Business Weekly: "Joseph Decuis earns 'Certified Humane' distinction"

Quoting from the February 17 posting:

"The Wagyu beef, beef products and eggs of the Joseph Decuis Farm, Restaurant and Culinarium in Roanoke have obtained Humane Farm Animal Care’s humane raised and handled certification.

HFAC is a nonprofit organization formed to develop industry-independent, scientifically sound standards for the welfare of animals involved in food production. It is supported by dozens of animal welfare groups, including the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Joseph Decuis uses the certified beef and eggs as ingredients for some of its menu items, and is among six restaurants across the country the HFAC website lists as "Certified Humane." It is the only Indiana restaurant on the list."

Link to the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly

CEO Panel at Feb 17 BioPharma Symposium Featured in the Denver Business Journal

CEO Panel presenters at the Feb 17 BioPharma Symposium are featured in the current Denver Business Journal in an article by Technology Report Greg Avery. CEOs included: Steve Orndorff, Ariel Pharmaceuticals; Tim Rodell, GlobeImmune; and Robert Conway, Array BioPharma. This was the launch of the 2011 CBSA Symposium series, to be held quarterly.

Link to the article preview (full content requires a subscription)

Spring 2011 Issue: My Indiana Home Features Bell Aquaculture: "Go Fish"

Quoting from the Indiana Farm Bureau article by Cris Goode for the Bureau's member publication:

"Hoosiers might be surprised to find that Bell – located right here in Indiana – is the nation’s largest yellow perch farm. Bell’s indoor production facilities are located in Albany, Ind., just north of Muncie. 'We chose to raise yellow perch for two reasons: the high demand for the popular fish and the limited supply available,' says Norman McCowan, president of Bell. Raising fish from its own 'broodstock' – or breeding stock – to processing and packaging on-site,Bell is unique in its commitment and ability to have a hand in the entire process from beginning to end."

Link to the Spring 2011 My Indiana Home magazine online (pages 14 & 15)

Indiana Farm Bureau features 'Blueberry Perch Breakfast Bake' Recipe

Bell Aquaculture's President Norman McCowan says "the unusual-sounding Blueberry Perch Breakfast Bake is his favorite way to eat yellow perch."

Link to the recipe at the My Indiana Home blog

Link to the Bell Aquaculture article by Cris Goode for the Indiana Farm Bureau's My Indiana Home

About the site: 'My Indiana Home is produced for Indiana Farm Bureau members. Our mission is to connect you with the food you eat, the Indiana farmers who grow it and a rural lifestyle that is uniquely Hoosier.'

Indiana Farm Bureau: 'Bell Aquaculture Farms a Fish-Fry Favorite'

Quoting from the blog post by Cris Goode for the Indiana Farm Bureau:

"A Great Lakes Friday night fish fry just wouldn’t be the same without the sweet, mild flavor of the region’s favorite fish, yellow perch. While fishing regulations now limit availability of the popular fish to the hungry public, Bell Aquaculture seeks to feed that demand with its farm-raised yellow perch.

Since launching in 2008, Bell’s fish has been featured at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City, at traditional Hoosier events such as the annual Purdue Fish Fry, and at restaurants across the state from the Summit Club in South Bend all the way down to the French Lick Resort in southern Indiana."

Link to read the article posting

About the site: 'My Indiana Home is produced for Indiana Farm Bureau members. Our mission is to connect you with the food you eat, the Indiana farmers who grow it and a rural lifestyle that is uniquely Hoosier.'

