ColoradoBioScienceAssociationpartnerswithtwooftheStatesEconomicDevelopmentEntitiesto PromoteColoradosStrengthsatAdvaMed2013

RepresentativesfromtheColoradoBioScienceAssociation,theColoradoSpringsRegionalBusinessAllianceandthe MetroDenverEconomicDevelopmentCorporationwillshowcaseColoradosmedicaldeviceanddiagnosticsectors duringthe2013AdvaMed:TheMedTechConferenceinWashingtonD.C.,September2325. Denver,CO,September20,2013RepresentativesfromtheColoradoBioScienceAssociation(CBSA),theColorado SpringsRegionalBusinessAllianceandtheMetroDenverEconomicDevelopmentCorporationwillshowcaseColorados medicaldeviceanddiagnosticsectorsduring'AdvaMed2013:TheMedTechConference,'September2325,in Washington,D.C.TheannouncementismadebyAprilGiles,CBSAPresident&CEO,whosaysmorethan1,000industry expertsandthoughtleaderswillparticipateinover40educationalpanelsandexecutiveworkshopsduringtheevent, includingthefollowingCBSAmembers: MetroDenverEconomicDevelopmentCorporation,http://www.metrodenver.org ColoradoSpringsRegionalBusinessAlliance,http://www.coloradospringsbusinessalliance.com BaxterInternationalInc.,http://www.baxter.com CardinalHealth,http://www.cardinal.com CEAMedicalManufacturing,http://www.ceatechnologies.com Covidien,http://www.covidien.com C.R.Bard,Inc.,http://www.bardmedical.com DePuySynthes,http://www.depuysynthes.com EY,http://www.ey.com Johnson&Johnson,http://www.jnj.com MBioDiagnostics,Inc.,http://www.mbiodx.com Medtronic,http://www.medtronic.com SiliconValleyBank,http://www.svb.com SocietyofPhysicianEntrepreneurs(SoPE),http://www.sopenet.org St.Renatus,LLC,http://www.strenatus.com TerumoBCT,http://www.terumobct.com TheConafayGroup,http://www.conafaygroup.com ThiswillbetheCBSAsseventhyearparticipatingintheAdvaMedConferenceandeachyearthepotentialconnections andopportunitytoshowcaseColoradosmedicaldeviceanddiagnosticindustriesbecomesevenmoreabundant,said Giles.OverthelastfiveyearsColoradotechnologyandcompanieshavereceivedover$600millionininvestment capitalandthelifesciencecommunityisgarneringnationalattractionforitscontinuedsuccess.Wealsocontinuetobe rankedasthe6thlargestmedicaldeviceclusterinthenationwithover340medicaldevice,diagnosticandinstruments companies.Coloradoispositionedasaleaderinthissectorandthisconferenceprovidesusanopportunitytopromote thestate. TheColoradoteamatAdvaMed2013islookingforwardtosharingthevastopportunitiesthatColoradohastoofferthe medicaldeviceanddiagnosticcompaniesthatarelookingtoeitherexpandorrelocatetheiroperations.Themedical devicesectorisalsothefastestgrowingbiosciencesectorinthestate. More

 Page2 AbouttheAdvaMed2013 AdvaMed2013istheleadingMedTechConferenceinNorthAmerica,bringingmorethan1,000companiestogetherina uniquelymultifacetedenvironmentforbusinessdevelopment,capitalformation,innovativetechnologyshowcasing, worldclasseducationalopportunities,andnetworking.Visithttp://www.advamed2013.com AboutMetroDenverEconomicDevelopmentCorporation TheMetroDenverEDC,anaffiliateoftheDenverMetroChamberofCommerce,isthenationsfirstandonlytruly regionaleconomicdevelopmententityinwhichmanyareaeconomicdevelopmentgroupshavejoinedtogetherto represent,andfurther,theinterestsofanentireregion.Ourpartnersinclude70cities,counties,andeconomic developmentorganizationsinthesevencountyMetroDenverandtwocountyNorthernColoradoregion.Visit: http://www.metrodenver.org AbouttheColoradoSpringsRegionalBusinessAlliance TheColoradoSpringsRegionalBusinessAllianceexiststoprovideabetterqualityoflifeforourcitizens.Weworkto maintainaneconomicallydiverseeconomythatcreatesandretainsgoodpayingjobs.Ourgoalistohelpourregions averageREALpercapitawageincreaseatagreaterpacethanduringthepastdecade;tobringourunemploymentrate towithinahalfpercentageofourstateaverage;tomaintainouraffordabilityasamarketplace;andtohaveour regionalworkforcegrowbymorethan25,000peopleinthenextfiveyears.Visit http://www.coloradospringsbusinessalliance.com AboutColoradoBioScienceAssociation CelebratingtenyearsofsupportingtheBioscienceIndustryinColoradoin2013,theCBSAisanotforprofitorganization providingservicesandsupportforColorado'sbioscienceindustry.Withmorethan350members,CBSAactivelyworksto promotethegrowthoftheindustrybyadvocatingforabetterbusinessenvironment,growingthestate'sbiotech workforce,fightingforpoliciesthatsupportastrongbioscienceindustryinthestate,andspeakingwithasinglevoiceon behalfoftheindustry.Formoreinformation,visithttp://www.cobioscience.com CBSAalsoisfoundonthesesocialmediasites: Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/COBioscience LinkedInGroup:http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=98468&trk=anet_ug_grppro FacebookFanPage:http://www.facebook.com/ColoradoBioScienceAssociation NewsFeed:http://coloradobio.blogspot.com YouTubeChannel:http://www.youtube.com/COBioscience Pinterest:http://pinterest.com/COBioscience Tumblr:http://cobioscience.tumblr.com Contacts: MaeDesaire,DirectorofMarketing,ColoradoBioScienceAssociationhttp://www.cobioscience.com 7203825918,mdesaire@cobioscience.com MaggieChamberlinHolben,APR,AbsolutelyPublicRelationshttp://www.absolutelypr.com3039849801, maggie@absolutelypr.com