ColoradoBioScienceAssociationHostsWorldRenownedPhotographerRickGuidottiForKeynote PresentationatIndustryAwardsCelebrationinDenver RegistrationisnowopenfortheColoradoBioScienceAssociation(CBSA)AnnualAwardsDinner,featuring KeynotePresenterRickGuidotti,worldrenownedphotographerandcofounderofNewYorkbased PositiveExposure.TheCBSAawardseventisThursday,December8,attheEmbassySuitesinDowntown Denver. Denver,CO,October26,2011TheColoradoBioScienceAssociation(CBSA)AnnualAwardsDinnerisslated forThursday,December8,attheEmbassySuitesinDowntownDenver.Theevent,celebratingthesuccess ofthebioscienceindustryinColoradoandits2011standoutcompaniesandindividuals,willfeaturea keynotepresentationbyRickGuidottiofPositiveExposureinNewYork.Theannouncementismadeby HolliRiebel,CBSAPresidentandCEO,whosays:CBSAishonoredtopartnerwithPositiveExposurein sharingRicksimportantmessageaboutgeneticdifferenceanddynamicimageswithourindustry community.

WhileinDenveronDecember7th,Guidottiwillphotographaselectgroupofchildreninpartnershipwith the LindaCrnicInstituteforDownSyndrome,MileHighDownSyndromeAssociation,GlobalDown SyndromeFoundation, andColoradoChildrensHospital.AnexhibitreceptionwillalsobeheldatVSA Colorado/AccessGallery,aninclusivenonprofitorganizationthatengagespeoplewithdisabilitiestoaccess andexperiencethearts,locatedat909SantaFeDrive,intheSantaFeArtsDistrict.TheExhibitionwillbe ondisplayfromNovember18December16,2011. AboutPositiveExposure,TheSpiritofDifference PositiveExposure,foundedin1997byformerfashionphotographerRickGuidottiandDianeMcLean,MD, PhD,MPH,isahighlyinnovativeartsorganizationworkingwithindividualslivingwithgeneticdifference. Throughpartnershipswithhealthadvocacyorganizations,governmentalagenciesandeducational institutions,PositiveExposureutilizesthevisualartstopromotehumandignityforthose,particularly children,livingwithgeneticconditions. Guidottihastraveledtheworldcreatingbeautifulphotographsandpresentstheminapowerful presentationthatdemonstrateshispassionforthecause,whilechangingperceptions.Hiskeynoteaddress attheCBSAAwardsDinnerwillhighlightthelinkbetweenthecrucialbioscienceworkinColoradoandthe personalimpactithasonhumanlives.FormoreinformationaboutPositiveExposure,visit: http://www.positiveexposure.org. More

Page2 AbouttheCBSAAnnualAwardsDinner Theeveningwillincludeacocktailreceptionanddinnerforticketpurchasersandsponsors.TheCBSA awardsprogramwillhonorindividualsandcompaniesmakingasignificantdifferenceinColorado'svibrant bioscienceindustryin2011.TimothySchultz,PresidentandExecutiveDirectoroftheBoettcherFoundation willpresentthe2011ClassofBoettcherInvestigatorsintheWebbWaringBiomedicalResearchProgram. ThekeynoteaddressbyRickGuidottiwillconcludetheprogram.Formoreinformation,including registrationandsponsorship,visithttp://www.cobioscience.com/annualawards/home. TheCBSAwillpresentawardsinsevenindustrycategoriesattheDecember8thevent.Makeplansnowto bepresentwhenthe2011winnersareannounced.Lastyear'sawardwinnersincluded: *LifeTimeAchievementRobertCollins,COBELaboratories,&RobertAnderson,Valleylab,Inc. *2010CompanyoftheYearAmgen,Inc. *2010RisingStarCompanySharkletTechnologies *2010VolunteeroftheYearLarryBlankenship,Chairman&CEOValveXchange,Inc. *2010EducatoroftheYearDeannaScott,ColoradoStateUniversity *2010PartnersoftheYearUniversityofColoradoTechnologyTransferOfficeandColoradoState UniversityTechnologyTransferOffice *2010CBSAChairmansAwardDr.TempleGrandin,ColoradoStateUniversity AboutColoradoBioScienceAssociation TheCBSAisanotforprofitorganizationprovidingservicesandsupportforColorado'sgrowingbiosciences industry.Withmorethan350members,CBSAactivelyworkstopromotethegrowthoftheindustryby workingforabetterbusinessenvironment,growthestate'sbiotechworkforce,fightforpoliciesthat supportastrongbioscienceindustryinthestateandspeakwithasinglevoiceonbehalfoftheindustry.For moreinformation,visithttp://www.cobioscience.com. CBSAalsoisfoundonthesesocialmediasites: Twitter:http://twitter.com/COBioscience LinkedInGroup:http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=98468&trk=anet_ug_grppro FacebookFanPage:http://www.facebook.com/ColoradoBioScienceAssociation NewsFeed:http://coloradobio.blogspot.com YouTubeChannel:http://www.youtube.com/COBioscience ### Contacts: MaeDesaire,DirectorofMarketing,ColoradoBioScienceAssociationhttp://www.cobioscience.com 7203825918,mdesaire@cobioscience.com MaggieChamberlinHolben,APR,AbsolutelyPublicRelationshttp://www.absolutelypr.com303984 9801,maggie@absolutelypr.com