Travel for taste: 'Rural fine restaurants thrive on out-of-town diners'

Quoting from the article by Stephanie Scarlett:

"In Roanoke, the upscale Joseph Decuis lures about 95 percent of its diners from other towns, owner Alice Eshelman says. 'While we greatly enjoy our small-town location, we also enjoy having 500,000 people within a close proximity,' she says, adding that the restaurant has regular visitors from Indianapolis and Chicago. 'So we see our small-town appeal as an absolute plus, taking advantage of the best of both worlds,' Eshelman says...One idea that is catching on, even in the Midwest, is the 'farm to fork' philosophy, which focuses on local ingredients and the entire food-chain process. More restaurants are highlighting the source of their food, such as duck from Maple Leaf Farms in Milford and chicken from Gunthorp Farms in LaGrange. Joseph Decuis in Roanoke raises its own Wagyu cattle and Mangalitsa pigs; its chickens provide eggs."

Link to The Journal Gazette

InsideINdianaBusiness.com: 'Farm to Fork Restaurant Receives Certification'

Quoting from the posting:

"The Joseph Decuis Farm, Restaurant and Culinarium in Roanoke says it's the first Certified Humane restaurant in Indiana and only one of six in the country. The designation means the establishment's Kobe-style beef and eggs have been produced on its northeast Indiana farm according to the Humane Farm Animal Care organization's standards."

Link to InsideINdianaBusiness.com

'Joseph Decuis...one of six restaurants in the country to be named a Certified Humane restaurant'

Quoting from Cindy Larson's Restaurant Notes:

"Actually, the designation is for the Joseph Decuis Farm, Restaurant and Culinarium. Specifically, Joseph Decuis is recognized as a producer of Certified Humane Raised and Handled Wagyu beef, beef products and eggs, which are used at the restaurant and culinarium (the commercial kitchen used to prepare food for sale outside the restaurant).

The program requires the humane treatment of farm animals from birth through slaughter. Alice and Pete Eshelman, who own the restaurant, farm and culinarium, raise Wagyu beef on a farm near Roanoke."

Link to the News-Sentinel.com

CBSA Feb FOCUS Spotlights Medtronic Navigation's New Education Center in Louisville, CO + Videos of BioPharma Symposium Keynote & Presenting CEOs

The CBSA's current newsletter spotlights Medtronic Navigation's New Education Center in Louisville, CO. - plus more....

Link to the publication pdf. Content includes:

Recap - CBSA's Holli Baumunk - pg 1
Medtronic Navigation Spotlight - pg 2
Biotech/Pharma Symposium - pg 3 **
CBSA Marketing Opportunities - pg 4
Investor Conference: Sept 2011 - pg 5
Upcoming CBSA Events Recap - pg 6

** Note: videos of the Keynote and CEO's participating in the Feb Symposium mentioned in the Focus newsletter are now available at the CBSA YouTube Channel:

Dr Fintan Steele, Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology, Keynote (five parts): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9zBzOI5jig

Robert M. DiScipio, Aegis Analytical (two parts): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0elthsxBIQ

CEO Panel - GlobeImmune, Ariel Pharmaceuticals & Array BioPharma (seven parts): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0elthsxBIQ

Bell Aquaculture Sponsors Fish Fry for The Friends of Limberlost State Historic Site

Bell Aquaculture is sponsoring a Fish Fry for The Friends of Limberlost State Historic Site March 4, 4-8 p.m., at the Lions Civic Center in Portland, IN. Proceeds will help pay construction costs of the Limberlost State Historic Site Welcome Center. The Friends of the Limberlost have been raising funds to build this 4,000 sq. ft. facility, which will be located adjacent to the historic site in Geneva, IN.

The Bell Perch feast also includes a serving of coleslaw, baked beans, potato chips, roll and lemonade. Cost for adults is $8 and $5 for children 10 years old or younger. Pie and soft drinks will be available for an additional fee. Carry out will be offered.

For more information about the Fish Fry, please contact Norman McCowan, President of Bell Aquaculture, at 765-748-3431.

Link to the "Friends Fry Fish for Limberlost Friday, March 4" news release

More about Limberlost: The Limberlost State Historic Site, located in Adams County, and the Loblolly Marsh Wetland Preserve, located in Jay County, are both in northeastern Indiana. Limberlost SHS is part of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, a division of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources; the “Limberlost Cabin”, located in Geneva, IN, was the home of author and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter. The historic site and the nearby Loblolly Marsh Wetland Preserve illustrates Stratton-Porter’s story of environmental activism. For more information, call 260.368.7428 or visit http://www.indianamuseum.org/limberlost.

