The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has announced finalists for the \'Rising Star of the Year\' company award at its 2012 Awards Dinner Celebration -- Thursday, December 6, at the Hyatt Convention Center, 650 15th Street, Denver. Rising Star finalists include: InDevR, Inc., Boulder; Mosaic Biosciences, Aurora & Boulder; Sophono, Inc., Boulder; and Surefire Medical, Inc., Westminster.

1. Colorado BioScience Association Announces Finalists for 'Rising Star of the Year'
Company at its Annual Awards Celebration in December
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has announced finalists for the 'Rising Star of the Year' company
award at its 2012 Awards Dinner Celebration ‐‐ Thursday, December 6, at the Hyatt Convention Center, 650
15th Street, Denver. Rising Star finalists include: InDevR, Inc., Boulder; Mosaic Biosciences, Aurora &
Boulder; Sophono, Inc., Boulder; and Surefire Medical, Inc., Westminster.
Denver, CO, November 13, 2012 – Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has released the finalists for the
'Rising Star of the Year' company award at its Annual Awards Dinner Celebration ‐‐ Thursday, December 6, at
the Hyatt Convention Center, 650 15th Street, Denver. The announcement is made by April Giles, CBSA
President and CEO, who says finalists for this year's outstanding emerging company, 'Rising Star of the Year,'
include:
 InDevR, Inc. Boulder http://www.indevr.net
 Mosaic Biosciences Aurora & Boulder http://www.mosaicbio.com
 Sophono, Inc. Boulder http://www.sophono.com
 Surefire Medical Inc. Westminster http://www.surefiremedical.com
"Our Rising Star award is designated for an emerging company that has announced a major achievement
during the year," Giles explains. "We're so very proud of our younger bioscience companies in the state and
feel it's particularly important to showcase those companies experiencing an outstanding year. We had a
number of amazing nominees this year to consider in selecting the finalists, but only one company will win."
Additional awards announced at the dinner include: Lifetime Achievement, Company of the Year, Business
Partner of the Year, Educator of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and Chairman’s Award.
About the CBSA Annual Awards Dinner
The evening begins with a cocktail reception and dinner for ticket purchasers and sponsors. Emceed by Steffan
Tubbs, Morning Co‐Host on 850 KOA News Radio, the Celebration also includes Timothy Schultz, President and
Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation presenting the 2012 Class of Boettcher Investigators in the
Webb‐Waring Biomedical Research Program and a keynote address “Why Giving Matters,” by George Sparks,
President and CEO of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Tickets and Tables are on sale now: Individual Tickets: $150 each; Reserved Table for Eight: $1,250
(member)/$1,500 (non‐member). Register at http://www.cobioscience.com/events‐calendar/annual‐awards‐
dinner.
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About Colorado BioScience Association
The CBSA is a not‐for‐profit organization providing services and support for Colorado's bioscience industry.
With more than 350 members, CBSA actively works to promote the growth of the industry by advocating for a
better business environment, growing the state's biotech workforce, fighting for policies that support a strong
bioscience industry in the state, and speaking with a single voice on behalf of the industry. For more
information, visit http://www.cobioscience.com.
CBSA also is found on these social media sites:
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Contacts:
Mae Desaire, Director of Marketing, Colorado BioScience Association ‐ http://www.cobioscience.com – 720‐
382‐5918, mdesaire@cobioscience.com
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely Public Relations ‐ http://www.absolutelypr.com ‐ 303‐984‐
9801, maggie@absolutelypr.com