The investment is being led by PureTerra Ventures, a Shanghai, China, venture capital fund with Dutch management that focuses on water technologies. Also investing are the Maine Venture Fund and Propel(x), a San Francisco angel investment group. Read more »
A Portland-based startup tech company is developing a new device that’s designed to improve mobility in people who’ve had strokes by retraining the brain to walk again, using the music of their choice. Read more »
The seed was first planted when she began a permaculture project with her brother; today, Sharood and her family move 3,000 pounds of mushrooms a week. Read more »
The East Boothbay laboratory reported that the study is designed in part to determine which kelp species are growing best in a rapidly changing Gulf of Maine and what amount of wild harvest is sustainable. Read more »
The fastest-growing segment of the pharmacy industry, specialty pharmacy focuses on high-cost, high-touch medication therapy for patients with complex diseases and conditions. Read more »
Ready Seafood of Portland is kicking in $75,000 a year to continue a University of Maine lobster larvae settlement study. Read more »
The move will create "a significant number of new positions" at the aquatic animal health company to augment its current workforce, it said in a news release. The company employs 18. Read more »
The SBIR Road Tour plays an important role in increasing engagement with entrepreneurial ecosystems across the country and building out a greater network to support the creation of small businesses focusing on high-impact research. Read more »
The Town Council on Feb. 8 approved requests from Greenhead Lobsters and Pemaquid Mussel Farm for lots in the park, which are offered by the town free of charge to businesses that meet certain criteria, among them jobs. Read more »
Home Care Business Services founder Melissa Cott says $17 billion is wasted annually on the unnecessary readmission of Medicare patients. Read more »