Joseph Decuis Executive Chef Aaron Butts Makes Semifinalist Roster for 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards

The 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards Semifinalists for Restaurants and Chefs were announced today and Joseph Decuis Executive Chef Aaron Butts is on the semifinalist list for "Best Chef - Great Lakes." The James Beard organization divides the nation by region for its "Best Chefs in America Competition." Butts and the Joseph Decuis team cooked at the James Beard House in New York in August 2010.

For information visit: http://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/index.php/2011/02/awards-watch-2011-restaurant-and-chef-awards-semifinalists

Judges from across the country will take a look at the list below and vote to narrow it down to a final list of nominees. James Beard Foundation will be live tweeting the finalists/nominee announcement on March 21.

9News Interview: Bioscience Jobs & Today's Biopharma Symposium

CBSA President & CEO Holli Baumunk interviewed on 9News this morning with Gary Shapiro about job opportunities in Colorado's Bioscience Industry and shared details about today's Biotech & Pharma Symposium, 1-7 at the Denver Grand Hyatt.

There's still time to register for the Symposium: http://www.cobioscience.com/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=20284

Link to the 9News website - they're debuting a new website design today

Joseph Decuis Gourmet Restaurant, Farm and Culinarium Now Certified Humane® by Humane Farm Animal Care

The Joseph Decuis 'Farm to Fork' enterprise headquartered in Roanoke, IN, just outside Fort Wayne, is now Certified Humane® by Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) for both its Gourmet Restaurant and Farming Operations' Wagyu Beef & Beef Products and Free-Range Laying Hens. In addition, Joseph Decuis is now included in the OpenTable® 'Top 50 Best Overall U.S. Restaurants' (only one in Indiana) and rated as a Chicago 'AAA Four Diamond Restaurant' for the sixth consecutive year.

The Certified Humane® designation assures customers that Joseph Decuis Wagyu Beef and eggs have been produced on the Joseph Decuis Farm according to HFAC's precise standards for humane farm animal treatment. Animals must receive a nutritious diet without antibiotics or hormones, and must be raised with shelter, resting areas and space sufficient to support natural behavior. Compliance with the HFAC standards is verified through annual on-site visits by HFAC's third-party inspectors.

Link to the HFAC news release about the Joseph Decuis certification: http://ow.ly/3XGnS

Pete and Alice Eshelman, pioneers in the 'Farm to Fork' dining experience, have nurtured what started out as a small town gourmet restaurant into a world-class fine dining destination which is now included in the OpenTable® 'Top 50 Best Overall U.S. Restaurants' and rated as a Chicago 'AAA Four Diamond Restaurant' for the sixth consecutive year.

OpenTable, Inc., a leading provider of free online reservations for diners and guest management systems for restaurants, announced the winners of its 2010 Diners' Choice awards for the Best Overall restaurants in mid-December. The list of winners was derived from more than 7 million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners. Joseph Decuis Gourmet Restaurant was the only winner in Indiana. Visit: http://press.opentable.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=537433

In addition to the OpenTable® recognition, the Joseph Decuis Gourmet Restaurant was again rated as a AAA/CCA Four Diamond Restaurant for 2011. Joseph Decuis has made the list since 2006. Only three other restaurants in Indiana were given Four Diamond distinction by AAA. Visit: http://media.aaachicago.com/images/10032/2011FourDiamond.pdf

Link to the PR Newswire Release

Link to the PR Web Newswire

Link to the Pitch Engine Social Media Release [includes three videos]

2011 CBSA Symposium Series Launch: CEO Holli Baumunk Interviews on Business For Breakfast Today To Share Details

CBSA President & CEO Holli Baumunk interviewed on the Radio Colorado Network's Business for Breakfast broadcast this morning, about the association's upcoming launch of its 2011 Symposium Series. She interviewed with Business For Breakfast Co-Host Woody Vincent.

