New Portland tech institute touts 3-year plan to attract 1,000 graduate students
The Roux Institute, a new graduate school and research center in Portland, outlined its three-year plan on Tuesday to attract 1,000 students and create 200 cooperative learning slots at Maine companies. The institute, started last January and [...]
Maine-based swab producer, Puritan Medical Products, nationally recognized as Inc. Magazine’s ‘2020 Company of the Year’
AUGUSTA, Maine — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor Laura Fortman are congratulating Puritan Medical Products for being named Inc. Magazine’s 2020 Company of the Year. "Puritan Medical Products embodies the [...]
Ardiah Group Acquires Olathe, KS Gene Sequencing Lab, IntelligeneCG
Ardiah Group, LLC announced this week that it has acquired IntelligeneCG, LLC of Olathe, Kansas. Ardiah Group, LLC (“Ardiah”) provides small to medium sized businesses with early growth capital, and advisory and managed services support. [...]
Jackson Lab researches connection between genetics and COVID-19
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Scientists out of Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor have been working since the start of the pandemic, developing genetically modified mice to support COVID-19 research. Their mice continue to be part [...]
Push for COVID research drives $9.5 million funding increase for Jackson Lab
Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor saw an increase of $9.5 million in funding for research projects in 2020, three related to COVID-19. In all, Jackson Laboratory was awarded over $100 million in research funding in [...]
Q&A: Portland’s Gray Optics sees demand for precision components in COVID-19 tests
Founded in 2017, Gray Optics develops advanced imaging technologies and optical systems for biomedical, life sciences and industrial applications. This year, the Portland company saw a surge in demand from manufacturers of COVID-19 “point-of-care” tests, [...]
