Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is partnering with the PrIME Health Collaborative (PrIME) to host the BioWest Pre-Event, the 2014 Digital Health Venture Showcase. The digital pre-event will be held the day before BioWest, September 9 (1 to 9 p.m.) at CSU Denver, 475 17th Street, 2nd Floor Atrium. Featuring a curated and vetted selection of pitches from the best and brightest Colorado digital health companies, finalists will vie for a share of $50,000 in prizes awarded by PrIME in partnership with the Colorado Health Foundation.

1. Colorado BioScience Association Partners with PrIME Health Collaborative to Offer a
BioWest 2014 Pre-Event, the Digital Health Venture Showcase
Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is partnering with the PrIME Health Collaborative (PrIME) to host
the BioWest Pre‐Event, the 2014 Digital Health Venture Showcase. The digital pre‐event will be held the day
before BioWest, September 9 (1 to 9 p.m.) at CSU Denver, 475 17th Street, 2nd Floor Atrium. Featuring a
curated and vetted selection of pitches from the best and brightest Colorado digital health companies,
finalists will vie for a share of $50,000 in prizes awarded by PrIME in partnership with the Colorado Health
Foundation.
Denver, CO, August 20, 2014 ‐‐ Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) for the first time is hosting a Pre‐Event to its
BioWest Conference line‐up, the 2014 Digital Health Venture Showcase in partnership with the PrIME Health
Collaborative (PrIME). The digital pre‐event (the final pitch event for the Finance Track of PrIME’s Digital Health
Challenge) will be held the day before BioWest, September 9 (1 to 9 p.m.) at CSU Denver, 475 17th Street, 2nd Floor
Atrium. The announcement is made by CBSA President & CEO April Giles, who says, “We're thrilled to announce this first
co‐hosted BioWest pre‐event in partnership with PrIME, a relatively new organization representing the dynamic
ecosystem of Digital Health companies in Colorado. We plan for a series of events exploring the emerging digital health
segment to follow in the future.”
This BioWest Pre‐Event features a curated, vetted selection of pitches from the best and brightest Colorado digital
health companies. These finalist companies will vie for a share of $50,000 in prizes awarded by PrIME in partnership
with the Colorado Health Foundation. Additionally, an evening Cocktail Reception will take place following the Venture
Showcase, which will provide an opportunity for the attendees of both the Digital Health Venture Showcase and the
BioWest conference. The reception is free to investors attending the Digital Health Venture Showcase. Others may
attend at a nominal fee of $25, by registering online at http://cobioscience.site‐ym.
com/events/event_details.asp?id=487688. For a downloadable Investors Dealbook, visit:
http://primehealthco.com/invest/.
Note: the final pitch event for the Access Track of PrIME’s ‘Digital Health Challenge @ Denver Startup Week’ is on
September 17th, where finalists will pitch live in front of a panel of health care executives and a group of more than 100
interested onlookers. For more information, visit: http://primehealthco.com/about/challenge/.
Investment in digital health technology companies is booming across the country, growing more than 100% annually and
now on pace to top $4 billion in investment nationwide in 2014. Further, Giles says: “Here in Colorado, we’re home to an
impressive cluster of more than 90 digital health companies, ranging from widely recognized names like iTriage (recent
$40M acquisition by Aetna) and Welltok (raised $50MM in 2013) to a host of exciting emerging companies that have
raised significant rounds of angel and seed funding.”
About the PrIME Health Collaborative
Founded in July of 2012, the PrIME Health Collaborative is a growing community of more than 450 health care
administrators, physicians, technologists, academics, entrepreneurs and investors improving health care
outcomes and reducing cost through the commercialization of emerging technologies. For more information, visit:
http://primehealthco.com/about/.
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About BioWest 2014 | September 10, 2014
The BioWest Conference is a one day event attended by more than 300 industry leaders, government representatives,
executives, researchers, investors and entrepreneurs.
The conference features speakers Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(her ‘Update on the FDA’ keynote will occur at 4:45 p.m.) and keynote panelists; Jandel Allen‐Davis, M.D., Vice
President, Government and External Relations, Kaiser Permanente Colorado; James Hill, Ph.D. is Professor of Pediatrics
and Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine; Len Tacconi, President, HMR Weight Management
Services Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co. Inc.; and Russell Slifer, Director, United States Patent & Trademark, Rocky
Mountain Regional Office. The full schedule of the day’s events is found at:
http://www.cobioscience.com/biowest/schedule.
Conference Registration is now open at http://www.CoBioScience.com/BioWest. Rates for members start at $325 and
$375 for non‐members and passes for the expo hall & reception only are $125 for members and $150 for non‐members.
Group rates are available for companies and organizations. The conference also includes an Exhibit Hall with over 40
exhibitors showcase new technologies, products and services to attendees.
About Colorado BioScience Association
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.
Media Credentials Request form:
http://www.cobioscience.com/BioWest%202014/Biowest2014_Media_Credentials_Form%20NotFillIn.pdf
CBSA also is found on these social media sites:
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LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=98468&trk=anet_ug_grppro
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Contacts:
Mae Desaire, Director of Marketing, Colorado BioScience Association ‐ http://www.cobioscience.com –
720‐382‐5918, mdesaire@cobioscience.com
Jake Rishavy, Co‐founder, PrIME Health Collaborative ‐ http://primehealthco.com ‐ 720‐231‐6542,
jake@primehealthco.com
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely Public Relations ‐ http://www.absolutelypr.com ‐ 303‐984‐9801,
maggie@absolutelypr.com