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Faegre & Benson Sponsors $10,000 Biosciences Venture Capital Showcase Award

August 11, 2005

The law firm of Faegre & Benson, L.L.P., in conjunction with the Colorado BioScience Association and Colorado Office of Economic Development is sponsoring a $10,000 unrestricted cash award, to be given to the outstanding presenting company at the Venture Capital Showcase, part of the 2005 BioWest conference in Denver, November 8th and 9th. The VC showcase will be judged by a distinguished panel of venture capitalists representing local and out-of-state funds. Eligible companies would be those in the bioscience field (anything relating to biological sciences, including medical device companies) that have received $2.5 million or less in funding to date. Presenters will give an approximately 20 minute talk with PowerPoint slides, highlighting their company's technology, management team, business plan, path to market, etc. The application deadline is August 31, 2005. Further information about the conference, the award, and a link to the application are at: http://www.biowestconference.com/ and http://www.biowestconference.com/sponsors.html