It’s time to kick-off the Holiday party season! What better way to do that than with BEER at BioBeers thanks to our friends at Boulder Ventures and Twisted Pine Brewery! Need we say more? So come spread some holiday cheer at BioBeers!
Please RSVP with the click of a mouse at BioBeers.com.
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all thru the house,
Not a specimen was stirring, not even a louse.
The test tubes were capped and the rat cages closed,
The mold cultures fuzzy, the mice in repose.
The oven kept warm the ebola and pox,
I still need to locate my only clean socks...
But that has to wait till tomorrow, I know;
My buggies still need that much more time to grow.
When from the kitchen came a massive explosion,
I leapt from my bed in perpetual motion.
Grabbing my lab coat I pulled on my pants,
Struggling into them a sick sort of dance.
With fury and haste I put on a shirt,
Running out of the bedroom on feet black with dirt.
Buttoning my lab coat and donning a mask,
I ran into the kitchen holding an Erlenmeyer flask.
I nearly passed out when the man who I saw,
dressed in containment gear sealed without flaw,
Held high a huge sack with his arm stiff and straight,
I could tell he must have a hard time with his weight.
Through the mike from his suit he said without pause,
"Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas, I'm Hanta Claus!"
Over his shoulder he hefted the sack,
We walked into the living room, I offered a snack.
He took it and smiled, placed the sack by my bench,
Instantly I noticed the Clostridium stench.
Brimming with joy, I cried out with glee,
"Did you bring all of these germies for me?"
"Oh yes," said Hanta, "I must show propriety;
By bringing you microbes, I'm saving society.
"You are the only one who loves these diseases.
Therefore I'm glad to oblige who it pleases."
Delirious with excitement I sat by his side
While he gave me a year's stock of microscope slides,
And pasteur pipettes, drug resistant bacteria,
Such as staph, strep and cultures from the genus Neisseria.
The gleam in my eyes caused the house to be lit,
The moment he gave me a gram-staining kit,
Clostridium tetani, perfringens and sporogenes,
Salmonella typhi and Streptococcus pyogenes!
Plus viruses known to produce hepatitis,
Herpes, and rabies, yellow fever and meningitis!
But that was not all, he had parasites too,
Plasmodia, trypanosomes and schistosomes true!
Tapeworms and roundworms, plague-carrying fleas.
How sincerely generous, Hanta did aim to please!
At long last he said he must now go away,
His sled was experiencing radioactive decay.
"Thanks for the presents," I said, shaking his hand,
"They'll keep me off the streets, you understand."
Hanta Claus smiled and bid me goodnight,
Shouting "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good blight!"
Now face…East! East towards Frederick, MD and NIH country this is, where the FrederickNewsPost.com recently covered the goings on of BioBeers East. Hope you enjoy the following article – pretty cool stuff. Note that we are working on our hometown Holiday edition of BioBeers coming together for a mid-November merrymaking session back in Boulder – show us how it’s done Boulderites! And how about some carpool action in Denver. If you are interested in a ride or willing to provide a ride leave your info in the comments section below. If you are interested in sponsoring BioBeers please shoot an email to arubenstein@rnaventures.com.
Thanks to our current sponsors:
The Mile High Tech Meetup is a once-a-year event that celebrates all aspects of Colorado technology; Innovation to Monetization, Green Tech to Clean Tech, Bio Tech to New Tech and design to development.
Got start-up, innovation and entrepreneurship in your genome? Then get down to what is certain to be a uniquely wonderful opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals. Who knows…perhaps this evening will bring the people together who are going to launch the next…
The Details:
Tuesday 20 October, 6:30pm
CU Denver Campus
Tivoli Turnhalle RM 250
900 Auraria Parkway
Denver
(Jump on the BX Express bus if you are in Boulder – it’s cheap, easy & green!)
Be certain to RSVP at the Mile High Tech Meetup site:
http://www.meetup.com/Mile-High-Tech
See you there!
It’s Back-to-School & Back-to-Denver for BioBeers. We hope the summer was a fruitful time for you. Needless to say we are excited to kick-off ( yet) another exciting season of BioBeers, coming to you from live from high above the Mile High City – 27 floors high to be exact – at the swanky Peaks Lounge in the Hyatt Regency – Denver.
Equally as exciting will be the preface to BioBeers,that is the first annual Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference! The Conference features investors from San Fran to Boston and presenting companies not only from here in Colorado (like…Beacon Biotechnology, Biodesix, BiOptix, GlobeImmune, MyoCept and ValveXchange, to name a few) but also from Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Montana (like…Axial Biotech, Castle Biosciences, LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals, Medipacs, NanoMR and Numira Biosciences, to name a few).
