Bioscience sector needs anchor, funding

BOULDER – Area economic boosters work hard to create a friendly biotech environment – national polls rank the region high for things like technology and innovation.

But finding financing for a promising new company still can be more of a struggle here than it would be in places like Palo Alto, California, or Boston, according to Rick Whitcomb, chief executive officer at BiOptix Diagnostics Inc. in Boulder.

Whitcomb spoke at the latest Boulder County Business Report CEO Roundtable Tuesday, Nov. 15, which was held at Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC offices and cosponsored by EKS&H and Holland & Hart LLP.

BiOptix, a…