To receive two grants from MTI is a significant accomplishment, one that underscores the value of the services provided by GTCA. Read more »
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LaunchPad names 2019 finalists that will compete for $50K prize
More than 150 businesses applied this year for the chance to compete in the seventh annual LaunchPad competition, created by the bank in 2013 as a way to support early-stage companies. Read more »
Researchers try to detect brain disease from at-home sleep study
Activas Diagnostics, a UMaine spin-off company, is using sensors to better understand sleep patterns. With the data collected by sensors, researchers hope to be able to detect brain diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Read more »
With Pika Energy deal, Wisconsin company strengthens position in home energy marketplace
Terms of the acquisition, which closed on April 26, were not disclosed. Read more »
Cerahelix, Ocean’s Balance among 7 companies to be featured at MITC’s ‘Global Showcase’
"The seven companies selected this year have proven track records and successes in domestic markets and are poised for growth," MITC President Wade Merritt said. Read more »
As mouse production grows, Jackson Lab begins hiring surge
Of the new hires, 200 will be in animal care. Read more »
ORPC unveils world’s first commercial river-power generation system
ORPC is the only company worldwide to have built, operated and delivered power to a utility grid from a pilot renewable tidal energy project in Eastport and to a remote community grid from the renewable river project at Igiugig. Read more »
Portland founder sells one company, turns attention to startup
“There are roughly 50,000 cities and towns in the U.S. so we have barely scraped the surface,” Nonni told Maine Startups Insider. Read more »
Maine designers and Lyman-Morse win top international award for yacht
The yacht's interior was designed by Martha Coolidge Design of Rockland. Read more »
Ocean’s Balance, KinoTek win $125k on Greenlight Maine
“This was a team effort,” said Ocean’s Balance CEO Mitchell Lench. Read more »