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Aurora Clears Path for 7,266 Homes to Anchor Fitzsimons Life Sciences Hub
News | Jun 26, 2025

Aurora Clears Path for 7,266 Homes to Anchor Fitzsimons Life Sciences Hub

Aurora City Council has approved a massive increase in allowable housing at Fitzsimons Innovation Community, a move intended to transform the bioscience campus into a full-fledged neighborhood. Fitzsimons CEO Kelly Brough called the change “an obligation” to honor the site’s history while shaping a future that attracts talent and builds community.

Fitzsimons Campus Poised to Include Thousands of New Housing Units
News | Jun 26, 2025

Fitzsimons Campus Poised to Include Thousands of New Housing Units

A change to the Fitzsimons Innovation Community’s master plan in Aurora will allow eight times more residential units to be built on the medical campus.The Aurora City Council on Monday approved an amendment to the general development plan that increases the Fitzsimons Innovation Community residential unit cap from 850 units to 7,266 new units. Changes also include improvements to street, utility, drainage, parks and open space on site. Kelly Jean Brough, President and CEO of Fitzsimons Innovation Community, said the change will bring together the grander vision of a more interconnected campus.

Five University of Colorado Cancer Center Advancements That Changed the Game for Patients
News | Jun 24, 2025

Five University of Colorado Cancer Center Advancements That Changed the Game for Patients

The University of Colorado Cancer Center this year celebrates its 40th anniversary, highlighting significant advances in research and innovations that include new therapies, treatments and insights into cancer prevention. One of the leaders in cell-based immune therapies is CU Cancer Center member Terry Fry, M.D., executive director of the Gates Institute, a translational research institute on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus that produces CAR T and other cellular therapies for research. Gates recently launched a clinical trial of a CAR for pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory pre B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL).

Building the Future of Health: Our Next 25 Years
Blog | Jun 24, 2025

Building the Future of Health: Our Next 25 Years

As Fitzsimons Innovation Community celebrates the 25th anniversary, President and CEO Kelly Brough reflects on a remarkable journey of transformation—and an even more ambitious vision for the future. What began as a bioscience incubation campus has evolved into something unprecedented: a thriving ecosystem where researchers, practitioners, educators, and innovators collaborate to bring life-changing healthcare solutions directly to patients.

Gene-Edited Stem Cells Aim to Reverse Rheumatoid Arthritis
News | Jun 06, 2025

Gene-Edited Stem Cells Aim to Reverse Rheumatoid Arthritis

A new approach for gene editing will get its shot in a common and chronic autoimmune disorder. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes pain and swelling in the joints. It affects about one percent of the adult population. With its HLA gene editing approach, RheumaGen believes it can create a one-time cure for rheumatoid arthritis that solves for uncontrolled disease and ineffective therapies.