Maine’s biotechnology companies now employ nearly 10,000 workers in the state, a 42 percent increase over the last five years, according to a report by the industry.
The report released Thursday by BioME, the Bioscience Association of Maine, found there are now more than 9,500 jobs at 484 life science companies in the state. Maine’s job growth in the industry is the fastest in New England over the last five years, the association said. Read more