The CBSA's 2011 Symposium Series launches Thursday, February 17, with the session, "Biotech & Pharma," 1-7 p.m., at the Grand Hyatt Denver, 1750 Welton Street.

Advanced registration is required for the event at: http://www.cobioscience.com/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=20284. Cost: CBSA Members: $50, Non-Members: $100.

KRCN-AM 1060 is the flagship station of the Radio Colorado Network (RNC). RCN is the only full-time "Business Talk" radio station serving the greater Denver, Fort Collins, and Cheyenne WY communities. The network is also found on KVLE-AM 610 Vail/Aspen, KWYD AM 1580 Colorado Springs-Pueblo and KSKE 1450 Buena Vista, plus online at http://www.radioconetwork.com/radio/stream.html.

Link to listen to the Holli Baumunk interview (approximately 8 minutes)

You can subscribe to the Business For Breakfast podcast rss feed at: http://www.radioconetwork.com/rss/b4brss2.xml.

CBSA Launches 2011 Symposium Series With 'Biotech & Pharma' Session Feb 17 at Denver Grand Hyatt

The CBSA is launching its 2011 Symposium Series Thursday, February 17, with the session, "Biotech & Pharma," 1-7 p.m., at the Grand Hyatt Denver, 1750 Welton Street. The announcement is made by Holli Baumunk, CBSA President & CEO, who says "We're extremely fortunate to welcome four Colorado company CEOs as presenters at our first quarter Biotech & Pharma Symposium." Participating CEOs include: Robert M. Di Scipio, President and CEO, Aegis Analytical Corp.; Bob Conway, President and CEO, Array BioPharma; Tim Rodell, President and CEO, GlobeImmune; and Steve Orndorff, President and CEO, Ariel Pharmaceuticals. Other companies and organizations on the agenda include: the Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology, Pfizer, Amgen and Genentech.

"Information covered in Thursday's session will include: how health care reform will impact Colorado companies; how companies can prepare for health care reform, including biosimilars, Independent Payment Advisory Board, comparative effectiveness and tax increases; controlling costs and minimizing risks in the manufacturing and drug development process; and lessons Colorado companies have learned in the drug development process," Baumunk explains.

Link to the Business Wire release

"Democrats: Prove that incentives create jobs...Focus on results"

Quoting from the Feb 11 article by Ed Sealover:

"Bill proponents may point to a Feb. 2 report from the Colorado BioScience Association. In it, the CBSA stated that the state’s 3-year-old Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program, in which Colorado gives money to help bring university-created products to market, has created 598 jobs, resulting in $44 million in payroll.

Holli Baumunk, CBSA president and CEO, said her organization wrote the report because if it proved it leveraged the money well, the state might provide more funding.

She believes that other industries can and will produce such reports as the competition rises for tax expenditures.

'It’s just showing people that this is a great investment,' Baumunk said. 'And also, we want to make sure we show a good return on investment, because we’re going after further help.'

Link to the article at the Denver Business Journal website

Link to complete information about the Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program at the CBSA website

"Medical device makers oppose manufacturing tax"

Quoting from the Feb 11 article by Greg Avery:

"The CBSA has joined Washington, D.C.-based trade groups such as MDMA and AdvaMed in urging the state’s and other congressional delegations to repeal the tax, and to make other adjustments to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), though the industry supports many of its features.

Drug makers have particular concerns about one part of the ACA. The law creates a panel of presidential appointees with the power to alter reimbursement levels for drugs sold through Medicare and Medicaid, and the ability to appeal the panel’s decision isn’t defined, said Holli Baumunk, president and CEO of the CBSA.

Because of legislation in Congress to repeal or alter parts of the act, and a federal court fight over whether the government can require people to buy health insurance, there’s a lot of uncertainty clouding U.S. bioscience — and that undermines the country’s lead in the field, she said.

