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Top Gun regional business pitch finalists announced
(Reprint from Mainebiz 5/26/2017) – The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development and its partners announced the winners of the Top Gun Program’s semi-final pitch events. Partners in the program are the University of Maine, the Lewiston Auburn Economic Growth Council and MaineStream Finance. Participating entrepreneurs presented five-minute pitches to a panel of judges followed by a…
Read more »UMaine converts biomass to fuels, chemicals at pilot plant
(Reprint from Biomass Magazine 5/24/2017 – A pilot plant capable of processing up to 1 ton of woody biomass per day into chemicals that can be used to manufacture bioproducts, including biofuels, biochemicals and advanced materials, will be demonstrated in 100 hours of continuous operation beginning May 1 at the University of Maine’s Technology Research…
Read more »Rural Maine High Tech Firm Faced With Relocation Gets Creative to Attract Specialized Workers
(Reprint from Maine Public 5/23/2017) – A high tech company in rural western Maine employs more than 50 people from all over the state and beyond. About a quarter show up to work at the company’s headquarters in South Paris everyday. But most don’t. Read more here.
Read more »Founder Forum: Carrie Leduc of Genotyping Center of America
Carrie LeDuc has been involved in four biotech startups, including two in Maine, over the course of her 26-year career. Though her startup stints were separated by more than five years working at The Jackson Laboratories in Bar Harbor, LeDuc said an addiction to building startups kept calling her back. Read more here.
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