Colorado BioScience Association

We’re less than one week away from CBSA's 2026 Rocky Mountain Life Sciences Investor & Partnering Conference Presented by BioMed Realty, September 30–October 2 in Vail.

A record group of attendees will join us in Vail, including close to 50 vetted, investment-ready companies will present opportunities across biotech, pharma, medical device, diagnostics, digital health, animal health, and ag bio.

The conference brings together investors, strategic partners, founders, and company leaders to build new connections, exchange ideas, and advance the growth and impact of health innovation across Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West. General registration is sold out. Qualified investors may still apply for complimentary registration.

Investor Registration Form: https://cobioscience.com/investor-survey/

Learn more: https://cobioscience.com/networking-events/rocky-mountain-life-sciences-investor-partnering-conference/

Please join us in welcoming Alex Delaney to Colorado BioScience Association as our new Member Success Manager.

Alex brings experience spanning entrepreneurship, technology consulting, and nearly a decade of nonprofit leadership focused on mentorship, youth advocacy, and community engagement. Most recently, he served as Director of Coaching for Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club.

At CBSA, Alex will focus on delivering outstanding value for our members and sponsors. He will lead member onboarding, strengthen the overall member experience, help members make the most of their CBSA benefits and connections, and oversee event operations across our programs and signature events.

We’re pleased to welcome Alex to the team and look forward to introducing him to members across Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem.

Meet the CBSA Team:
https://cobioscience.com/meet-cbsa/our-team/

Colorado stands out for its convergence across innovation industries, including life sciences, quantum, space, advanced sensing, and other high-growth sectors.

On September 17, CBSA President & CEO Elyse Blazevich will join leaders from Elevate Quantum, the Colorado Space Coalition, and the NSF ASCEND Engine for a fireside chat at Innosphere’s Innovation After Hours, following a keynote from the Milken Institute.

Together, they’ll explore how Colorado’s research strengths, highly skilled talent, advanced technologies, and collaborative culture create opportunities to accelerate discovery, attract investment, and grow companies.

📅 Thursday, September 17 | 4:00–5:40 p.m. MT
📍The Legacy Building at the National Western Center, Denver

Register: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/3x9nvuq/lp/8a74dc36-f510-4abb-9b96-399389f83179

Innovation After Hours: Signature Edition: Feat. The Milken Institute & Colorado Innovation Council The Milken Institute, author of the Best Performing Cities report, headlines Innosphere's flagship Innovation After Hours this September at The Legacy Building, sponsored by FBT Gibbons. Hundreds of Colorado's economic leaders will gather as Milken delivers a data-driven keynote benchmarking our sta...

Join CBSA on September 10 for Thought Leadership Series: Navigating Reimbursement, an interactive discussion designed to help companies strengthen their approach to:

• Payer engagement

• Coding, coverage, and payment pathways

• Market access planning

• Reimbursement strategy across development stages

For life sciences founders and executive teams, addressing those questions early can strengthen investor readiness and inform smarter development decisions.

The program is designed for biotech, pharma, medical device, diagnostics, and digital health companies, along with investors and strategic partners.

🗓️ Thursday, September 10 | 2:00–6:00 p.m. MT

📍 Polsinelli | Denver

This high-value event, sponsored by Polsinelli, is complimentary for CBSA Members. It will be time well spent! Please consider joining us.

Register Now: https://events.cobioscience.com/en/fk3ZBIM7/thought-leadership-series-navigating-reimbursements-5a2HVulcIld/overview

A special benefit for Colorado BioScience Association Members: Save 20% on registration for CDMO Live Americas, October 20–21 in Boston.

The event brings together 350+ biopharma professionals and 60+ CDMO partners for focused conversations on external manufacturing, CMC, tech transfer, scale-up, supply chain resilience, regulatory readiness, and more.

CBSA members: Use code CBSA20 to save 20%.

Learn more and download the agenda: https://lnkd.in/gpqnnYVB

Help Colorado BioScience Association celebrate the bold ideas, breakthrough achievements, and collaborations advancing health innovation and improving and saving lives. Nominations are open for five of the most anticipated honors presented at CBSA’s 23rd Annual Awards Celebration Presented by KBI Biopharma.

• Company of the Year
• Rising Star of the Year
• Building Momentum
• Excellence in Manufacturing
• Educator of the Year

Nominate Colorado companies and people driving meaningful progress across Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem and plan to join us for an evening of celebration and inspiration.

🗓️ Thursday, November 12, 2026
📍 Seawell Ballroom, Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Submit your nomination: https://go.pardot.com/l/1110743/2026-07-30/3h77by
Secure your table before the event sells out: https://cobioscience.my.site.com/s/event-details?event=a2HVu00000d7rdr
Learn more about the event: https://cobioscience.com/networking-events/awards-celebration/
Meet our 2025 honorees: https://cobioscience.com/colorado-bioscience-association-honors-2025-life-sciences-leaders-at-22nd-annual-awards-celebration-presented-by-agc-biologics/

2025 Award Winners Shown in Photos:
Company of the Year – Umoja Biopharma
Rising Star of the Year – Ambrosia Biosciences
Building Momentum – BioMed Realty
Excellence in Manufacturing – Agilent Technologies
Educator of the Year – Katherine Goodman, Ph.D., University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz

We are pleased to welcome Silvana DelPiccolo as Executive Director of Colorado BioScience Institute.

Silvana brings direct experience building life sciences workforce programs, partnerships, and funding strategies at the nation’s largest state-level life sciences trade organization.

She co-founded Biocom Generation STEAM and has spent more than 14 years connecting employers, educators, students, and communities with opportunities in life sciences. Biocom is the nation’s largest state-level life sciences trade organization, based in California.

Now, the Colorado native brings that experience home to accelerate the talent development pipeline for our fast-growing ecosystem.

Read the News Release: https://www.cobioinstitute.org/news/colorado-bioscience-institute-names-silvana-delpiccolo-executive-director/

CBSA President & CEO Elyse Blazevich represented Colorado’s life sciences community at a roundtable with U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen, convened by HealthyWomen, on genetically targeted therapies and the bipartisan MINI Act.

Breakthrough medicines can take 10–15 years and more than $1 billion to reach patients. That long development runway requires regulatory predictability and sustained government support for research and innovation.

“We want Colorado to compete for and lead the scientific innovation that will define medicine in the coming decades,” says Blazevich.

CBSA thanks Reps. Pettersen and Gabe Evans for their bipartisan leadership on the MINI Act and their commitment to policies that support long-term innovation and patient access.

Join the leaders driving Colorado’s life sciences community forward!

CBSA is accepting applications for several visionary and impactful leaders to join our Board of Directors and help shape the future of life sciences in Colorado.

Our Board brings together executives, entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, and sector leaders to grow Colorado’s life sciences community and strengthen our position as a leading hub for health innovation. Board members provide strategic and fiduciary leadership, shape CBSA priorities, advance governance and committee work, champion Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem, and leverage their expertise, relationships, influence, and support to strengthen CBSA and the Colorado BioScience Institute.

Applications are reviewed annually by our Nominating Committee, with a final slate approved each December.

Applications will close on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. MT.

Learn More + Apply: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=asDNhvtMdkKktKwY90v8_2UzXJfNTpRFozac-ac2gBlUOTBZSTVINDZZWkdXSklGRzQ2T1daNFVKQy4u

Meet Our Current Board Members: https://cobioscience.com/meet-cbsa/board-of-directors/