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UMaine awarded $11.3 million from NIH to support biomedical research
The University of Maine has received a $11.3 million Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) award from...
STEM jobs make up more than a third of Maine’s workforce, BLS stats show
There’s a lot of buzz lately about STEM jobs, with good reason. There are 278,500 Mainers who...
New business accelerator aims to empower underserved entrepreneurs in Maine
Maine is getting another startup accelerator, but with a focus on underrepresented entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll), a Lowell,...
Maine Angels raise another $2M for early-stage investments
The Maine Angels group of private equity investors has closed the chapter on one fund and raised...
Bangor will be abuzz with Maine science at annual festival
The Maine Science Festival’s headlining event will be a major collaboration with a local arts organization for...
Report: National Institutes of Health added $264M to Maine economy in 2022
The National Institutes of Health supported 1,950 jobs and $264 million in economic activity in Maine during 2022 through $112.7...
Northern Light completes deal to outsource diagnostics to Quest
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a Secaucus, N.J.-based diagnostic information services provider with a national footprint, said Monday that it...
Portland startup Marin Skincare finds space on L.L.Bean shelves
Marin Skincare, a Portland startup that produces a skin cream using a lobster byproduct, has scored featured placement at...
NIH grant establishes Mouse Mutant Peroxisome Research Resource
Jackson Laboratory Director, Technology Evaluation and Development Aamir Zuberi, Ph.D., along with co-principal investigators Joseph Hacia, Ph.D., of...
Covetrus adds North American president, chief technology officer
Covetrus, Portland’s global leader in animal health technology and services, brought on Matt Yordy as president of...