Lobster Shell Golf Ball Production and Initial Beta Market Launch

PI: James Beaupre (Foster Center for Student Innovation, UMaine)

Sector: Aquaculture, Manufacturing

Partners: Cape Seafood

Abstract: In an effort to accelerate the commercialization of the lobster golf ball technology developed at the University of Maine, a start-up enterprise will be nurtured and built at UMaine. This technology takes advantage of waste lobster shell from the Maine lobster processing industry. Such a start-up will increase the technology value by presenting a complete turnkey business built around the technology and significantly decrease the startup risk by establishing the initial production and sales systems. In addition, the project will be used to build new jobs and provide the workforce development training to sustain and grow the enterprise.