When it comes to starting a business, Maine gets strong marks in a state ranking released Tuesday by personal finance website WalletHub. Maine came in at No. 13 in the nationwide comparison. Texas topped the list, followed [...]

Funds will support research into immunotherapy response rates and side effects Immunotherapy can be a crucial tool for patients undergoing cancer treatment, vastly improving outcomes for many whose conditions would otherwise be fatal. Unfortunately a [...]

The Finance Authority of Maine has approved a total of nearly $50 million in financing for two startups — Vertical Harvest L3C, which plans to launch a hydroponic greenhouse in Westbrook, and a Portland provider of "digital therapeutics," [...]

Two-thirds of the earth’s surface is covered by deep ocean seafloor, but little is known about the ecosystem and its ability to withstand human impacts. The Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay aims to [...]

RockStep Solutions, a Portland software developer for the life sciences industry, has closed on a $2 million round of equity financing and expects to double its 13 staff by April. The company announced the funding [...]

For the first time, Portland has cracked the top 10 in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of the country’s “best places to live.” Portland is No. 8 on this year’s list, [...]