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JAX receives $32M to tackle health issues, including coronavirus
The Jackson Laboratory, headquartered in Bar Harbor, was awarded $32.4 million in grant funding over the year’s...
Abbott’s Maine expansion will continue with 1,200 new jobs
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), which has a site in Scarborough and a new manufacturing site in Westbrook,...
Abbott buys its Scarborough plant for $17M
On top of recent expansions that are adding nearly 200,000 square feet in Scarborough and Westbrook, Chicago-based...
A Guilford manufacturer ramps up production of innovative medical textiles
In another case of a company making a pandemic pivot, Duvaltex switched much of its production from...
Presque Isle plant is making equipment used on COVID-19 patients around the world
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Acme Monaco’s Presque Isle plant has long produced catheter guidewires used to treat...
Can designer mice save us from COVID-19?
Imagine, for a moment, a time when the coronavirus is eradicated. There are therapies and a vaccine....
Maine coronavirus testing swab maker awarded $51.2 million to ramp up production
A Guilford company that makes swabs needed for coronavirus testing has received another $51.2 million from the...
After previous losses, Covetrus reports $54M earnings for Q2
Portland-based Covetrus Inc. (Nasdaq: CVET) appears to be turning around recent financial performance, reporting an uptick in second-quarter revenue...
Jackson Lab wins $493K grant for aging research
While the Jackson Laboratory has received much attention recently for work in response to the COVID-19 crisis,...
Research focuses on detection of COVID-19 airborne droplets using bioengineered membrane
Detection and analysis of airborne coronavirus droplets using a bioengineered membrane is the focus of exploratory research...