We would also like to extend a warm welcome to all of our guests from out of town to join us at BioBeers and unwind after what is certain to be an exciting, though long, day of presentations and partnering meetings. Peaks Lounge is a delightful 7 short block walk from the Ritz Carleton. Hope to see you there!
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When: September, 17th @ 6:30pm
Where: Peaks Lounge @ Hyatt Regency Denver, 27th Floor (650 15th St.)
Mark your calendars and please be certain to RSVP at http://BioBeers.com for the 17 September event.
Come welcome BioBeers return to Denver! Enjoy a hand-crafted beer at the Vine Street Pub and soak up the evening sun while networking with some of Colorado's finest life science professionals. From therapeutics to devices to diagnostics to enabling tools for discovery and development - it promises to be a diverse gathering of talented individuals. Come connect with the companies, influencers and amazing human capital who are shaping the Colorado life science landscape.
Enjoy happy hour prices and the Vine Street that beers have won international acclaim, including six gold medals at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, the world’s largest beer festival.
When: July 23rd @ 6:30pm
Where: Vine Street Pub, 1700 Vine St. Denver
Mark your calendars and please be certain to RSVP at http://BioBeers.com for the 23 July event.
The “where to hold June BioBeers” polls have closed and Boulder has found itself in first place by 10 percentage points. So BioBeers will once again be appearing live on stage at the Twisted Pine Brewery. It promises to be, once again, a very special evening…as a casting call will be concurrently transpiring for people to star in BioBeers: The Movie! Lights! Camera! Action! Many thanks to our friends at New West Media who will be producing a film that is certain to achieve blockbuster status. Look out Oscar, here comes a shoe-in for best picture nomination.
Please help us grow BioBeers by downloading the invitation flyer (HERE)! Kindly hang the invitation in your break-room/kitchen at work and email the .pdf to your friends and colleagues!
The BioBeers co-founders recently emerged from a grueling meeting in the secret bunker somewhere in Golden with a schedule that we are excited to now share featuring dates for upcoming events:
Where to hold the June BioBeers event? You decide! The race looks close however, Boulder is maintaining its lead over Denver (42% to 33%). Will it be back-to-back-to-back Boulder events? Can Denver rise to the occasion and claw back BioBeers. Or perhaps equi-distant Broomfield will claim victory and split the geographic difference? You decide! Be sure to cast your vote at http://BioBeers.com!
Have some thoughts to share on how BioBeers may be improved, where to hold it, who wants to sponsor? Send us an email info@biobeers.com
Wondering what is transpiring in the Colorado life science ecosystem? Be certain to subscribe to Rocky Radar, Colorado’s Life Science Technology Record. http://www.rockyradar.com/lifescience/
Wondering what is happening in the national and international pre-clinical and clinical stage sectors? What technologies are receiving venture dollars and from who? Did you know that over 80 companies in the first quarter of 2009 received over $1.4 billion in venture dollars! Find out the who, what, where, when and why at OnBioVC. Visit http://OnBioVC.com and subscribe for free via email or RSS.
The BioBeers beat goes on. The stories of meaningful business relationships cultivated and new hire/employers identified continue to be catalyzed and are accumulating at BioBeers, not to mention the fun to be had in our casual networking environments. Of late there has been a gravitation towards Boulder for holding events. In the spirit of democracy we would like to have our attendees (that being you!) decide what City will play host to our June bonanza. Will it be Boulder yet again? Perhaps Broomfield? Maybe Denver? Or Ft. Collins? You decide! Vote early and vote often. The polls are open now, please visit http://BioBeers.com (for those of you who are reading this in an email) to cast your vote(s). Let your voice be heard…
Some upcoming events that may be of interest:
BioBootcamp If you ever want to start your own life science company this 2-day FREE BioBootcamp Conference (30 April – 1 May) is chock full ‘o great content and great speakers. Sign up quickly, space if filling up fast! More info available at http://www.biobootcamp.com
Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference is setting up perfectly for September. Have a company to pitch to world class life science investors? Or perhaps interested in rubbing elbows with those who are shaping the next generation of companies populating the Colorado life science ecosystem? More info available at http://www.rmlic.com
Have you seen the 1Q09 OnBioVC | Trend Analysis yet? Find out what technologies are getting funded and by who. Download the FREE report HERE and be certain to sign up for delivery of timely life science investor information available at http://OnBioVC.com.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Two great tastes that taste great together! There is only one thing better than peanut butter + chocolate and that is BioBeers + Startup Drinks. Come mix and come mingle, no matter if you are late-stage or early-stage or perhaps even looking for a new-stage, grab your biz cards and come down and enjoy this special, laid-back networking beer-fest.