'People are trying to get a read on what will happen, and there’s just too many unknowns,' Baumunk said. 'Nationally, we see companies looking at developing [new products] in Europe and Asia first because they don’t know what’ll happen here.'"

Link to the Denver Business Journal article online

WISH TV's IndyStyle: Chef Aaron and Alice Eshelman Demonstrate Delicious Joseph Decuis Ragu Bolognese

Joseph Decuis Proprietor Alice Eshelman and Executive Chef Aaron Butts appeared on WISH-TV Channel 8 (Indianapolis) yesterday demonstrating how to make yummy Ragu Bolognese. The recipe is found at the IndyStyle website, plus video if you missed the show. Link to view the broadcast.

As Alice explained to Andi and Tracy at IndyStyle, Valentine's dinner reservations are close to full at this time, but there is still time to order your sweetie a gift certificate to Joseph Decuis -- link for details. More recent news about Joseph Decuis Gourmet Restaurant in Roanoke:

Joseph Decuis Makes OpenTable's Top 50 Best Overall U.S. Restaurants in 2010 Diners' Choice Awarda. (December 17, 2010)

Joseph Decuis in Roanoke, Indiana has once again been named a Four Diamond restaurant by AAA Chicago. The restaurant has made the list since 2005. (January 15, 2011)

Colorado is a Bio Friendly State: Video Recaps of the 2011 BioScience Day at the Colorado Capitol

Bioscience industry supporters gathered on the Colorado State Capitol campus yesterday to celebrate and review past legislative successes and look forward to Colorado's 2011 bioscience legislative initiatives. Here is a video recap of the event:

CBSA President Holli Baumunk at Colorado's 2011 BioScience Day at the Capitol - Baumunk Provides an Overview of the Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program's Return on Investment Figures and Previews the CBSA Legislative Initiatives for 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCt-lP_MykU

Colorado Representative Jim Riesberg, CBSA 2011 Bill Sponsor


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWj7fiHca9I

Colorado Speaker of the House Frank McNulty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRionuWrO8k

Colorado Senator Rollie Heath, CBSA 2011 Bill Sponsor


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy43e2I77jA

Colorado Representative Cheri Gerou, CBSA 2011 Bill Sponsor


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAC1X7HOYmY

Matthew Schumaker, Managing Director of Federal Government Relations at the Biotechnology Industry Organization - Q&A session


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhNwsYiXYY8

Kevin Sweeney, Attorney, Life Sciences Group Chair, Polsinelli Shughart PC


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEtVMJmO_QQ

'Colorado bioscience program creates 598 jobs'

Quoting from the Denver Post website:

"Colorado's Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program has created 598 jobs in the state, with payroll exceeding $44 million, according to the Colorado BioScience Association and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade.

Appropriated funding to date for the program has totaled $14 million; $10.8 million has been awarded as of August 2010, and $5.5 million has been appropriated for each of the next two years, said Holli Baumunk, the association's president and chief executive."

Link to denverpost.com

Colorado's Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program Creates 598 New Jobs in the State, with Payroll Exceeding $44 million

The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) and The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) have jointly released results of the Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program (BDEGP) at the CBSA's Third Annual "Bioscience Day at the Capitol" event. The announcement is made by Holli Baumunk, CBSA President & CEO, who says the BDEGP has more than met expectations since its inception in 2006, providing the state a significant return on investment.

Baumunk explains: "Appropriated funding to date for the BDEGP has totaled $14 million; $10.8 million has been awarded as of August 2010, and $5.5 million has been appropriated for each of the next two years. The program has created 598 direct and indirect jobs in the state, resulting in a payroll of more than $44 million. Another $68 million has been leveraged through follow-on investment, grants and matching funds, providing 8.3 times the state’s funding."

Link to the Business Wire release

Link to BDEGP Overview

Link to pdf of the complete report