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Colorado Wants to be No. 1 Destination for Life Science Companies
News | Feb 27, 2024

Colorado Wants to be No. 1 Destination for Life Science Companies

Nearly two dozen Colorado organizations hope to leverage the momentum of a growing life sciences sector in the state with a new campaign that recruits more companies to locate here. The effort, called the Colorado Hub for Health Impact, touts the state's highly educated talent pool, central U.S. location, successful fundraising and more as reasons to make Colorado a hub for health innovation, its leaders say.

Fitzsimons Innovation Community Partners with Colorado Hub for Health Impact, a National Economic Development Campaign to Attract Health Innovation Companies to the State
News | Feb 27, 2024

Fitzsimons Innovation Community Partners with Colorado Hub for Health Impact, a National Economic Development Campaign to Attract Health Innovation Companies to the State

Colorado Hub for Health Impact, a new national economic development campaign elevating Colorado as America’s epicenter for life sciences innovation launches today. More than 20 life sciences organizations, economic development groups, local governments, developers, and builders invest to bring new, high-growth companies to Colorado.

Fitzsimons Innovation Community Receives AC-REP’s Gamechanger Award
News | Feb 22, 2024

Fitzsimons Innovation Community Receives AC-REP’s Gamechanger Award

Aurora's A1 Boxing is helping kids get off the streets and into the ring, and a city initiative is helping to fund it. It's all part of Aurora's goal to put an end to youth violence. Also on this week's show, the Aurora Police Department launches a new high-tech way for residents to track crime in our city; meet an Aurora couple who may have the answer for finding ever-lasting love; and we'll take you behind-the-scenes of the Aurora Eatery at the Town Center of Aurora.

Nature Showcases Strength of Fitzsimons’ Collaborative Environment for Advancing Health Innovation
News | Feb 01, 2024

Nature Showcases Strength of Fitzsimons’ Collaborative Environment for Advancing Health Innovation

Johannes Fruehauf recognized a need for co-working laboratories — flexible rental lab spaces with shared equipment and consumables — a few years before he sold his first biotechnology spin-out company, Cequent Pharmaceuticals, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2010. At the time, he had started providing wet-lab consulting services to venture capitalists, so they could see whether he could replicate results from start-up companies that they were considering investing in. Some of those small companies asked whether they could rent a corner of his lab.

ColoradoBiz Features Cutting-Edge Health Innovations Showcased at Media Pitch Day
News | Dec 14, 2023

ColoradoBiz Features Cutting-Edge Health Innovations Showcased at Media Pitch Day

Dive into the forefront of bioscience at the Fitzsimons Innovation Community Showcase, where groundbreaking advancements redefine health and life sciences. Bioscience companies from across the region showcased their advancements and discoveries on Sept. 27 at an event held at the Benson Hotel and Faculty Club and hosted by Fitzsimons Innovation Community and Aimco.

STAQ Pharma: How One Denver Company Plans to Help with National Cancer Drug Shortage
News | Dec 13, 2023

STAQ Pharma: How One Denver Company Plans to Help with National Cancer Drug Shortage

Staq Pharma Inc. opened its FDA-certified facility for pharmaceutical compounding and packaging in 2019 in Denver. The company plans a similar but larger facility in Columbus.

Innosphere Ventures Fund Announces Major Investment in GelSana to Revolutionize Advanced Wound Care
News | Nov 30, 2023

Innosphere Ventures Fund Announces Major Investment in GelSana to Revolutionize Advanced Wound Care

Fort Collins, CO, Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Innosphere Ventures Fund is thrilled to announce a significant follow-on investment in GelSana, a groundbreaking company in the advanced wound care industry. GelSana has secured $3.1M to date in both dilutive and non-dilutive funding for its innovative hydrogel technology.

Lohocla Research Announces FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug Application for Kindolor, a Novel Medicinal Molecule for Treating Chronic Pain
News | Nov 01, 2023

Lohocla Research Announces FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug Application for Kindolor, a Novel Medicinal Molecule for Treating Chronic Pain

Focusing on non-addictive treatments for chronic pain and addiction, Lohocla Research Corporation gets the go-ahead for first-in-human trials of their first-in-class therapeutic for chronic pain syndromes.

Fitzsimons’ Depth of Expertise Display on Denver 7: Aurora's Innovation Campus Houses Dozens of Biotech Companies
News | Oct 26, 2023

Fitzsimons’ Depth of Expertise Display on Denver 7: Aurora's Innovation Campus Houses Dozens of Biotech Companies

Aurora's Innovation Campus houses dozens of biotech companies...

Fitzsimons’ Collaborative Environment Showcased in Bisnow: Denver's Life Sciences Market Embracing The Mixed-Use Lab Campus Trend
News | Oct 26, 2023

Fitzsimons’ Collaborative Environment Showcased in Bisnow: Denver's Life Sciences Market Embracing The Mixed-Use Lab Campus Trend

Life sciences hubs that include residential, retail and other commercial uses in addition to laboratory space are making their way to the Denver-Boulder market as developers look for ways to address headwinds from a tight labor market and a dearth of affordable housing in the area.

Fitzsimons Innovation Community and Aimco Host the Community’s First-Ever Media Pitch Day
Blog | Oct 12, 2023

Fitzsimons Innovation Community and Aimco Host the Community’s First-Ever Media Pitch Day

With Aimco, Fitzsimons Innovation Community hosted members of the local and media to learn firsthand about breakthrough work from 10 of the 80+ visionary biotech and life sciences companies in the Fitzsimons Innovation Community ecosystem who are defining the future of health and care.

National Biotech Sector ‘Awakening’ to Colorado’s Ascension, Challenges Remain
News | Oct 03, 2023

National Biotech Sector ‘Awakening’ to Colorado’s Ascension, Challenges Remain

AURORA — Colorado’s status as a top-notch biotechnology hub is not much of a secret anymore, but the sector is still experiencing some growing pains as it emerges as a leader on the world stage.