The 2014 BioWest Conference & Expo will be held on September 10th in Denver, Colorado, showcasing new technologies, products and services from over 40 exhibitors for its 300+ attendees. The keynote speaker will be FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. The one-day event will feature presentations from industry leaders, researchers, and entrepreneurs. Exhibitors will demonstrate their innovations in the Expo Hall.

1. BioWest Expo Showcases New Technologies, Products & Services for 300+
Attendees; Features FDA Commissioner Hamburg as Lead Keynote
Exhibitors will be showcasing new technologies, products and services for 300+ attendees at the 2014
BioWest Conference & Expo, September 10, at the Marriott City Center, Denver. Keynote speakers include
Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Russell Slifer,
Director, United States Patent & Trademark, Rocky Mountain Regional Office.
Denver, CO, September 2, 2014 ‐‐ Exhibitors will be showcasing up to 40 new technologies, products and services at the
2014 BioWest Conference & Expo, the Rocky Mountain Region’s premier medical device and biotechnology conference
organized by the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA). The announcement is made by CBSA President & CEO April
Giles, who says: “The 2014 BioWest Conference and Expo has an amazing line up of keynotes, CEO presentations and
offers a wide variety of products and services on display in the Expo Hall. This year, the Expo Hall will have added energy
and excitement with the C‐Level Unplugged interviews on center stage and the Venture Showcase winner
announcement and check presentation.”
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 keynote speakers Margaret A. Hamburg,
M.D., Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and keynote panelists; Jandel Akeynote llen‐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., moderated by Steve VanNurden, President & CEO,
Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority; and Russell Slifer, Director, United States Patent & Trademark, Rocky Mountain
Regional Office.
Additional Program Segments include:
 C‐Level Unplugged: Conversation with Top Level Leadership
 Colorado Companies: From Concept to Market featuring three of Colorado’s Top BioScience CEOs
 BioTalks: Big Bold Innovative Ideas
 Venture Showcase: Three emerging life science companies present to a panel of investors for a $7,500 Venture
Showcase cash prize
The full schedule of the day’s events is found at: http://www.cobioscience.com/biowest/schedule.
Exhibitors confirmed to date include:
Aerotek http://www.aerotek.com
AIT Bioscience http://aitbioscience.com
B Braun OEM Division http://www.bbraunusa.com
CARE Research http://www.careresearchllc.com
Cascade TEK http://www.cascadetek.com
CEA Medical Manufacturing http://www.ceatechnologies.com
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CHI Institute for Research and Innovation http://www.catholichealthinit.org/chi‐institute‐for‐research‐and‐innovation‐ciri
Colorado Innovation Network (COIN) http://www.coloradoinnovationnetwork.com
DaVita Clinical Research http://www.davitaclinicalresearch.com
Design Solutions, Inc. http://www.design‐solutions.com
EJ BioMed http://www.eldonjames.com
Evergreen Research http://www.evergreenresearch.com
Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority http://www.fitzscience.com
H+L Architecture http://www.hlarch.com
Injectech http://www.injectech.net
KBI Biopharma http://www.kbibiopharma.com
Limtronik http://www.limtronik.de/en/
Montana BioScience Alliance http://www.montanabio.org
National Jewish Health http://www.nationaljewish.org
Olympus Scientific Solutions http://www.olympus‐ims.com
Pozzetta Scientific http://www.pozzettascientific.com
Pre‐Clinical Research Services, Inc. http://www.preclinicalresearch.com
Sartorius http://www.sartorius.com
Shopp Nonclinical Consulting LLC http://www.shoppnonclin.com
Stemgent Asterand https://www.stemgent.com
Technical Safety Services http://www.techsafety.com
Ubiquity Group http://ubiquitygroup.com
University of Colorado Tech Transfer Office http://cu.edu/techtransfer
Vention Medical http://www.ventionmedical.com
Wake Forest Innovations http://www.wakeforestinnovations.com
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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. Conference Sponsors include: AdvaMed, Amgen, BIO,
BioFrontiers Institute, DePuy Synthes, DaVita Clinical Research, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Dohmen Life Science Services, EY,
Evergreen Research, Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority, Fisher Scientific, Metro Denver EDC, The Mead Consulting
Group, Quintiles, SomaLogic, Sheridan Ross PC, Square 1 Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, TerumoBCT
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.
CBSA also is found on these social media sites:
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/COBioscience #BioWest2014
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
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely Public Relations ‐ http://www.absolutelypr.com ‐ 303‐984‐9801, maggie@absolutelypr.com