(From sbir.gov) Portland-based RockStep Solutions is one of the recipients of the 2020 Tibbetts Awards for exceptional successes achieved through SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. MTI helped them apply for SBIR funding, provided matching funding for their SBIR grants, and nominated the company for the prestigious award. Read more »
(From Bangor Daily News) The Roux Institute aims to help relieve the state’s critical workforce shortage and help businesses retain talented workers. Teaching is initially focused on life science and medicine, engineering and data visualization, all incorporating elements of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Read more »
(From Mainebiz) Portland-based digital health startup KinoTek Inc. has named its first two independent board members - Krystal Williams and Burak Sezen - as it prepares to debut its software product. Observers on the board include Matthew Hoffner of MTI, as well as co-founder/Chief Product Officer David Holomakoff. Read more »
(From Majesco) Majesco, a global provider of cloud insurance platform software, announced it has completed the acquisition of ClaimVantage, a global provider of enterprise claims software as well as absence and accommodation management for the L&A market segment. Read more »
(From Mainebiz) Thirty-two businesses across Maine have been selected for the 2021 Top Gun business accelerator program. This year's group represents a wide range of enterprises. Participants will have a chance to compete for a $25,000 cash prize, funded by MTI, which will be awarded at a final statewide showcase pitch-off in May. Read more »
(From Times Record) Brunswick-based company, bluShift Aerospace has tested a prototype engine that runs off a new bio-derived fuel which may someday help propel small satellites into orbit. The company hopes to schedule a test launch of its Stardust 1.0 prototype from the Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone within about two weeks. Read more »
(From Specialty Food Association) CEO, Briana Warner rebranded Ocean Approved, Inc. as Atlantic Sea Farms and was the first commercially viable business to introduce domestic, fresh seaweed products to the marketplace. The Saco-based company fosters an underwater, regenerative crop that reduces the acidity of local waters and absorbs significant amounts of carbon. Ocean Approved, Inc. received SBIR support from the MTI TAP team. Read more »
(From Cerahelix.com) Cerahelix, Inc., a leader in the development and manufacture of disruptive ceramic nanofiltration membrane products, has relocated. The new Bangor headquarters facilitates coordination of all key functions as well as plans to accelerate commercialization of the company’s ceramic nanofiltration products. Read more »
(From News Center Maine) Students from Challenger Learning Center and the YMCA learned about the upcoming bluShift Aerospace rocket launch and were given a kit to build their own paper rocket and launcher run by air power. Read more »
(From Mainebiz) "Recipe Ideas for Farmed Sea Scallops" is a new cookbook co-authored by Marsden Brewer and Marnie Reed Crowell. The publication is part of a three-year initiative to further develop scallop farming efforts in Maine. Read more »