The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is launching a new internship program with support from 11 founding employers and universities. The program aims to provide valuable internships for students and recruiting opportunities for companies. Intern recruitment will begin immediately and continue through early 2012, with the first interns expected to be placed by summer 2012. The participating employers represent various companies in the Denver area that are committed to engaging students and helping transition them into the workforce. The CBSA hopes the program will help generate an educated workforce and benefit both interns and employers.

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Colorado BioScience Association Launches Internship Program With Support
of 11 Area Employers and Universities
The Education Committee of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is launching its new Internship
Program with the support of 11 Founding Employers and the major universities in the state. Intern
recruitment begins immediately through early spring 2012, with the first interns expected to be placed in
positions by summer 2012.
Denver, CO, November 9, 2011 ‐ The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is launching its new Internship
Program with the support of 11 founding employers in the Denver area. The announcement is made by Holli
Riebel, CBSA President and CEO, who says: “Our education committee has been working diligently with our
member companies and universities for the past six months to develop a program that will be valuable to both
the student interns and participating companies as we go forward. We will begin intern recruitment
immediately through early spring 2012 with the first interns expected to be placed in positions by summer
2012."
Participating employers, at program launch, include:
 Allosource
 Amgen
 Baxa Corporation
 CaridianBCT, Becoming TerumoBCT
 Colorado BioScience Association
 Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development (CID4)
 GlobeImmune
 Merck
 Sandhill Scientific
 Sharklet Technologies
 Tolmar
"In addition to these 'founding employers,' we've had interest from yet another six companies. Our team has
been very pleased with the positive response from both employers and our universities," Mark Spiecker,
President & CEO of Sharklet Technologies and Chair of the CBSA Education Committee, explains. "Now more
than ever, there's an extreme need for university students to obtain real world experience, in addition to their
time in the classroom."
April Giles, CBSA Executive Vice President, adds, “Generating an educated and skilled workforce is essential to
our industry growth, and the CBSA industry partners launching our new Internship Program are taking the
important first step in effectively engaging students and bridging their transition from university study to the
business world. This is a win‐win for all concerned, with students gaining tremendous knowledge and
companies creating their next generation of talent. The CBSA is extremely excited and honored to be the
catalyst in bringing both parties together.”
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About Colorado BioScience Association
The CBSA is a not‐for‐profit organization providing services and support for Colorado's growing biosciences
industry. With more than 350 members, CBSA actively works to promote the growth of the industry by
working for a better business environment, grow the state's biotech workforce, fight for policies that support
a strong bioscience industry in the state and speak 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:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/COBioscience
LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=98468&trk=anet_ug_grppro
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/ColoradoBioScienceAssociation
News Feed: http://coloradobio.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/COBioscience
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Contacts:
April Giles, Executive Vice President, Colorado BioScience Association, 303‐592‐4071 or
agiles@cobioscience.com
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