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Colorado

BioScience Association Recognizes Amgen Foundations $25,000 Investment in


STEM Education in Colorados Classrooms


ColoradoBioScienceAssociation(CBSA)ishonoredtoannouncetheAmgenFoundationsgrantof$25,000to
theColoradoBioScienceInstitute(CBSI)insupportoftheResearchExperienceforTeachers(RET)programin
Coloradosscienceclassrooms.TheRETprogramisanintensive,4week,handsonprograminScience,
Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)for7th12thgradeteachers.

Denver,COJuly21,2014TheColoradoBioScienceAssociation(CBSA)ishonoredtorecognizetheAmgen
Foundationsgrantof$25,000totheColoradoBioScienceInstitute(CBSI)insupportoftheResearchExperiencefor
Teachers(RET)program,inadditiontofundsprovidedbyothersincludingTheAnschutzFoundation.Theannouncement
ismadebyCBSA/CBSIPresident&CEOAprilGiles,whosays,WearehonoredtoreceivethesegrantsforourRET
programandknowitwillmakeapositiveimpactinColoradosscienceclassrooms.
TheRETprogramisanintensive,4week,handsonprogramfor7th12thgradeteachers.Thisinauguralyear,four
teacherswereselectedtoparticipate.TheRETprogramplacesteachersinlocallifesciencecompaniestoprovidethem
withhandsonlabexperiencetobridgerealworldskillstobacktheclassroom.

Thegoalistohelpbuildlongtermcollaborativepartnershipsbetween,industryscientists,andthelocaluniversity
researchcommunitybyinvolvingtheteachersinrealbioscienceresearchandhelpingthemtranslatetheirresearch
experiencesandnewknowledgeintoclassroomactivities.

2014RETHostingCompanies:
Biodesix,Inc.,Aurora,Boulder

Moleculardiagnosticsadvancingpersonalizedmedicine
www.biodesix.com

iC42ClinicalResearch&Development,Aurora
Contractresearchservicesforintegrated solutions to systems biology
www.bioanalytics.us

SharkletTechnologies,Inc.,Aurora

Engineerssurfacetechnologies(Sharklet)thatcontrolsthegrowthofdangerousbacteria
www.sharklet.com

SurefireMedicalInc.,Westminster

Developinganovelinfusionsystemfortheinterventionalradiologymarketwww.surefiremedical.com

Theprogramprovidesexperientialopportunities,alongwithprofessionaldevelopment,classroomimplementation
planningtimeandauthenticmaterials.Together,theseelementsprovideteacherswithpracticalknowledgeand
experiencetoenhancetheircontentunderstandingandclassroompractice,especiallyrelatedtoScience,Technology,
EngineeringandMathematics(STEM).Wehopetobuildonourfirstyearofsuccessandexpandtheprogramnext
year,Gilesexplains.ThereisaprovenneedtoencouragemorestudentsinSTEM(Science,Technology,Engineering
andMathematic)tosecureourfutureworkforcepipeline.
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AboutAmgenFoundation
TheAmgenFoundationseekstoadvancescienceeducation,improvepatientaccesstoqualitycare,andstrengthenthe
communitieswhereAmgenstaffmembersliveandwork.Todate,theFoundationhasdonatedmorethan$200
millioningrantstononprofitorganizationsthroughouttheUnitedStates,PuertoRicoandEuropethatimpactsocietyin
inspiringandinnovativeways,andthosethatprovidedisasterreliefeffortsbothdomesticallyandinternationally.For
moreinformation,visithttp://www.amgen.com/citizenship/overview.htmlandfollowuson
http://www.twitter.com/AmgenFoundation.
AboutColoradoBioScienceInstitute
TheColoradoBioScienceInstitute(theInstitute)isa501(c)3nonprofitthatprovidesbiotecheducation,workforceand
careerdevelopment,innovationsupportandresourcesforlifescienceprofessionals,companies,studentsandeducators
relatedtothebioscienceindustryinColorado.Formoreinformation,visit:http://www.CoBioInstitute.org.
AboutColoradoBioScienceAssociation

CBSAisanotforprofitorganizationprovidingservicesandsupportforColorado'sbioscienceindustry.Withmorethan
350members,CBSAactivelyworkstopromotethegrowthoftheindustrybyadvocatingforabetterbusiness
environment,growingthestate'sbiotechworkforce,fightingforpoliciesthatsupportastrongbioscienceindustryinthe
state,andspeakingwithasinglevoiceonbehalfoftheindustry.Formoreinformation,visit
http://www.cobioscience.com.

CBSAalsoisfoundonthesesocialmediasites:
Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/COBioscience
LinkedInGroup:http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=98468&trk=anet_ug_grppro
FacebookFanPage:http://www.facebook.com/ColoradoBioScienceAssociation
Blogger:http://coloradobio.blogspot.com
YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/COBioscience
Pinterest:http://pinterest.com/COBioscience
Google+:https://plus.google.com/u/0/101998361861247247369/posts
Tumblr:http://cobioscience.tumblr.com
Instagram:http://instagram.com/coloradobioscience

Contacts:

MaeDesaire,DirectorofMarketing,ColoradoBioScienceAssociationhttp://www.cobioscience.com
7203825918,mdesaire@cobioscience.com

MaggieChamberlinHolben,APR,AbsolutelyPublicRelationshttp://www.absolutelypr.com3039849801,
maggie@absolutelypr.com

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