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Change Please Brings Coffee with a Cause to Fitzsimons Innovation Community
Blog | Oct 31, 2024

Change Please Brings Coffee with a Cause to Fitzsimons Innovation Community

Here on the Fitzsimons Innovation Community campus, life sciences professionals thrive on collaboration, innovation, and breakthroughs in patient care. Another thing they thrive on? Caffeine. One of our newest Community members brings caffeine to spare, but they also bring compassion, forward thinking, and a business model that drives meaningful social change—one cup of coffee at a time.

Lohocla Research Corp. Recognized as 2024 Colorado Inno Award Winner
News | Oct 28, 2024

Lohocla Research Corp. Recognized as 2024 Colorado Inno Award Winner

Colorado Inno Awards has selected Lohocla Research Corp as one of its 10 trailblazers making waves in the Colorado innovation ecosystem. Lohocla received FDA clearance in March for the first-in-human trials of a drug, Nezavist, intended to treat alcohol use disorder and craving. The company also received similar FDA clearance in October 2023 to move forward with Phase 1 trials of another drug it developed, Kindolor, to treat chronic pain.

Aurora mayor eyes redevelopment as catalyst to city's success
News | Oct 28, 2024

Aurora mayor eyes redevelopment as catalyst to city's success

Mike Coffman, City of Aurora Mayor and Fitzsimons Innovation Community Board Member, gave his annual State of the City address last week with a focus on maximizing the opportunity that exists with ongoing development of the CU Anschutz Medical Campus and the Fitzsimons Innovation Community.

Steve VanNurden Joins Denver Dealmakers Hall of Fame
News | Oct 28, 2024

Steve VanNurden Joins Denver Dealmakers Hall of Fame

Steve VanNurden, Fitzsimons Innovation Community President and CEO, was inducted into the Denver Dealmakers Hall of Fame, recognizing a class of dealmakers that has made an often-groundbreaking impact on their organizations, industries, and the region over the course of decades in business.

Here's How Denver Stacks up at Landing Company Headquarters
News | Oct 28, 2024

Here's How Denver Stacks up at Landing Company Headquarters

Metro Denver EDC hosted national site selectors to learn about Colorado’s competitive advantage. Adams County was highlighted for its opportunity to gain companies by providing data that shows how it is a more affordable community directly adjacent to the city of Denver.

OncoVerity CEO Featured in Pharmaceutical Executive’s Profiles in Medicine Series
News | Oct 04, 2024

OncoVerity CEO Featured in Pharmaceutical Executive’s Profiles in Medicine Series

With over three decades in biotech, Max Colao, CEO of OncoVerity, is at the forefront of personalized cancer treatment. In this compelling interview with Pharmaceutical Executive, Colao discusses his journey from industry giants to leading the startup OncoVerity in revolutionizing oncology care through computational biology and machine learning.

ClinImmune, RheumaGen Innovator Brian Freed Receives ASHI’s Highest Honor
News | Oct 04, 2024

ClinImmune, RheumaGen Innovator Brian Freed Receives ASHI’s Highest Honor

Brian Freed, Ph.D., Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer, RheumaGen, Executive Director, ClinImmune, and Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado will be recognized by the American Society of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (ASHI) with their highest honor.

Strategic Life Sciences Partnerships Find a New Altitude
Blog | Sep 26, 2024

Strategic Life Sciences Partnerships Find a New Altitude

For the past 15 years, Elyse Blazevich has been innovating and creating new pathways in life sciences discovery in Colorado, most recently as President and CEO of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) and President of the Colorado BioScience Institute. An important Fitzsimons Innovation Community partner from their beginning, CBSA advances Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem by building a collaborative, pro-innovation business environment. CBSA expands access to capital, offers education and networking opportunities for their members, and advocates for life sciences companies by creating strong partnerships with policymakers and business leaders. One of the many ways they provide these opportunities is through the Rocky Mountain Life Sciences Investor & Partnering Conference, an event Fitzsimons Innovation Community is always honored to sponsor.

GelSana Shares Vision for Innovative Would Care Solutions with Pharmaceutical Executive
News | Sep 18, 2024

GelSana Shares Vision for Innovative Would Care Solutions with Pharmaceutical Executive

In an interview with Pharmaceutical Executive, Melissa Krebs, Ph.D., the CEO and founder of GelSana, discusses her journey in developing novel biomaterials that aim to revolutionize the $78 billion wound care market

EnteroTrack: Tiny Capsule Could Be Game Changer in Gut Health
News | Sep 18, 2024

EnteroTrack: Tiny Capsule Could Be Game Changer in Gut Health

Denver’s 9News recently profiled a biotech entrepreneur leveraging a health innovation developed at Fitzsimons Innovation Community. Robin Shandas, founder and CEO of EnteroTrack, developed the swallowable capsule that collects microbiome samples. Using the capsule, UC Denver graduate student Alex Gregorian founded an early stage startup, BioWell, to make gut health insights more accessible.

Fitzsimons CEO Featured on Healthicity “Compliance Conversations” podcast to Discuss Groundbreaking Ideas Transforming the Future of Healthcare and Medicine
News | Sep 16, 2024

Fitzsimons CEO Featured on Healthicity “Compliance Conversations” podcast to Discuss Groundbreaking Ideas Transforming the Future of Healthcare and Medicine

Fitzsimons Innovation Community CEO Steve VanNurden spoke with CJ Wolfe, M.D., host of Healthicity "Compliance Conversations" podcast, to explore the unique integration of academic and entrepreneurial ecosystems, discuss the reinvention of tech transfer, and reveal the keys to building a thriving biotech community.

Fitzsimons Innovation Community and the CU Innovations Program
Blog | Aug 26, 2024

Fitzsimons Innovation Community and the CU Innovations Program

In almost every sentence where Fitzsimons Innovation Community is mentioned, so too is our proximity to and partnership with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Breakthrough work requires strong partnerships, and the relationships we facilitate with the clinicians, researchers, business leaders, and policymakers in our area create the connections our health innovators need for success. At the heart of so many of these relationships are the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and CU Innovations. This month, we were honored to talk with Gali Baler, Ph.D., Managing Director of Strategy and Operations for CU Innovations at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and Director of Investments at the CU Healthcare Innovation Fund.