awards Dinner was a sellout event last year, so do not delay securing arrangements. Visit: http://www.cobioscience.com/events-calendar/awards-dinner-2014.

Sponsorships for the Awards Dinner are also still available. Those interested in sponsorships should contact Tracey Nilson at tnilson@cobioscience.com no later than close of business Friday, October 24. Sponsors, as of the date of this release, include: Boettcher Foundation; Cooley, LLP; Fisher Scientific, Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority, Medtronic and Terumo BCT.

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