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Microplastics are harming the Gulf of Maine’s baby lobsters, study finds
A study by scientists at a marine research laboratory indicates that plastic pollution in the Gulf of...
University of Maine System Partners with The Jackson Laboratory and ConvenientMD for COVID-19 Testing Services
University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Chancellor Dannel Malloy announced today that the University of Maine...
UMaine med device spinoff Neuright receives $225K tech transfer award
Neuright Inc., a University of Maine biotech spinoff focused on the early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral...
Portland biotech firm gets $500K loan from MTI
ImmuCell Corp. (Nasdaq: ICCC), a Portland biotech company that makes preventive health products for beef and dairy...
Roux Institute partners with WEX on a new facility in Portland
The Roux Institute at Northeastern University will open in the fall at a facility currently under construction...
JAX donors contribute $100,000 to new COVID-19 models
JAX is fulfilling an urgent need for accurate animal models to test vaccines, neutralizing antibodies and other...
Portland medical device startup gets ‘breakthrough’ designation from FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted “Breakthrough Device” designation to a digital therapy being developed...
Bangor Teen Wins High Honors in International Science Competition
Bangor Teen Wins High Honors in International Science Competition (Portland) The Bioscience Association of Maine (BioME) is...
MDI Biological Lab explores use of ‘immortal’ cells in potential new medical treatments
Immortal cells that can generate new tissue and fix damaged organs? Sounds like a sci-fi movie. But...
JAX ramps up ‘humanized’ mouse production for pandemic fight
Jackson Laboratory, headquartered in Bar Harbor, is scaling up production of research mice designed to help scientists...