Weekly Policy Blog: Campaign & Legislation Support Colorado’s Drive to Be a Leading Life Sciences Hub
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 03/11/2024
Colorado BioScience Association and a consortium of 22 Colorado partners have launched Colorado Hub for Health Impact, a new national economic development campaign to position Colorado as America’s ep...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Blog: CBSA’s 2024 Day at the Capitol
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 03/04/2024
CBSA held its annual Day at the Capitol event on February 28. CBSA members, legislators, and legislative staff first gathered for a health innovation company showcase and networking, which highlighted...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Blog: PDAB Initiates Upper Payment Limit Rulemaking Process for the First Time
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 02/26/2024
On Friday, February 23, the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB or Board) decided to initiate an “upper payment limit” (UPL) rulemaking process for the autoimmune disease drug Enbrel...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Blog: Legislative Session Update
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 02/05/2024
The first few weeks of the Colorado legislative session require intensive engagement at the Capitol and comprehensive review of proposed legislation by CBSA's Policy + Advocacy team to support a colla...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Blog: Take Action to Protect America’s Innovation Economy
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 01/29/2024
CBSA urges you to take action now to protect America’s innovation economy! The federal government is considering the use of “march-in rights” (where it could compel a patent-owner to license an invent...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Blog: Urge Congress to Fix R&D Expensing
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 01/22/2024
CBSA and our partners at BIO urge you to act now! Encourage members of Congress to pass a tax package before the end of January that includes restoration of immediate R&D expensing to protect our...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Blog: Start of the 2024 Colorado Legislative Session
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 01/16/2024
Colorado’s 2024 legislative session kicked off on Wednesday, January 10th, and will continue for 120 days until May 8th. The Legislature: For the sixth year, Democrats have total control o...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Blog: CBSA Releases 2023 Policy + Advocacy Report
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 01/08/2024
Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has released its 2023 CBSA Policy + Advocacy Report, which summarizes CBSA’s engagement during the Colorado legislative session, the regulatory process to implem...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Blog: PDAB Deems Trikafta “Not Unaffordable” in First Affordability Decision
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 12/11/2023
On Friday, December 8, the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB or Board) completed its first affordability review and unanimously voted that the selected drug, a cystic fibrosis drug...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Blog: Congratulations to CBSA’s 2023 Legislators of the Year
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 11/20/2023
On November 15, 2023, CBSA held its 20th Annual Awards Celebration presented by AGC Biologics. This annual celebration highlights the spirit and drive of Colorado’s vibrant life sciences ecosystem, br...
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