Carilion Biomedical Institute CEO Joins the Southeast BIO Board of Directors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Cheryl Valentine
540 581 0127

ROANOKE VA (August 2005) The Carilion Biomedical Institute (CBI) is pleased to announce that President and CEO Daniel Barchi has been named to the Southeast BIO Board of Directors.  Southeast BIO (abbreviated as SEBIO) is a regional nonprofit organization that works to promote growth in the life sciences industry in the Southeastern United States by encouraging entrepreneurship and bringing together companies, investors, universities, and support organizations active in the development of the industry.

Barchi has been President and CEO of the Carilion Biomedical Institute for nearly three years, working to foster collaborative biomedical research and bringing biomedical companies to the Roanoke area. “I’m excited to join the Board of an organization whose goals are so similar to CBI’s,” stated Barchi.  “Together we can continue to support a strong biomedical industry in the Southeast.”

In addition to his work on the SEBIO Board of Directors, Barchi is also active on the boards for the NewVa Corridor Technology Council (NCTC), the Virginia Biotechnology Association, the Southwest Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank, and the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Southeast BIO (SEBIO) (www.sebio.org) is a regional nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the growth of the life sciences industry in the Southeastern United States.  Formerly known as the Southeastern Life Sciences Association (SELSA), SEBIO is committed to conducting activities that create regional leverage and facilities the common interests and goals of constituents in the life sciences industry. SEBIO’s geographic footprint presently includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.  More information about Southeast BIO is available on its website at www.sebio.org.

Carilion Biomedical Institute (CBI) (www.biomedicalinstitute.org) is dedicated to improving the health and lives of people worldwide by partnering with scientists, researchers, and the medical and business communities to create major advances in healthcare. CBI fosters biomedical research at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech and brings promising technologies to market through rigorous medical, financial, operational and market analysis.  CBI also connects early-stage companies to venture capital, strategic real estate, management talent, manufacturing partners and healthcare customers. Start-up biomedical companies, entrepreneurs and inventors with a business plan or biomedical concept that are interested in working with CBI should contact the Carilion Biomedical Institute at www.biomedicalinstitute.com.