An organic farm in Arundel won the second Pitch York County pitch contest held Thursday night in Biddeford. How does an organic farm win…
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NASA sending UMaine prototype to the International Space Station
On Friday afternoon, a rocket will take off from a launchpad in Tanegashima, Japan, and head to the International Space Station carrying, among other…
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Cerahelix raises $500K to ramp up sales of its DNA-enabled filtration technology
Cerahelix, the Orono-based startup that’s invented a high-tech nanofiltration device using DNA and ceramics, has raised more than half a million dollars to increase its…
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Raptor Maps raises funds for its farm-focused drone technology
Raptor Maps, a startup that held pilot projects this year in Aroostook County to test the use of its drone technology in the agriculture…
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Fyood Kitchen’s cooking competitions win Orono pitch contest
Fyood Kitchen, a Portland startup that organizes amateur cooking competitions, won the Big Gig business pitch contest a few weeks ago in Orono. Fyood Kitchen is currently…
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SpinDoc, Thrivant Health win inaugural York County business pitch contest
A medical records software company and a pet health company won the inaugural York County pitch contest held Thursday night in Biddeford. Physician Susan…
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Portland energy co. leads multi-million Euro R&D project in Ireland
Ocean Renewable Power Co. is leading a €3.2 million (roughly $3.4 million) research project in Ireland that will allow it to further develop the tidal energy technology…
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Serial tech entrepreneur and recent Seattle transplant named Venture Hall’s first “Entrepreneur in Residence”
After nearly three decades of entrepreneurship, Steven Sperry has experienced all the highs and lows of a seasoned startup veteran, from a successful IPO to crashing and burning…
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Maine falls in national technology and science rankings
Maine has dropped to 42nd place in a national report ranking states based on their technology and science capabilities. The State Technology and Science…