Dates & Deadlines

• 5/22/13 - TechStart and Seed Grant Webinar This webinar will focus on the application…
• 5/23/13 - Funding workshop with MTI and The First Come learn about financing options available…
• 5/24/13 - Funding Workshop with MTI and Norway Savings Bank Come learn about financing options available…
• 5/30/13 - Funding Workshop with MTI and Camden National Bank Come learn about financing options available…
• 6/4/13 - TechStart Grant Deadline All applications due by 5pm TechStart Grants…
• 6/20/13 - 2013 New England Regional SBIR/STTR Summer Session Increase your chances of winning an SBIR/STTR…
• 7/2/13 - TechStart Grant Deadline All applications due by 5pm TechStart Grants…
• 7/9/13 - Development Loan Deadline All applications due by 5pm. Development…
• 8/20/13 - Seed Grant Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m. MTI Seed Grants of…

MTI Impact

MTI’s impact is evaluated by an independent team and results are included in the annual evaluation report. See Maine's Comprehensive Research & Development evaluations here.

• attracts additional investment to the state
• invests in companies that pioneer Maine’s future
• increases Maine’s global economic competitiveness
• increases private and public investment in Maine companies
• grows Maine’s technology clusters so it is easier for our companies to grow
• helps to create and sustain high-paying jobs in existing and new companies

Independent evaluation has shown that for every $1 awarded by MTI there is $14.27 in public and private investment leveraged.

FY 2011 Activity:

127 Total MTI Projects Funded Totaling $14.1 Million

√ Business Innovation Program Grants and Loans – 80

√ Cluster Initiative Program – 8

√ SBIR Program Grants – 31

 √ Matching Funds Leveraged by New Awards: $33.7 million

MTI was again ranked highest among 13 other Maine and out-of-state business resources by 325 companies that completed confidential surveys as part of the State's independent evaluation of its innovation-based economic development investments

See All MTI Annual Reports

Innovators in the News

• 5/17/13 - ORPC Featured on June 2013 cover of Popular Science JUNE 2013 - Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has been chosen as the cover story for June's issue…
• 5/16/13 - ImmuCell sales up, led by bovine immunity booster (Reprint from MaineBiz 5/16/2013) PORTLAND - Portland-based ImmuCell Corp. announced its first…

MTI News

• 4/30/13 - Maine Technology Institute will present a second round of workshops in their statewide campaign working with Maine community banks to reach and grow Maine technology-based businesses For Immediate Release April 30, 2013 Contact:  Catherine Marin, 2047-203-2071   Building…
• 4/24/13 - Maine Technology Institute to host federal officials representing $2.5 billion of early-stage technology financing for one day of meetings with entrepreneurs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Karen West, 207-845-2934…

MTI Blog

• 3/25/13 - Culture Value One of the objectives we have at the Maine Technology Institute is to help sustain a culture of…
• 1/23/13 - Pinecone Valley: Maine's Hidden Asset When folks talk about hubs of innovation and entrepreneurship, the list invariably includes Silicon…