Colorado BioScience Association Welcomes New Appointees to the Board of Directors

Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) announces the appointment of four new members to the CBSA Board of Directors. Elyse Blazevich, Securisyn Medical Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer; April Giles, Fitzsimons Innovation Community Vice President of Business Development; Joseph Guiles, Ph.D., Agilent Technologies, Inc. Head of Development; and Andrew Sklawer, Brickell Bio Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer will serve three-year terms.

Selected for their experience leading high-growth organizations, developing partnerships and bringing life-saving products to market, the new board members are respected leaders in Colorado’s life sciences community.

Elyse Blazevich, Securisyn Medical Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer: Creates and executes strategies for the company, which is dedicated to making airway management safer and focuses on eliminating unplanned extubation deaths.

April Giles, Fitzsimons Innovation Community Vice President of Business Development: Leads growth and partnership development for the leading innovation community, an entrepreneurial environment that offers specialized space and services for more than 70 companies and organizations.

Joseph Guiles, Ph.D., Agilent Technologies, Inc. Head of Development: Leads technical development teams at Agilent’s facilities in Boulder and Frederick, Colo., which specialize in supplying nucleic acid-based therapeutics to pharmaceutical and biotech company’s worldwide. Agilent’s corporate focus is to provide life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets with instruments, services, consumables, applications and expertise.

Andrew Sklawer, Brickell Bio Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer: Leads operations for the clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, which focuses on developing innovative and differentiated prescription therapeutics for treatment of skin diseases.

Jennifer Jones Paton, President and CEO of CBSA said:

“Our newest board members represent companies and organizations at all stages of innovation. They understand the support and leadership our life sciences ecosystem needs for success. We’re pleased to welcome leaders from Securisyn Medical, Fitzsimons Innovation Community, Agilent Technologies and Brickell Bio to the Colorado BioScience Association Board of Directors.”

The 29-person CBSA Board of Directors is comprised of representatives from the state’s biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, ag bio, digital health, healthcare, and research organizations.

Board members commit to work in partnership with CBSA staff to support the growth of Colorado’s more than 720 life sciences companies and organizations. More information on the full board of directors is available on the CBSA website.

About the Colorado BioScience Association

Colorado BioScience Association champions life science. We serve as the hub of Colorado’s thriving bioscience sector by connecting innovators to funding, infrastructure, research and talent. From promising young companies to established corporations and institutions, we provide opportunities for networking, education and professional development. We grow the bioscience workforce and lead business expansion policies to advance the industry in our state. CBSA represents more than 350 member organizations, including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic, ag bio, and digital health companies, research and academic institutions and service providers. Learn more about us at http://www.cobioscience.com.

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