Monthly Archives: February 2010

CBSA Panel Discusses Medical Device Approval Process

CBSA’s BioBreakfast on Wednesday discussed the FDA approval process from a Medical Device Perspective. The panel discussion focused on the changing rules and attitudes that could affect medical device approval moving forward. Panelists at the event were:

Mark Holmes, CaridianBCT, VP of Regulatory and Government Affairs
Keith Martin, Medtronic Navigation, Senior Director Quality Systems and [...]

The Week Ahead: Feb 22 – Mar 1

Entrepreneurs Unplugged returns to kick off the week featuring Krista Marks, CEO and co-founder of Kerpoof. Tuesday offers a Colorado Clean Tech Initiative while Wednesday morning brings a CBSA Biobreakfast. Wednesday also offers a discussion of Patent Law for Entrepreneurs offered by the Rockies Venture Club. Another clean tech event is on [...]

Graphic.ly Acquires iFanboy

Graphic.ly announced its acquisition of iFanboy today. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Graphic.ly, a 2009 Boulder TechStars alum now headed by Micah Baldwin, seeks to create the iTunes of digital comics including a store to purchase comics and related materials, digital delivery optimized for reading on a computer or mobile [...]

The Week Ahead – Feb 15 – Feb 22

The week begins with a DaVinci Intitute event discussing Board Composition. Tuesday brings a Denver meeting of New Tech Meetup which as usual will offer five presenters, but in this edition attendees will help to tackle the problem of at least one of the presenters. Wednesday sees a CORE Sustainability Breakfast providing a [...]

February New Tech Meetup – Boulder

The Boulder edition of New Tech Meetup got off to an entertaining start featuring a fireside discussion between Robert Reich and Jason Calacanis who was in town for the first Boulder Open Angel Forum. Calacanis started the Open Angel Forum in response to Angel groups that charge companies to present, a practice he is [...]

The Week Ahead: Feb 8 – Feb 15

Tuesday provides a Rockies Venture Club event focusing on Filtrbox as a case study from startup to exit. Wednesday offers the 8th edition of always popular and entertaining Ignite Boulder hosted at the Boulder Theater. For the clean tech enthusiasts, Thursday sees a Green Tech Meetup at CU Boulder.

Red Door Panel Discusses Social Media and the Customer Lifecycle

Red Door Interactive convened its first panel of 2010 to discuss the use of social media to accelerate the customer lifecycle. Moderator Scott Esmond of Red Door prompted the panel to discuss the impact of social media at each stage of the customer lifecycle: acquisition, conversion, and retention/loyalty.
The panelists at the event were:

Tony Felice: [...]

The Founder Institute Comes to Denver

The Founder Institute, a incubator program started by Adeo Ressi of The Funded, announced it is coming to Denver this spring with a four-month program beginning in April. Like many startup incubators, the Founder Institute offers a variety or programming including structured training classes and access to experienced mentors to support new entrepreneurs. [...]

CID4 Launches to Support Early Stage Life Science Companies

The Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development (CID4) announced its official launch yesterday. The goal of CID4, a not-for-profit entity formed in 2009, is to bridge the gap between basic research, which is usually grant funded, and product commercialization in the life science industry. CID4 was formed through a collaboration of [...]

The Week Ahead: Feb 1 – Feb 8

The week begins with a DaVinci event discussion the Future of Television and Telephony. Tuesday brings a Red Door Interactive panel discussing the use of social media to accelerate the customer lifecycle in the morning in Denver, while Tuesday evening offers a New Tech Meetup in Boulder. Wednesday and Thursday provide a workshop [...]