Q&A: Life science entrepreneur chooses ME over MA for affordability, lifestyle

Looma LLC is a life science product development company whose founder, Trevor Ruggiero, chose to move from the Boston area to Maine to establish the company at the Mill Brook Business Park, at 10 Mill Brook Road in Saco.

Looma offers a comprehensive service that takes products from concept to pilot production.

Key to the service is the use of production-level manufacturing equipment early in the development process, so that material properties, surface finish and parts geometry — all of which can impact the performance of prototypes — are developed from the start of the design process. Read more

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