Today is a big day for scientific entrepreneurs in Colorado. Half-a-dozen of the state’s most promising biotechnology start-up companies are pitching their business plans to potential investors at the annual conference known as “Bio-West” in Denver. If these start-up companies make good, it could mean billions for the state’s economy, and then there are the benefits to health and agriculture their products could provide around the world. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has this introduction to the people behind some of the state’s best bio-tech bets.

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