The Five Elements of Colorado Becoming a Top Five Biotech Hub
In a follow-up interview on Denver’s Channel 7, Afshin Safavi, Ph.D. talks about Colorado Health & Tech Centers (CHTC), his project and vision to build one million square feet of innovation space in Colorado, his involvement in Governor Polis’ Nordic Investment Mission 2024, and what it will take to push Colorado into the top five U.S. biotech hubs.
After returning from Denmark, Sweden, and Finland as part of the Governor’s delegation, Safavi followed up with interviewer Sam Boik to discuss how working with our Nordic counterparts will bring investment, collaboration, and foreign talent to Colorado. Safavi is building his own campuses to support both foreign and local innovators. Calling on an extensive background in biotech and serial entrepreneurship, he sees five core elements that will together help Colorado become not just one of the top biotech innovation hubs in the United States, but worldwide.
By providing the physical space (1), for our own local talent (2), bringing in funding (3), partnering with experienced industry consultants (4), and working together with local and state governments (5), CHTC is helping spur innovation and give start-ups the support they need to go from an idea, to product, to market.
