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CleanLaunch, Colorado's clean tech incubator, announced today that it has hired Fiona Schlachter as its Director of Operations.

Pine beetles are ravaging trees in the West, destroying CO2 scrubbing forests and making areas fire-prone. AgriHouse releases ODC, a new eco-friendly EPA registered biopesticide it says could turn the tide in the ongoing battle against pine beetles

Denver, Colorado, June 8th, 2009 – Building on the momentum of their previous events, The Stem Cell Awareness Association (www.stemcellaware.com) will hold a Stem Cell Awareness Rally in Denver, Colorado on June 13th, 2009.

Sporian Microsystems has been awarded a contract from the US Army to develop a small, modular, field-deployable Chemical/Biological sensor for use in remote monitoring applications.

Advanced Media Services (AMS), a Northern Colorado leader in interactive media, announced its collaboration with Baxa Corporation, the Englewood based medical device company, to create engaging digital signage to set Baxa apart at the ASHP conference

—BioAMPs International selected for its unique antimicrobial peptide technology that selectively targets bacterial cells and kills drug-resistant bacterial species—

Bristlecone Learning, LLC, leadership development and consulting firm, moves closer to the customer with new offices in Colorado and North Carolina.

Ethanol Producers grinding corn to produce fuel ethanol have recently been squeezed by high prices in corn and natural gas. In an attempt to help ethanol producers gain ground, Ibeque Corp released Version 1.0 of E-PIMS.

NanoString acquires license for use with innovative molecular detection, and Schott acquires additional microarraying license.

Jack Wheeler, CEO of MicroPhage, Inc., Longmont, is the new chairperson of the board of directors for the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA). He was appointed at the association’s 2007 annual meeting.