September 2, 2009 – 11:59 am
September’s Boulder Edition of the New Tech Meetup saw many familiar faces at the podium but fewer than normal attendees. For the first time in months, all attendees were welcomed to the Wolf Law building not only by DJ @biglifeline who was spinning one hit wonders for the night, but also an available seat. [...]
August 31, 2009 – 5:05 pm
On August 25 Metzger Associates, Holme Roberts and Owen LLP, and Investor Avenue.com presented the Summer InvestorAvenue Forum at Metzger’s Boulder offices. This invitation-only event featured ten startups – nine technology companies and a real estate development company – that each presented for five minutes. The audience was comprised of accredited investors, qualified purchasers, [...]
August 27, 2009 – 11:00 am
The organizers of the Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference (RMLIC) have announced the selection of the final 13 of the 30 total companies which will present at the event to be held September 17 in Denver. The event – co-hosted by the Colorado Bioscience Association (CBSA) and the Arizona BioIndustry Organization (AZBio) with [...]
August 21, 2009 – 8:09 am
Wednesday’s CBSA BioBreakfast offered insight into programs both inside and outside the University system designed to support the commercialization of bioscience technologies. Northern Colorado was showcased first with Todd Headly of the Colorado State University Technology Transfer Office speaking first. CSU has a unique approach to commercialization with Superclusters established in three specific [...]
August 18, 2009 – 3:05 pm
Former Sportscaster and current contributor to KUSA-TV’s “Colorado and Company” Mark McIntosh delighted the DaVinci Institute audience at August’s Startup Junkie Underground with an enthusiastic and energetic presentation of his three strategies to success in the face of adversity. According McIntosh life is “not about adversity” but rather “it’s the outcome.” A star [...]
August 12, 2009 – 5:12 pm
August’s Rockies Venture Club event offered brief presentations from two Colorado companies that have been successful in raising capital. BioDesix, presented by CFO Frank Ronchetti, recently launched its first commercial product VeriStrat, a blood-based diagnostic that falls under the umbrella of personalized medicine. The VeriStrat test identifies lung cancer patients who are likely to [...]
The main event at Tuesday night’s Boulder Denver New Tech Meetup (Boulder) was presentations from six companies in the 2009 TechStars class. With TechStar Investor Day coming Thursday, RockyRadar will wait until tomorrow to offer the company descriptions. But before TechStars took the stage, the crowd was introduced to an artist with work featured [...]
Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference (RMLIC) has selected 17 of the 30 companies that will present at its inaugural event that will take place on September 17 in Denver. The event – co-hosted by the Colorado Bioscience Association (CBSA) and the Arizona BioIndustry Organization (AZBio) with regional partners in Montana, Utah and New Mexico [...]
CBSA’s BioBreakfast on Wednesday brought together a panel to discuss the prospects for financing Life Science companies in the current economy. Moderated by Rusty Spinney of CaridianBCT, the panel discussed a wide range of issues while comparing the present climate to the financing environment of just a few years ago. The panelists were:
Dr. [...]
July’s Colorado Cleantech Initiative meeting began with Trent Yang providing an overview of The Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI, pronounced “racy”) which was formerly known as the CU Energy Initiative. Yang serves as the Entrepreneurship and Business Development Director for the Institute and brings experience from the venture capital arena. The goal [...]
