Economic Development

Press Herald notes UMaine role in tech hub for Maine’s forest bioproducts

In an article titled “Innovation in food packaging boosts Maine’s struggling forest industries,” the Portland Press Herald noted that the University of Maine is a partner for Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub. CentralMaine.com, the New Hampshire Union Leader, the Rome News-Tribune and Aol.com shared the Press Herald report.

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ASCC researchers discuss mass timber with Maine Public

Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), and Russell Edgar, senior laboratory operations manager and wood composites manager for the ASCC, spoke to Maine Public for a story titled “Senator Angus King asks federal government to consider mass timber in construction projects.” “To start a new industry […]

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Spectrum News features BioHome3D

Spectrum News featured the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s (ASCC) BioHome3D, the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials. “Our mission is to bring green energy and materials to society,” said ASCC Executive Director Habib Dagher. 

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Lobster Lips: UMaine-spinout skincare brand launches lobster-based lip treatments

Marin, the Portland, Maine-based skincare startup and spin-out from the University of Maine, has launched a new lip treatment made with marine glycoproteins, an upcycled byproduct of lobster processing.  The company’s new Glycoprotein Lip Treatment comes in two varieties, unscented and blueberry french toast, and drops just in time for dry skin season. Like Marin’s […]

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‘The Maine Question’ asks if Maine become a global pioneer in renewable energy and infrastructure

Finding possible solutions to the nation’s ailing infrastructure, affordable housing deficit and renewable energy needs is all in a day’s work for the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC).  At Maine’s largest university-based research facility, faculty, staff and many students are feverishly developing new materials and technologies to help address national and […]

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BioHome3D receives prestigious national Award at CAMX 2023 in Atlanta

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Nov. 2.  BioHome3D, the first ever 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials, has been honored with the Combined Strength Award at the 2023 CAMX Conference in Atlanta.  This award recognizes a product that embodies the spirit of collaboration and innovation through the use of composite materials. CAMX, […]

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BDN interviews Nixon about oyster farming in Maine

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Matt Nixon, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine and owner of Muddy River Farm Aquaponics, about his plans to farm oysters. In collaboration with researchers at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, he is designing the world’s first 3D-printed, closed-loop oyster-farming tank made from sustainable materials. The prototype […]

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State’s research community to gather at UMaine’s second annual Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering

The University of Maine Institute of Medicine announced that it is hosting the second annual Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering from Oct. 25–27. Events will take place at a variety of locations on the university’s flagship campus in Orono. Partner organizations participating in the symposium include The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), MDI Biological Laboratory, MaineHealth, Northern Light Health, the […]

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