This page is a living document seeking to develop an assessment of the life sciences ecosystem in Maine. Please feel free to email a.huang-saad@northeastern.edu with any suggestions or comments.
National Calls to Action: Bioeconomy
- 2023 White House Bold Goals for US Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing
- 2022 White House Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy
- 2022 Charting a Course to Advance U.S. Innovation (National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine)
- MassBio 2022 Industry Snapshot
- 2020 TEConomy/BIO The Bioscience Economy: Propelling Life-Saving Treatment Supporting State & Local Communities
- Innovation of the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Talent Pipeline Resources (NIIMBL)
Biotech Workforce Needs
- Bio-Rad: Why a Biotech Labor Shortage Persists and What the Industry Can Do About It
- 2023 White House BUILDING THE BIOWORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE EXPANDING EQUITABLE PATHWAYS INTO BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOMANUFACTURING JOBS
- 2023 MassBio Massachusetts Life Sciences Employment Outlook Report
- 2022 MA Life Sciences Workforce Analysis Report (MassBio)
Generalized Workforce Reports
Maine Industry Reports
- BIOME Industry Report 2022
- BIO-SENS – Maine Economic Data Visualization (UMaine)
- New England Economic Development Reports from Camion Associates
Maine State Government
History of Biotech In Maine
Trade and Advocate Organizations
Local
- BioScience Association of Maine
- Educate Maine
- Focus Maine
- Maine International Trade Center
- Maine Technology Institute
National (Non-Maine)
- Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
- MassBio
- National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL)
Maine Bioscience Specific Commercialization Support
- Maine Center for Entrepreneurs – BiostartUp
- Maine Bioscience/HealthTech Accelerator Programs
Current Life Sciences and Health Government Funded Projects in Maine
- Funding from the National Institutes of Health
- Funding from the National Science Foundation
- Maine Science and Engineering Profile (NSF)
- Science and Engineering State Indicators (NSF)
Regional Clusters
Building Community
Research
- Maine INBRE: IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence
- UMaine Institute of Medicine
- Maine Health Institute of Research (MHIR) Pathways in STEMM
Community-Wide
- BIOME Virtual Coffee Hour Series (Monthly and available online)
- BIOME Annual Conference – September
- Jax Maine Biotechnology and Innovation Conference – October (every other year, as of 2023)
- UMaine Institute of Medicine Symposium – October
- Maine Bioscience Day (BIOME) – November
- BIOME Holiday Mixer – December
- BIOME Legislative Reception – January/February
- Maine Science Festival – March
- BIOE Student Showcase – Applications due April
- Maine State Science Fair – April
- Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS) – April
- BIOME Women in Bioscience Panel – May
- Maine Health Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat – May
Life Sciences Core Facilities
- Jackson Laboratory Facilities and Tools (Mostly for JAX faculty and stuff, but information for collaborations)
- Maine Health Institute for Research Facilities & Lab Instrumentation
- Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory.This is not all accessible for external users, but still provides an overview of what is available. They do provide biostatistics support though.
- University of Maine CORE – Coordinated Operating Research Entities
- University of Maine DNA Sequencing Facility
- University of New England Research Resources
- University of Southern Maine
Translational Research
- Northern New England Clinical & Translational Research Network (NNE-CTR)
- MaineHealth Collaboration with NNE-CTR
Maine Life Science Research Institutes
- Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
- Gulf of Maine Research Institute
- The Jackson Laboratory – Clinical and Research Services
- MDI Biological Laboratory
- Maine Health Institute for Research
Maine Life Sciences Companies
Life Sciences Education Programs in Maine
Graduate Programs
- The Roux Institute
- Biotechnology
- Bioinformatics
- Bioengineering – Computational Medicine
- University of Maine: Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering
- University of Maine: Molecular & Biomedical Sciences
- University of New England
- University of Southern Maine
Associates Programs (Maine Community College System)
- Southern Maine Community College: Biotechnology Program
Teacher Education
Outreach
- Maine Discovery Museum (Bangor, Maine)
- Learning Ecosystems – Northeastern (Managed by GRMI, funded by NASA)