MDI Biological Laboratory president elected to German Academy of Sciences
BAR HARBOR – Hermann Haller, M.D., president of the MDI Biological Laboratoryin Bar Harbor, Maine, has been elected to the Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences (Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften). The Leopoldina, which originated [...]
New UMaine research hub to focus on Potato Virus Y
ORONO — Greater understanding of the biology of one of the most destructive plant viruses to potato crops will be the focus of a research hub at the University of Maine that is part of [...]
Winner of Maine BioGENEius Challenge Competes in International Finals (guest post by Patrick Wahlig)
Maine BioGENEius winner shares experience at International Finals at BIO Digital This post was written by Patrick Wahlig, a high school student from Falmouth, who won our 3rd annual BioME [...]
UNE gets $150K to boost diversity in pharmacy workforce
The University of New England will use $150,000 in grants from two Maine companies to advance diversity in Maine's pharmacy workforce and more broadly in the profession, the school announced on Tuesday. Funding comes from Portland animal-health [...]
JAX will spend $5M to raise minimum wage for over 1,000 employees
The need to attract and retain employees has driven Bar Harbor-based Jackson Laboratory, one of the world's most prominent biomedical research institutions, to hike its wages at an annual cost of $5 million. The nonprofit [...]
A life sciences boom
“Sometimes you have an idea that resonates so strongly it’s worth taking the leap,” says Amanda Howland, co-founder of ElleVet Sciences, a South Portland company that develops and produces CBD products for pets. It wasn’t [...]
