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Cancer Research and NeoTREX

August 22, 2007

Building on more than 35 years of excellence in cancer research and biomedicine, Colorado State University on Aug. 22 named its second Supercluster, Cancer Research and Treatment, along with NeoTREX, an embedded business enterprise dedicated to speeding the transition of life-saving cancer research from the academic world to the global marketplace.

The Cancer Supercluster will focus cancer research from five colleges across the university via a highly collaborative structure. The goal of the Supercluster is to develop effective treatments and products in the fight against cancer and quickly moving these advances into the marketplace to the people who need them.

Colorado State today also announced Dr. Terry Opgenorth as the chief operating officer for NeoTREX. He will also serve as COO of MicroRx, the business arm of the university's first Supercluster focused on infectious disease research that was announced in February. Opgenorth joins the university after 20 years with Abbott Laboratories' Global Pharmaceutical Research and Development organization.

• Full press releases
  • August 22, 2007: Colorado State University Announces Cancer Supercluster, Creates NeoTREX, Appoints Chief Operating Officer
  • August 22, 2007: Colorado State University Names Former Abbott VP To Head University's New Cancer And Infectious Disease Enterprises
• Background information:
  • Cancer Treatments and Products Developed at Colorado State University
  • Cancer Research Partnerships at Colorado State University
  • Supercluster Facts
  • Supercluster History at CSU
  • Technology Transfer: Traditional vs. Supercluster
  • Successful Startups at CSU
• Downloadable files:
  • Broadcast quality audio
  • High resolution photos
• Biographical Information
  • Larry Edward Penley
    President and chancellor
  • Tony Frank
    Provost and senior vice president
  • Stephen Withrow
    Chief scientific officer of NeoTREX and director of the academic activities
  • Robert Ullrich
    Chief research officer of NeoTREX and director of research
  • Dr. Terry Opgenorth
    Chief operating officer for MicroRx and NeoTREX
  • Mark Wdowik
    Chief executive officer of CSU Ventures
  • Bill Farland
    Vice president for Research

Downloadable Audio:

Larry Edward Penley
President and chancellor

• Taking on cancer
• We excel at cancer research

Tony Frank
Provost and senior vice president

• Rapid movement to market
• Best oncology unit in the world

Stephen Withrow
Chief scientific officer of NeoTREX and director of the academic activities

• New era of funding
• Translational benefits

Bob Ullrich
Cancer Supercluster's director of research and chief research officer of NeoTREX

• Bringing people together

Mark Wdowik
Chief executive officer, CSU Ventures

• What is neotrex

Bill Farland
Vice president for Research

• Role of the university

Lance Perryman
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

• Opportunity to maximize unique research

High resolution photos

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Larry Edward Penley
President and chancellor

Tony Frank
Provost and senior vice president

Stephen Withrow
Chief scientific officer of NeoTREX and director of the academic activiti

Robert Ullrich
Chief research officer of NeoTREX and director of research

Dr. Terry Opgenorth
Chief operating officer for MicroRx and NeoTREX

Lance Perryman
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Mark Wdowik
Chief executive officer, CSU Ventures

Bill Farland
Vice president for Research, Colorado State University

Colorado State University's Animal Cancer Center

Dr. Sue Lana, a veterinarian in the Animal Cancer Center, meets with a client about her pet's treatment

Researchers and veterinarians monitor a patient during of the patient's vitamin B12 metabolism using a gamma camera

Dr. Stephen Withrow, director of the Cancer Supercluster and the Animal Cancer Center, examines Lori Venners' dog, Fletcher

Dr. Nicole Ehrhart performs surgery on a dog with cancer at the Animal Cancer Center