Resources for entrepreneurs and businesses within Maine’s life sciences industry
There are more than 400 companies and organizations working within Maine’s life sciences industry. The state’s top sectors include pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing, scientific research and development services, medical and diagnostic laboratories, and medical equipment and supplies manufacturing. Maine bioscience companies include everything from discovery research to commercialization.
Whether you are interested in starting a new business, growing your business in a new location or looking for a quality vendor to assist you with your current development project, Maine has the resources you need to propel your business forward.
- Maine provides significant value on investment to open up opportunity for life science companies, with an abundance of affordable land and resources, and capacity advantages.
- Maine life sciences companies’ voices carry weight to drive our economy forward, creating more jobs for Mainers and shaping the state’s economy.
- With over 20 colleges and universities in the state offering degrees in life sciences, Maine has access to a quality, highly skilled workforce, driving both workforce attraction and retention.
- Maine has direct access to government resources, support and funding, to create business efficiencies and drive growth.
- Maine is a gateway to the life sciences world, just a 1-hour and 45-minute drive from a global hub, but with ease of traveling, low traffic congestion, and public transit commuting.
Capital & Funding
Maine Technology Institute
Maine Accelerates Growth
Maine Venture Fund
Scratchpad Accelerator
Maine Center for Entrepreneurs
Maine Angels
Foster Innovation Center at UMaine
Association for Consulting Expertise
SCORE Maine
Small Business Adminstration
Small Business Development Centers
Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
Slow Money Maine
New Ventures Maine
Top Gun
Black Point Group
Maine Community Foundation
MaineStream Finance
Advising & Accelerators
Top Gun
Scratchpad Accelerator
Maine Center for Entrepreneurs
MCE BioStartup
Dirigo Labs
TechPlace
Association for Consulting Expertise
SCORE Maine
Small Business Administration
Small Business Development Centers
Foster Innovation Center at UMaine
Advanced Manufacturing Center at UMaine
Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College
Business,
Workforce & Economic Development
Department of Economic & Community Development
DECD Economic Development Strategy 2020-2029
Maine & Co
Manufacturers Association of Maine
Maine MEP
Live & Work in Maine
Maine International Trade Center
Coastal Counties Workforce
Doing Business in Maine Fact Book
Maine Technology Institute
Maine Center for Entrepreneurs
Maine Development Foundation
Startup Maine
UpStart Maine
Bioscience-Focused Incubators
TechPlace
Union River Center for Innovation
MDI Biological Laboratory’s Maine Center for Biomedical Innovation
MDI BioSpace
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