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With a goal of building 1 million square feet over the next decade of biotechnology, technology, medical, and manufacturing spaces spanning ten campuses along the I-25 route from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins, we will be working toward our mission of becoming Colorado’s most versatile, agile, and capable developer of work environments designed to enable companies to attract, develop and retain their industry’s best and brightest talent in Colorado.
Dr. Afshin Safavi is a founder, councilman, consultant, board member, entrepreneur, and investor in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, animal health, technology, and real-estate sectors with multi-billion-dollar turnovers in biological products and is responsible for multiple drug products in the market today. He has founded Colorado Health & Tech Centers (CHTC) and BioAgilytix Labs, one of the most successful multi-billion-dollar Contract Research Organizations known internationally. He has extensive experience establishing and leading teams in pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies. Before founding Colorado Health & Tech Centers and BioAgilytix Labs, he worked for various organizations, including AAIPharma, Bayer Biologicals, Talecris BioTherapeutics (Grifols), Nobex Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline, and IGEN International.
I founded Colorado Health & Tech Centers (CHTC) to move at the speed of innovation with the best locations, a collaborative and holistic design/build process, and our commitment to high-speed, low-drag decision-making and execution.
Afshin Safavi, Ph.D.
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Establishing International Health and Technology Centers in Colorado
In recent years, Colorado’s life sciences and biotechnology sectors have demonstrated remarkable growth, bringing $1.47 billion in funding to the state in 2023. To support the growth and health of life sciences in Colorado, creative partners are addressing barriers to entry driven by high operational costs associated with setting up and maintaining laboratory space and limited access to sophisticated equipment.
A groundbreaking solution is underway in the heart of Colorado. Founded by Dr. Afshin Safavi, the Colorado Health Tech Centers (CHTC) are campuses across Colorado offering physical space and customized resources to businesses expanding their operations to Colorado, from budding start-ups to established multinational corporations.
“Our mission at Colorado Health & Tech Centers is clear: To become Colorado’s most versatile, agile, and capable developer of work environments designed to enable companies to attract, develop, and retain their industry’s best and brightest talent,” said Afshin Safavi, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of Colorado Health & Tech Centers.
Colorado’s central location gives companies a competitive advantage. With one of the world’s top international airports, a rate-friendly freight environment, and move-in ready or customizable lab space, Colorado has the room to build, developers who understand the life sciences industry, and a location that attracts talent and is easy to access.
How a Serial Entrepreneur Plans to Bring Biotech Innovation Hubs to Colorado
When Afshin Safavi moved to Colorado with his wife and two daughters in 2016, he intended to retire. The serial entrepreneur and veteran biochemist had spent the first ten years of his career working for innovative pharmaceutical companies like Bayer, GSK, and Grifols. Then, he spent 15 years focused on leading bioanalytical teams developing safety and efficacy testing in support of biological products in preclinical and clinical-trial laboratories. By 2008, he had launched his own global contract research company, BioAgilytix Labs, which he sold—with plans to retire. But after settling down in the Centennial State, he saw a real need that he couldn’t ignore, the state’s booming life sciences and biotech ecosystem with a growing number of renowned researchers, scientists, and more than 1,000 bioscience-related companies. He established Colorado Health & Tech Centers (CHTC) with the goal to build one million square feet of biotech and lab space over the next ten years throughout Colorado.
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Colorado: Hub for Health Impact
We love to collaborate with new arrivals. Our welcoming life sciences community is right-sized for high-growth companies. There’s more than a million square feet of lab space planned or in development critical infrastructure and state support for startups expansions and relocations. Our supportive partners are ready for every step of the journey.
