Winners in the 6th Annual Startup of the Year competition will be announced during the Innovate Celebrate conference taking place in Boston from Oct. 15-17 showcasing corporate innovation and entrepreneurship. Read more »
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Ready Seafood lobster plant approved
The Portland Press Herald reported that the Portland company plans to break ground Oct. 1. Read more »
MITC awarded $345K in federal funds to help small businesses expand globally
The award was from the U.S. Small Business Administration's State Trade Expansion Program. Read more »
Patent approved for UNE researcher’s innovative breast cancer detection and monitoring method
Mohan received the patent for his research, which uses a marker in the blood to detect the presence of highly aggressive tumors and to help track cancer growth. Read more »
Three Maine boatbuilders team up on high-end sloop
This is Brooklin Boat Yard's first collaboration with Hinckley, although it has worked with Front Street on several previous projects, said White, who is also a founding partner at Front Street. Read more »
MTI, Maine Venture Fund join MedRhythms’ investors in $5M financing round
The announcement, emailed to Mainebiz on Thursday, comes two months after the firm said it exceeded its original $4 million goal, raising $5.3 million of Series A financing. Read more »
Canadian food giant: Acquisition of Ready Seafood will accelerate its growth
On Tuesday, the brothers announced the planned acquisition of their Portland-based company by Premium Brands Holdings Corp., a rapidly growing Canadian food group. Read more »
Orono startup launches game app for visually impaired players
Palani holds a doctorate in spatial informatics with a focus on blindness accessibility, while Giudice is a professor of spatial mathematics with a doctorate in cognitive and brain science. Read more »
Portland company hoping scallop farming experiment helps expand facility
Bangs Island Mussels used a grant to get specialized scallop-farming equipment from Japan Read more »
Bangor 3D shoe printer inks deal with maker of eco-friendly sandals
Soak USA says on its website that its soles are produced exclusively in Kennebunk and touts itself as a socially responsible female-founded brand. Read more »