UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS, AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION AND TERUMO BCT JOIN CATALYST HTI
(Denver, Colo.) – April 14, 2016 – Catalyst HTI, a health-tech industry integrator being jointly developed by Koelbel and Company, health-tech entrepreneur Mike Biselli, and landowners the Burgess family, announced today the addition of three highly regarded healthcare entities to the development: Terumo BCT, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the American Diabetes Association. Slated to open in Q1 2018 and located in Denver’s burgeoning River North district, Catalyst HTI will be the first concept of its kind in the country.
Unlike a traditional co-working space, accelerator or incubator, Catalyst HTI will be an industry integrator, bringing together a full spectrum of stakeholders in health-tech – from single-person startups to Fortune 500 organizations. The ultimate goal is to build a community where collaboration accelerates innovation within the healthcare industry. Start-ups will gain access to potential clients and investors in established companies. At the same time larger corporations can surround themselves with emerging technologies in an environment filled with entrepreneurs and growth companies.
“Denver has undergone a dramatic transformation since we began developing here in 1952,” said Buz Koelbel, President at Koelbel and Company. “We are at the confluence of an exciting time in both Denver and in healthcare innovation – an industry that thrives in our city. We feel the timing is perfect to introduce Catalyst HTI and the industry integrator concept to the market. Given the response we are receiving from prospective tenants, the healthcare industry is obviously ready to embrace the concept as well.”
Terumo BCT, a global leader in blood component, therapeutic apheresis and cellular technologies, headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado, is joining Catalyst HTI in reimagining healthcare, as medical devices and information technology continue to converge and further support the vision of Colorado as a key health technology innovation hub.
“We are proud to collaborate with Catalyst HTI to accelerate the digital solutions that are the future of improving patient health and reshaping the healthcare system into one that is more effective, efficient and affordable,” said Terumo BCT President and CEO David Perez. “This partnership allows Terumo BCT to extend its business to the downtown area and more rapidly introduce cutting-edge technologies into the global medical device market.”
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus joined Catalyst HTI because of a shared vision to allow greater opportunities for thought leaders to discover new technologies, therapies and processes that will help transform the healthcare industry. CU believes that Catalyst HTI’s close proximity to the Anschutz Medical Campus, and in particular their CARE Innovation Center, via the new commuter rail linewill serve to better link its academics, professors, clinicians, physicians and students to discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship.
“Over the past two years, Colorado has been ranked one of the top digital health clusters in the nation,” said Don Elliman, Chancellor of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. “We believe that by connecting our nationally recognized academic research institution and hospital system with the health-tech startup and innovation community, we will be able to further solidify our position as a leader in answering the call to reimagine healthcare for our nation.”
According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), approximately 86 million Americans are living with prediabetes and 1.4 million are diagnosed with diabetes every year. To reverse current trends, the ADA recognizes the importance of collaborating with organizations to create impactful solutions, and this is why they chose to be a part of Catalyst HTI, where they will have the West Division and Mountain Region offices.
“Research on working spaces shows the power of proximity in fostering collaborative relationships and more effective problem solving,” said Sue Glass, Vice President at the American Diabetes Association. “Whether that be large health systems, technology firms, or an entrepreneur looking for the next big problem to tackle, the American Diabetes Association brings to Catalyst HTI credible expertise from our funded researchers and advocates to help guide solutions that will prove meaningful and sustainable.”
Terumo BCT, CU Anschutz Medical Campus and the ADA will be joining a community that already includes Medical Group Management Association, CirrusMD, BurstIQ, Prime Health and Telespine, just to name a few. The development still has approximately 65,000 square feet available to lease.
“The industry integrator concept has grown out of the long-held belief that it’s going to take all of us working together – from single-person startups to established organizations – to give this country the healthcare system it deserves,” said Mike Biselli, Co-Founder of Catalyst HTI. “We are currently inviting stakeholders of all kinds to join in our efforts to integrate the healthcare industry at the point of innovation, because we know that the stronger and more diverse our community of innovators grows, the closer it will bring us to fundamentally reimagining healthcare in America.”
About Catalyst HTI
Catalyst HTI is an industry integrator, bringing together all of the relevant stakeholders in health-tech innovation – from single-person startups and Fortune 500 companies to non-profit organizations and healthcare providers – to build a community where collaboration and integration ultimately lead to accelerated innovation within the industry. Located in Denver, Colorado’s burgeoning River North district and developed by Koelbel and Company, phase one of Catalyst HTI is slated to open in Q1 2018. For more information visit www.catalysthealthtech.com.
About Koelbel and Company
Founded as a residential brokerage company in 1952 and now a full-service real estate company with developed properties spanning from Vail and Winter Park to Louisville and Denver, Koelbel and Company has helped change the face of the Centennial State. Now in its third generation, the family owned Koelbel and Company continues to place its indelible mark on the Colorado landscape with developments that blend ageless values with pacesetting design. For more information visitwww.koelbelco.com.
About Mike Biselli
As a successful health-tech entrepreneur, a board member of Prime Health, and a senior adviser to 10.10.10, Mike Biselli has been at the forefront of the current transformation of the US healthcare system for several years, working alongside clinicians, technologists, and entrepreneurs to improve care while lowering its cost. Now, in partnership with governmental, academic, non-profit, and commercial organizations, Mike Biselli is co-developing a health-tech industry integrator in Denver’s River North District (RiNo) that will bring together digital health startups and Fortune 20s alike in the race to fix American healthcare. For more information visit www.mikebiselli.com.
About Terumo BCT
Terumo BCT, a global leader in blood component, therapeutic apheresis and cellular technologies, is the only company with the unique combination of apheresis collections, manual and automated whole blood processing, and pathogen reduction coupled with leading technologies in therapeutic apheresis and cell processing. We believe in the potential of blood to do even more for patients than it does today. This belief inspires our innovation and strengthens our collaboration with customers. For more information visit www.terumobct.com.
About the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is the only comprehensive academic health sciences center in Colorado, the largest academic health center in the Rocky Mountain region and one of the newest education, research and patient care facilities in the world. Home to 21,000 employees, more than 4,000 degree-seeking students and two nationally recognized hospitals that handle 1.7 million patient visits each year, CU Anschutz trains the health sciences workforce of the future and fuels the economy. CU Anschutz features schools of medicine, pharmacy, dental medicine and public health, a college of nursing and a graduate school. All interconnected, these organizations collaboratively improve the quality of patient care they deliver, research they conduct, and health professionals they train. For more information visit www.ucdenver.edu/anschutz/.
About the American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is leading the fight to Stop Diabetes and its deadly consequences and fighting for those affected by diabetes. The Association funds research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes; delivers services to hundreds of communities; provides objective and credible information; and gives voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes. Since 1940, our mission has been to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. For more information please call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES (800-342-2383) or visit www.diabetes.org.
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