[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14895-14896]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    COLORADO BIOBUSINESS ACCELERATOR

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2012

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
the grand opening of the Biobusiness Accelerator, the newest addition 
to the Fitzsimons Life Science District and the Anschutz Medical Campus 
of Aurora.
  The 184-acre Fitzsimons Life Science District is adjacent to the 
Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. This proximity encourages 
commercial bioscience companies and academia to collaborate and share 
amenities. The current business Incubator opened in 2000, and already 
its 50+ bioscience start-ups have created in excess of 600 jobs.
  When these start-ups have demonstrated viability as a commercial 
entity and received funding to enhance their growth, they graduate to 
the Accelerator environment for continued growth. The work happening in 
these incubators and accelerators shows the innovation, risks and 
cooperation involved in building successful small, medium and large 
businesses.
  The new Accelerator will be a valuable economic engine for Colorado's 
bioscience industry, and I'm excited to see the creativity and

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innovative products developed right here in Colorado.
  These are the kinds of businesses we need to encourage and to grow 
here in our state and country.
  I extend my deepest congratulations and best wishes to the Colorado 
BioBusiness Accelerator, the Colorado Biosciences Association and all 
the startups and businesses involved in the opening of this new center.

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