13
Jun
2008
Follow Me on the BIO2008 Blog!
Posted in My Rants
And the new BIO2008 blog, BioOnTheRoad, is off to the races (http://BioOnTheRoad.org). I will be blogging there for the next week covering the BIO2008 conference live from San Diego. There will also be a blog feed to the conference homepage at http://BIO2008.org. Where appropriate I will cross blog certain posts. Right now you can subscribe [...]
12
Jun
2008
CLSDF: Subscriber Growth Update
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I am excited to announce CLSDF has added another 100 subscribers; the blog is now north of 500, passing the 400 mark only 3 months ago in March. My infinite appreciation to all of you for subscribing, your feedback (both positive and negative) is treasured and motivating.
If you find CLSDF to be of continuing value [...]
10
Jun
2008
Colorado life scientist’s and life science companies have recently been appearing left and right in the national spotlight, first in Popular Science then in Newsweek and now…Did you happen to catch 60 Minutes this past Sunday night? If not, the segment on Howard Hughes and how the Howard Hughes Medical Institute came to fruition featured [...]
04
Jun
2008
$76.1M From NIH to Fund CCTSI
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Congratulations to the University of Colorado Denver for receiving a $76.1M five-year grant from the NIH designed to accelerate scientific discovery towards commercialized products, improve patient health and fulfill the critical need to train the next generation of clinical and translational researchers. These goals and more are to be achieved within the virtual walls of [...]
22
May
2008
CLSDF: Gone Fishin’, Back June 2nd
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That’s right we here at CLSDF are closing up shop for the week, it is time for a little R&R, but not too much. We have an ambitious schedule planned starting with an Egyptian excursion to the Pyramids, the Great Wall, Shanghai and Beijing, the Taj Mahal, Dehli and the Sariska tiger reserve, Machu Picchu, [...]
09
May
2008
BioBootCamp Day 1: Getting In Shape
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It was buzz cuts and pushups, nuts and bolts, project management and IP protection, reimbursement and regulatory, & compliance and management teams all crammed into Day 1 of BioBootCamp, whoa, I am exhausted and we are only half-way through. Yes sir! Not only has the content been fantastic and the presenters polished, motivated and interactive [...]
07
May
2008
Though still over a month away I am gearing up for BI0 2008 and yes blogging is part of the plan however, I will be posting ‘tweets’ via Twitter documenting my live experiences throughout the entire conference, as opposed to regular blog posts that I will get to at the end of the days. Twitter [...]
01
May
2008
It is one week to go till BioBootCamp 2008 begins…are you ready to get your life-science start-up or start-up ideas in shape? Have you applied to attend? BioBootCamp is more than a 2-day business seminar, it is designed to help you jump start your new life science idea or company, this experience will provide you [...]
30
Apr
2008
Bard Center Needs Your Help!
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Two MBA students at the University of Colorado, Bard Center for Entrepreneurship are examining how their institution may better support the Colorado life science ecosystem via the delivery of specifically tailored graduate degrees, certificates and continuing education offerings that may ultimately empower, improve and expand the local workforce.
Kindly set aside five minutes of your time [...]
29
Apr
2008
The Technology Transfer Office at the University of Colorado is seeking an entry-level Life Sciences Licensing Associate for its office at the Anschutz Medical Campus. The License Associate identifies, solicits, and evaluates invention disclosures for patent and market potential, and marketing technologies to commercial partners and tracks and develops a portfolio of associated intellectual property. [...]
27
Apr
2008
SBIR/STTR Bill Passes in House
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Lest you think the Colorado Bioscience Association merely flexes its muscle in Colorado…think again. Denise Brown and Company weighed in with significant support on Capital Hill re: HR5819 or the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 369 to 43.
All Colorado Representatives (Diana DeGette, Mark Udall, John [...]
24
Apr
2008
It has been quite a journey for House Bill 08-1001 and today was graduation day; the Bill became law with the stroke of Governor Ritter’s pen!!! HB08-1001 a $26.5M package, sponsored by Rep. Jim Riesberg, (D-Greeley), and Sen. Bob Bacon, (D-Fort Collins), provides grants for five years to Colorado start-up companies and research institutions seeking [...]
16
Apr
2008
Biz-Plan Competition Feedback
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Friends Maggie Popesco, Ph.D. and Eric Hoffman, MS are students at the University of Colorado Denver Business School and have entered the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition. They are developing a business plan around a company (Evolve Biosciences) which will target non-therapeutic biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostic IP developed at Colorado universities. Currently, [...]
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