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2017 Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor and Partnering Conference Welcomes 40 Investors and Strategic PartnersColorado BioScience Association (CBSA) today announced the full list of investors and strategic partners set to hear company pitches at the 2017 Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor and Partnering Conference (RMLIPC) from 29 life science companies representing innovation from four Rocky Mountain states. The 2017 conference, to be held in Beaver Creek, Colo. on October 2 and 3, brings high-profile angel investors, venture capitalists, and representatives from large life science corporations to meet leaders from emerging and established life science companies from Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Utah. A total of 40 investor representatives will attend. April Giles, President and CEO of Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), said: "The Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor and Partnering Conference brings well-known investors from across the country to meet with our region's most innovative companies. We design this dynamic conference to highlight the breakthroughs coming out of our region. It gives investors and companies the opportunity to get to know each other through formal presentations and informal networking sessions in a relaxed mountain environment." The participating investment firms include:
Following a breakfast keynote presentation on bioscience and impact investing by Stephanie Gripne, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director of the Impact Finance Center, investors and partners will hear pitches from the 29 companies chosen to present. For the first time, the presenting companies include three publicly traded firms, ARCA Biopharma, miRagen and ProLung. Steve Lindseth, Senior Advisor at Triple Tree Capital Partners, will discuss the investment landscape for healthcare innovation from the investor perspective during the lunch keynote. The 2017 Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor and Partnering Conference, led by the Colorado BioScience Association in collaboration with associations in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico and Utah, will kick off with a cocktail networking reception at Beaver Creek's Park Hyatt Hotel on October 2, followed by a full day of company pitch presentations on October 3. A full agenda can be found online. Connect with CBSA: Twitter (News - Alert) @COBioscience, Facebook and LinkedIn Event hashtag: #RockyBioInvest About the Colorado BioScience Association The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) is a not-for-profit corporation 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 bioscience workforce, advocate 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.
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