More than 40 exhibitors will be showcasing new technologies, products and services for 500+ attendees at the 2012 BioWest Conference & Expo, September 11, at the Marriott City Center, Denver. National Speakers Ginger Graham and Mike Huckman will provide the keynotes for the 9th BioWest organized by the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA).

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2012 BioWest Conference & Expo Showcases 40+ New Technologies, Products
and Services for the Region’s Robust Bioscience Industry
More than 40 exhibitors will be showcasing new technologies, products and services for 500+ attendees at
the 2012 BioWest Conference & Expo, September 11, at the Marriott City Center, Denver. National Speakers
Ginger Graham and Mike Huckman will provide the keynotes for the 9th BioWest organized by the Colorado
BioScience Association (CBSA).
Denver, CO, September 4, 2012 ‐ More than 40 exhibitors will be showcasing new technologies, products and
services at the 2012 BioWest Conference & Expo ‐‐ the Rocky Mountain Region’s premier medical device and
biotechnology conference ‐‐ organized by the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), September 11, at the
Marriott City Center, Denver. The announcement is made by CBSA Executive Vice President April Giles, who
says: “The companies participating in the exhibit area are each playing an important role in helping advance
the bioscience industry within the region. We’re very pleased to welcome them to our ninth BioWest event
and look forward to yet another exciting and successful conference.”
BioWest brings together more than 500 industry leaders, government representatives, executives,
researchers, investors and entrepreneurs from throughout the region. This year's national speakers for
BioWest include Ginger Graham of Harvard Business School and past president of Amylin Pharmaceuticals and
Mike Huckman former CNBC biopharma and medical device industry reporter‐turned‐PR pro.
BioWest provides the region's bioscience community opportunities to network, learn from one another and
collaborate to grow the industry. Exhibitors confirmed to date include:
ARAMARK Cleanroom Services http://www.aramark‐cleanroom.com
Biomedical Systems http://www.biomedsys.com
BiOptix http://www.bioptixinc.com
BSI Group America, Inc. http://www.bsiamerica.com
CARE Research LLC http://www.careresearchllc.com
CascadeTek http://www.cascadetek.com
CBIZ MHM http://www.cbiz.com/cbizmhm‐colorado
Charles River http://www.criver.com
CSU Ventures http://www.csuventures.org
Fisher Scientific http://www.fishersci.com
Fitzsimons Life Science District http://www.fitzscience.com
Flanders Investment & Trade – Belgium http://www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.com
Grafik9 http://www.grafik9.com
ISEC Incorporated http://www.isecinc.com
ITW Texwipe http://www.texwipe.com
The Jackson Laboratory http://www.jax.org
Just Animate Studio http://www.justanimatestudio.com
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LABS Inc. http://www.labs‐inc.org
Liquidyne http://www.liquidyneusa.com
Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com
Montana BioScience Alliance http://www.montanabio.org
National Jewish Health Advanced
Diagnostic Laboratories http://www.njlabs.org
NextGen Pharma Technologies, Inc. http://www.nextgenpharma.com
PCM Trials http://www.pcmtrials.com
Phase Three Product Development http://www.linkedin.com/company/phase‐three‐product‐development
Pozzetta Scientific http://www.pozzetta.com
Pre‐Clinical Research Services http://www.preclinicalresearch.com
Reglera http://www.reglera.com
Ricerca Biosciences http://www.ricerca.com
Robin Bond Media http://www.robinbondmedia.com
Technical Safety Services, Inc. http://www.techsafety.com
Thermo Fisher http://www.thermofisher.com
Toxikon http://www.toxikon.com
Ubiquity Group http://www.ubiquitygroup.com
University of Colorado Tech Transfer Office http://www.cu.edu/techtransfer
World Courier, Inc. http://www.worldcourier.com
BioWest will also include the popular Venture Showcase competition, where five finalists come together and
pitch their technologies and business plans in front of a live audience to a panel of bioscience experts and
venture capitalists. The winner, announced at the end of the conference day, will receive a $7,500 cash prize.
Finalists for the 2012 Venture Showcase competition are the following:
Flashback Technologies Inc. ‐ Longmont, CO ‐ http://www.flashbacktechnologies.com
KromaTiD ‐ Fort Collins, CO ‐ http://www.kromatid.com
Siva Therapeutics Inc. ‐ Boulder, CO ‐ http://www.sivatherapeutics.com
SuviCa Inc. ‐ Boulder, CO ‐ http://www.suvica.com
VetDC Inc. ‐ Fort Collins, CO ‐ http://www.vet‐dc.com
Sponsors for the 2012 BioWest Conference & Expo include: Founders Session Sponsor, Colorado Science +
Technology Park at Fitzsimons; Keynote Lunch Sponsor, Ernst & Young ; Venture Showcase Sponsors, Dorsey &
Whitney LLP, EKS&H, Metro Denver EDC; Track Sponsors, NextGen, Clinipace, Lonza, Sheridan Ross PC,
Emerson Consultants; Lanyard Sponsor, Cooley; Closing Reception Sponsor, Wells Fargo; Co‐track Sponsors,
Medical Center of the Rockies, National Jewish Health Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories, DaVita Clinical
Research; Conference Bag, CPC Clinical Research; Break Sponsor, BIO; and, General Conference Sponsors,
Amgen, Fisher Scientific, Inviragen, Johnson & Johnson, PhRMA and TerumoBCT.
About BioWest
BioWest is the Rocky Mountain region’s preferred venue for visiting and learning about the bioscience
industry. Registration for the conference includes breakfast, lunch and closing reception; Conference Tracks
with programs focusing on Business Development and Clinical Trials; the Venture Showcase competition; the
Exhibit Hall with over 40 exhibitors showcasing new technologies, products and services to attendees; and the
Poster Session featuring Boettcher Investigators in the Webb‐Waring Biomedical Research Program to
showcase earlier stage technologies from the region’s top research institutions. Link to the schedule:
http://www.cobioscience.com/biowest/schedule.
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Online registration for BioWest is available through Wednesday, September 5th, at
http://www.cobioscience.com/biowest/registration. The full conference is $325 for CBSA members; $400 for
non‐members. Expo Hall and reception only access is $125 for CBSA members and $150 for non‐members.
Student rates are $100 and a group discount (20%) is available for three or more from the same company or
organization ‐‐ contact Tracey Nilson, tnilson@cobioscience.com. Note: on‐site registration will be available
for BioWest, but rates increase to $350 for CBSA members; $425 non‐members.
About Colorado BioScience Association
The 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.
CBSA also is found on these social media sites:
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/COBioscience
LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=98468&trk=anet_ug_grppro
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/ColoradoBioScienceAssociation
News Feed: http://coloradobio.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/COBioscience
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/COBioscience
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Contacts:
Mae Desaire, Director of Marketing, Colorado BioScience Association ‐ http://www.cobioscience.com –
720‐382‐5918, mdesaire@cobioscience.com
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely Public Relations ‐ http://www.absolutelypr.com ‐ 303‐984‐
9801, maggie@absolutelypr.com