Many thanks to our sponsors du jour who are picking up the tab (can you say free drinks?): Boulder Ventures and Twisted Pine Brewing Company as well as Sunset Limo who is providing the Go Fast Party Bus. If you are on CU Boulder campus be certain to take the Sunset Limo Go Fast Party Bus departing 7:15pm after the NewTech Meetup and returning back to campus approximately 9:40.
Nerds + Geeks = BioBeers + Start-up Drinks
When: April 7th @ 6:30pm
Where: Twisted Pine Brewery 3201 Walnut St. Boulder
Send the invite to your friends and colleagues, download the pdf (HERE).
A very special thanks to all of our IT brethren who are working hard to help make this event a memorable one!
As the crisp cool air blows across the Front Range, a new season of bio-entrepreneurship is born. While many are pessimistic about the current state of the U.S. economy BioBeers constituents know opportunities are born out of the most daunting challenges. This is our time to shine, to be creative and to rejuvenate the economy with a shot of molecular innovation! Smart people, frothy beer and an exchange of ideas is as good a place to start as any…
Do not miss what is certain to be the BIGGEST BioBeers outings yet, our February event will be different in two ways:
2009 Resolution | Expand Colorado bio-network
Weeks after New Years when many resolutions begin to wane and all the best laid plans somehow mysteriously disappear into the ether BioBeers puts a finger in the dyke and provides you the opportunity to stick to at least one resolution, that is continue to nurture, cultivate and grow that absolutely critical professional asset, your network. So grab a stack of your biz cards and come connect and celebrate what is certain to be, if nothing else, an exciting 2009 for the Colorado bioscience community.
When: Monday 26 January 6:30pm
Where: Wyncoop Brewery 1634 18th St. Denver (Across from Union Station)
What do I do?
Currently, I am completing graduate work at CU Boulder reproductive neuroendocrinology lab in the Integrative Physiology department. I have spent the last several years studying the neurotrophic effects of fibroblast growth factors on the fate specification, migration, and post-natal maintenance of GnRH neurons. I am also teaching human anatomy lab sections at CU and working on the Front Range Neuroscience Group meeting which will take place in December 2008. My passion lies in the communication of science through the marketing of ideas and the pedagogical dissemination of information. I am attracted to science application and biomedical technologies, and am drawn to social interactions and people. In December I will be graduating and am excited for the adventures that the future will bring!
Experience
2008 has been a fantastic year for BioBeers. Business partnerships, scientific collaborations, hirings and importantly…friendships continue to be forged at these informal gatherings. The October event welcomed over 75 attendees. The BioBeers community experienced a wonderful growth trajectory in our first year of business and continues to play ever expanding host to a diverse array of Colorado bioscience industry professionals representing functions such as practicing physicians and medical officers, Ph.D. scientists, entrepreneurs, angel investors, executive leaders, biomedical engineers, business development, commercialization, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, legal and finance experts; not to mention growing interest and representation from MS, MD, PhD and MBA students (and undergrads, who are of legal drinking age, of course). Whether you are a scientist looking to commercialize a breakthrough medical discovery, a student or young professional looking to build a career in the local bioscience community, a bioentrepreneur or executive looking to recruit Colorado talent, or you just like beer and good conversation please come join us at the next BioBeers!
For the November event BioBeers continues its support of the Colorado Bioscience Association's 2008 BioWest Conference and Expo. Be sure to register (here) for this fantastic event featuring top-tier speakers such as Steven Burrill and Guy Kawasaki, the Venture Showcase competition, hear unique bioscience industry perspectives from Medtronic, Covidien and Ernst & Young and don’t forget Colorado’s biggest bioscience job fair, all just to name a few of the exciting events stuffed into an action packed two days.
If you are looking for a great forum to decompress following the BioWest Conference awards dinner with keynote address delivered by Colorado’s Governor Ritter, look no further than Harry's and BioBeers to connect with bioscience colleagues in a casual environment, and only two blocks from the Hyatt and BioWest conference.
We are starting the November event a bit later than normal, you are welcome to arrive at 7:00pm though we imagine an influx of attendees following the awards dinner ending at 8:30pm.
When: Thursday 13 November kickoff is 8:30pm (gates open at 7:00pm)
Where: Harry's Bar 818 17th Street Denver 80202 (only two blocks from the Hyatt and BioWest conference)
Finally…
Be certain to sign-up for email updates from BioBeers and please RSVP with the click of a mouse for the 13 November BioBeers (both actions to the left of this post)
We hope you are ready for a crisp autumnal evening of Boulder BioBeers; back at the roof-top deck at the Foundry. Bring your muffler and mittens as we huddle around the fire and warm marshmallows, cook up biobeersomemores, and enjoy another round of bio-networking.
When: Wednesday 22 October June 7:00pm
Where: The Foundry, 1109 Walnut St. Boulder 80302
As always please kindly RSVP with the click of a mouse at BioBeers.com. Thanks and see you soon…
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