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Can the Roux Institute Turn Portland Into a Tech Hub?
As Portland’s Roux Institute welcomed its first students last summer, the coronavirus pandemic was exposing the tenuousness of a...
With $147M contract, Guilford swab maker goes out of state for 4th plant
Puritan Medical Products Co., the Guilford-based manufacturer that has multiplied its COVID-19 test swab production there and...
FocusMaine results report shows growth in targeted industries, even through pandemic
Despite the pandemic, three Maine industries are poised for continued growth and job creation, according to a...
Nonprofit Leader: The Jackson Lab’s Edison Liu leads a Maine response to a global research need
In nine years with Dr. Edison Liu as president and CEO, the Bar Harbor-based Jackson Laboratory has...
Scott Wellman, of Puritan Medical Products, is driving production of COVID test swabs
Scott Wellman, Puritan Medical Products Co.’s general manager, helped oversee the Guilford-based company’s push to more than...
Husson assistant professor to explain the science of COVID-19 vaccines at 2021 Maine Science Festival
BANGOR– It’s been over a year since COVID-19 first came to the United States. During this time,...
Factories to meet pandemic needs: Puritan Medical, other Maine businesses turn out swab plants
Timothy Templet’s phone started ringing in mid-March last year and hasn’t stopped ringing since. Puritan Medical Products...
Growing cluster of imaging manufacturers is integral to pandemic response
In 2020, Gray Optics saw a surge in demand from manufacturers of COVID-19 point-of-care tests. Founded in...
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Covetrus reports 2020 sales up 9%, shrinking loss
Portland-based Covetrus Inc. (Nasdaq: CVET) on Monday reported 2020 net sales of $4.3 billion, including $1.1 billion...