AprilGilesNamedPresident&CEOoftheColoradoBioScienceAssociation

April Giles, Executive Vice President of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), has been named President & CEO following a national executive search. An accomplished association executive with extensive experience in the Bioscience Industry, Giles has helped grow the CBSA from a small startup enterprisetoamatureandsuccessfulorganizationduringhertenure. Denver,CO,November8,2012AprilGiles,ExecutiveVicePresidentoftheColoradoBioScienceAssociation (CBSA)forthepasttwoandahalfyears,hasbeennamedPresident&CEOfollowinganextensivenational executivesearchconductedbyanadhoccommitteeoftheCBSABoardofDirectors.Theannouncementis madebySteveOrndorff,CBSABoardChairpersonandPresident/CEOofArielPharmaceuticals. "OursearchcommitteeworkedveryhardtofindthebestqualifiedpersontoleadtheCBSAintoitsnextphase ofgrowth.IntestamenttoApril'stremendoustalentandextensiveexperienceintheassociationmanagement andbioscienceindustry,welearnedthebestpersonforthejobwasalreadypartoftheCBSAleadership team,"Orndorffexplains. GilesreplacesHolliRiebel,whoresignedinJunetoaccepttheChiefOperationsOfficerpositionattheMetro DenverChamberofCommerce.Intheinterim,Gileshadbeenresponsibleforthedaytodayoperationsofthe association. "IamsimplythrilledtoacceptthepresidencyoftheCBSA,asI'mpassionateaboutwhattheBioscience Industryhastoofferourstate.Ivalueandlookforwardtogrowingandstrengtheningthelongstanding relationshipsI'vealreadydevelopedwithourbiosciencecompanies,researchinstitutions,economic developmentagencies,andotherlocal,regionalandnationalassociationsinmynewandexpandedrole," Gilessays. Giles joined the CBSA as Director of Operations in 2006 and moved to Vice President, Administration & Operations in 2009 and was promoted to Executive Vice President in 2010. During her tenure at the Association, the organization has grown from a small startup enterprise to a mature and successful organization.PreviouslyGileshadworkedintheBoardofRegentsOfficeattheUniversityofColorado. Most notably at CBSA, Giles led the strategic initiative to launch the firstever Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor & Partnering Conference (RMLIPC) in 2009, developing regional partnerships to continue the conferenceastheonlyoneofitstypefortheregionduringasecondsuccessfulforayin2011.TheCBSAdriven RMLIPCwillreturnforathirdsessionduringFall2013. Giles is an experienced writer and public speaker. Throughout her career she has managed diverse staff groups,contractorsandconsultantsandorganizedcomplexmaterialsforelectedofficials,academicleaders, andbusinessexecutives.GilesgraduatedwithaBachelorofSocialWorkdegreefromtheUniversityofKansas andpracticedintheprofessionforthreeyears. More

Page2 AboutColoradoBioScienceAssociation TheCBSAisanotforprofitorganizationprovidingservicesandsupportforColorado'sbioscienceindustry. Withmorethan350members,CBSAactivelyworkstopromotethegrowthoftheindustrybyadvocatingfora betterbusinessenvironment,growingthestate'sbiotechworkforce,fightingforpoliciesthatsupportastrong bioscienceindustryinthestate,andspeakingwithasinglevoiceonbehalfoftheindustry.Formore information,visithttp://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 NewsFeed:http://coloradobio.blogspot.com YouTubeChannel:http://www.youtube.com/COBioscience Pinterest:http://pinterest.com/COBioscience ### Contacts: MaeDesaire,DirectorofMarketing,ColoradoBioScienceAssociationhttp://www.cobioscience.com 7203825918,mdesaire@cobioscience.com MaggieChamberlinHolben,APR,AbsolutelyPublicRelationshttp://www.absolutelypr.com 3039849801,maggie@absolutelypr.com