Colorado BioScience Association

Olympic gold medalist, entrepreneur, cancer survivor, and women's health advocate Shannon Miller will headline the Championing Women's Health Breakfast at the 2026 Rocky Mountain Life Sciences Investor & Partnering Conference Presented by BioMed Realty September 30–October 2, 2026 in Vail, Colorado.

The two-time Olympian earned seven Olympic medals and helped lead the historic "Magnificent Seven" to the first team gold medal in U.S. women's gymnastics history. Today, as Founder & CEO of Salto Health, she helps cancer survivors access products, services, and meaningful support throughout their journeys.

Miller will share her perspective on elite performance and leadership and how her grit, determination, and commitment to learning and reinventing herself supported her cancer journey and inspired her entrepreneurial path.

The conference is also expanding its lineup of investors, strategic partners, and market leaders with:

• Robyn Korkus, Vice President, Enterprise Strategy, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies

• Chau Khuong, Founder, Chief Investment Officer, CJNV Bioventures

• Dan Lyons, Portfolio Manager, Healthcare and Biotech Teams, Janus Henderson Investors

• Abby Mueller, Investment Associate, Life Sciences Private Capital, J.P. Morgan Private Capital

These leaders join previously announced speakers:

• Alexander Porter, Senior Managing Director, New Listings & Capital Markets, Nasdaq

• Massimo Ruzzene, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Dean of the Institutes, University of Colorado Boulder

Together, they will explore capital formation, investment trends, strategic partnerships, public markets, quantum innovation, and emerging opportunities across life sciences.

Register now to join founders, investors, strategic partners, and industry leaders from Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West for three days of company presentations, one-on-one partnering, networking, and discussions on the future of health innovation.

Register: https://lnkd.in/gY_qtitk

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Member Success: CBSA congratulates three Colorado companies accepted into MedTech Innovator (MTI) 2026 accelerator cohort:

- ForCast Orthopedics, Inc
- GenesisTissue Inc.
- TissueForm, Inc.

Over the next four months, the 65 companies in the cohort will receive world-class mentorship, strategic guidance, and unparalleled access to MTI's ecosystem of investors, health systems, and industry leaders. They'll also compete for a share of over $1.3M in funding.

We look forward to their continued success!