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Technology
incubation and research center sets sights on growing
companies
UMaine Today
January/February 2003
Larry Thompson is a research engineer with Applied Thermal Sciences of Sanford,
but his office is more than 150 miles away at the Target Technology Center near
The University of Maine. There, he and his university colleagues work with Maine's
newest supercomputer, applying the latest computer modeling techniques to engineering
problems as diverse as missile defense and engine performance. SEE
STORY
From
social work to biotechnology
Kennebec Journal
January
18, 2003
Former
state Rep. Paul Tessier has assumed the helm of the International Northeast
Biotechnology Corridor. The organization of 11 Northeastern states and
Canadian provinces hopes to lure biotechnology companies and researchers
to the region and promote existing companies worldwide. "The goal
is to market the Northeast as a biotech corridor," Tessier said. "So
that when people think of biotechnology they will automatically think
of this region." MORE
County
eyes business incubators
Bangor
Daily News
May 21, 2002
GREENVILLE, Maine — Had there been a business incubator
available in Greenville in 1994 like the one town
and
economic development officials now envision, John
Pepin of Pepin Associates gladly would have moved
in. Business
incubators help fast-track the development of entrepreneurial
companies by providing business support, information
exchange and networking. MORE
Director
sought for technology incubator
Maine Science
and Technology Foundation
April 11, 2002
The River Valley Technology Center in Rumford, Maine,
is seeking a director to oversee the development, management
and marketing of the center. The center is a business
incubator for precision manufacturing. MORE
Hearing
to be held on biotech park
Kennebec
Journal
April 10, 2002
FAIRFIELD, Maine — A public hearing and Town Council
vote were set for Wednesday to authorize borrowing and
acceptance of $800,000 for the new biotechnology park.
The money is the final installment of a $2 million bond
package approved by voters last fall and will pay for
the construction of facilities for the Jackson Laboratory.
MORE
Target
Technology Center opens new supercomputing center, names
director
Maine Science
and Technology Foundation
April 3, 2002
The University of Maine has completed its new supercomputing
center at the Target Technology Center in Orono. Constructed
in collaboration with Applied Thermals Sciences of Sanford,
the powerful supercomputer system will permit scientists
to conduct research on missile guidance systems for
the U.S. Department of Defense. MORE
Incubator
tenant announces sale to Japan
Center for
Environmental Enterprise
March 1, 2002
A start-up company at the Center for Environmental Enterprise
founded by Dr. Alex Waldrop III, just announced a major
milestone in the sale of his recently patented product,
AcriGlow - 301™. The largest amount of AcriGlow - 301™
was sold to a company in Japan for analytical assay
and medical diagnostic purposes. MORE
Benric
Technologies, Inc. prepares to commercialize product
Center for Environmental
Enterprise
March 1, 2002
Benric Technologies, Inc. has made a major advance toward
commercialization of its anti-fuel spill device targeted
for the recreational boating market. MORE
Applied
Technology Development Center System signs agreement
with USM to generate training, jobs opportunities in
River Valley region
University of
Southern Maine
December 2001
Higher education officials and leaders of a new system
of business incubators will sign an agreement in Rumford
this week designed to develop precision manufacturing
jobs for the River Valley region. MORE
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