When Samuel Belknap, Ph.D. anthropology and environmental policy student at the University of Maine, heard an increasing number of fishermen express concerns about the spread of a lobster shell disease and its potential impacts on Maine’s iconic industry, he was intrigued. “The thread that ran through all of these conversations was the need for more […]
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https://youtu.be/NESBLPjj9O0 Transcript Ben Polito, president and co-founder of Pika Energy, first developed the core technology for his business in the basement of his home. Now his company employs 12 people, four of whom are alumni of the University of Maine’s Innovate for Maine Fellows Program. Pika Energy builds clean power systems, including solar inverters and […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aktrXiTNL-s&feature=youtu.be Transcript Garrett VanAtta, vice president of innovation engineering at Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI) in Mechanic Falls, Maine, knows the value of innovative product development. AMI has become an industry leader in manufacturing advanced new high-temperature textiles, serving such clients as the U.S. Department of Defense and hundreds of small businesses worldwide. Over the years, […]
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Acadia Harvest Inc. has been awarded a $744,000 National Science Foundation grant to continue developing innovative fish feeds for its land-based aquaculture business. This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. In 2013, AHI secured a Phase I award of $270,000 from NSF for the same aquafeed project. Acadia Harvest formed in […]
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https://youtu.be/OAlYnW424UM Transcript Nate Wildes is optimistic about Maine’s future, a perspective due in no small part to his experience at the University of Maine. As an undergraduate, Wildes received the training he needed to succeed in business. Now, three years after graduating, he is the owner of Breaking Wave, LLC, a business acceleration and innovation […]
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The University of Maine’s Jake Ward, vice president for innovation and economic development; Stephen Shaler, director of the School of Forest Resources; and Jonathan Rubin, a professor of resource economics and policy, were quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “Is there fuel in those trees? Maine’s forests, distant hopes of alternative fuel revolution.” Seven […]
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Paul Anderson, director of the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Cape Cod Times article on the 6th International Oyster Symposium held in North Falmouth, Massachusetts. At the symposium, Anderson said Maine Sea Grant is using a $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer free business planning workshops for farmers and small-business owners from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday Nov. 12 and 19, at the UMaine Extension Somerset County Office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan. On Nov. 12, “Developing a Business Plan” will aim to help small- and home-based business owners better understand […]
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A University of Maine Ph.D. student has been awarded two Maine Technology Institute (MTI) grants for the business he created with a fellow UMaine alumnus that aims to develop eco-friendly, recyclable and reusable products for several industries. Nadir Yildirim, a student in the Wood Science and Technology Program in the School of Forest Resources, received […]
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https://youtu.be/DxfKVVIjTMc Transcript The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) is a beneficial resource for inventors and entrepreneurs who are looking for early-stage capital to support the commercialization of new products and services. At TechWalk, a recent showcase of MTI’s most successful technology-based companies, the University of Maine’s role as a business resource was noteworthy, with many participating […]
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