ColoradoBioScienceAssociationAppointsFourIndustryLeaderstoBoardofDirectors

FourindustryexecutiveswerenamedtotheColoradoBioScienceAssociation(CBSA)BoardofDirectorsatits 2012AnnualAllMemberMeeting.NewCBSAdirectorappointmentsincludeJamesChomas,Ph.D.,Founder& CEO,SurefireMedical;ScottDeeter,President&CEO,VentriaBioscience;BrentFassett,Partner,CooleyLLP;and KerryIngalls,VicePresidentofColoradoOperations,Amgen.

Denver,COApril5,2012TheColoradoBioScienceAssociation(CBSA)appointedfournewboardmembersatits 2012AnnualAllMemberMeetingheldattheWestinWestminster,Westminster,CO,yesterday.Theannouncementis madejointlybySteveOrndorff,Ph.D.,ChairpersonoftheBoardofDirectorsandHolliRiebel,CBSAPresident&CEOof CBSA. NewlyappointedCBSAboardmembersinclude: JamesChomas,Ph.D.,Founder&CEO,SurefireMedicalWestminstersurefiremedical.com ScottDeeter,President&CEO,VentriaBioscienceFortCollinswww.ventria.com BrentFassett,Partner,CooleyLLPBroomfieldwww.cooley.com KerryIngalls,VicePresidentofColoradoOperations,AmgenBoulder/Longmontwww.amgen.com Riebelsays:"CBSAsboardisaprestigiousgroupofindustryleaderscomprisedofrepresentativesofbiotechnology, medicaldevice,diagnostic,pharmaceutical,healthcareproviders,researchinstitutionsandthosebusinessesthat providecriticalservicesandproductstobiosciencecompanies.Boardmemberscommittoathreeyeartermtosupport CBSAsmissiontosupporttheregionalbiosciencecommunitythroughadvocacy,resourcesandadvancementof opportunitiesforcollaboration.CBSAboardmembersworkinpartnershipwithstafftosupportthedriveand determinationofover600Coloradobiosciencecompaniesthatworktoimproveliveslocallyandaroundtheworld." OnbehalfoftheBoardofDirectors,Iwouldliketothanktheretiringelevendirectorsfortheirserviceandwelcomethe fournewappointees,Orndorffstated.SpecialrecognitionwasgiventoNorwoodRobbforservingontheboardforten years.TheExecutiveOfficers,inadditiontoOrndorff,isnowinstatedasDerekCole,BoardViceChair,VicePresident, InvestorRelations&CorporateCommunications,ARCABiopharma;JimWilson,BoardTreasurer,SeniorAuditManager, Ernst&Young;andJohnDunning,BoardSecretary,President&CEO,ClarimedixInc. ReappointmentsofCBSAboardmembersinclude: LisaDrake,DirectorGovernmentAffairs,Monsantowww.monsanto.com DickHinson,SeniorVicePresident,AuroraEconomicDevelopmentCouncilwww.auroraedc.com RickJory,PresidentandCEO,SandhillScientific,Incwww.sandhillsci.com(PastBoardChair) MarkLupa,Partner,HighCountryVenturehighcountryventure.com SteveOrndorff,PresidentandCEO,ArielPharmaceuticalsarielpharma.com(BoardChair) MarkSpiecker,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,SharkletTechnologieswww.sharklet.com(EducationCommitteeChair) DanWittenberg,Partner,Snell&WilmerLLPwww.swlaw.com(PublicPolicyCommitteeChair) LinktotheCBSA2012BoardMemberprofiles:http://www.cobioscience.com/aboutus/boardofdirectors More

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BoettcherFoundationwww.boettcherfoundation.org ColoradoScience+TechnologyParkatFitzsimonswww.fitzscience.com ColoradoStateUniversitywww.colostate.edu Dorsey&Whitneywww.dorsey.com FisherScientificwww.fishersci.com ColoradoOfficeofEconomicDevelopmentandInternationalTradewww.advancecolorado.com UniversityofColoradowww.colorado.edu Cooleywww.cooley.com Ernst&Youngwww.ey.com PhRMAwww.phrma.org Amgenwww.amgen.com LABSInc.www.labsinc.org Merckwww.merck.com Snell&Wilmerwww.swlaw.com ColoradoSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenterwww.coloradosbdc.org FaegreBakerDanielsLLPwww.faegrebd.com MetroDenverEconomicDevelopmentCorporationwww.metrodenver.org Pfizerwww.pfizer.com PolsinelliShughartwww.polsinelli.com SheridanRosswww.sheridanross.com SoutheastBusinessPartnershipwww.sebp.org TerumoBCTwww.terumobct.com Baxawww.baxa.com EideBaillywww.eidebailly.com EKS&Hwww.eksh.com GlaxoSmithKlinewww.gsk.com Genentechwww.gene.com Johnson&Johnsonwww.jnj.com RocheCustomBiotechwww.rocheappliedscience.com SomaLogicwww.somalogic.com TOLMARtolmar.com TheWrightGroup/Travelerswww.twgservices.com/www.travelers.com

AboutColoradoBioScienceAssociation TheCBSAisanotforprofitorganizationprovidingservicesandsupportforColorado'sbioscienceindustry.Withmore than350members,CBSAactivelyworkstopromotethegrowthoftheindustrybyadvocatingforabetterbusiness environment,growingthestate'sbiotechworkforce,fightingforpoliciesthatsupportastrongbioscienceindustryinthe state,andspeakingwithasinglevoiceonbehalfoftheindustry.Formoreinformation,visitwww.cobioscience.com. CBSAalsoisfoundonthesesocialmediasites:

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