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The Maine Innovation Economy Advisory Board, established by the Legislature, serves as the R&D planning arm for the state and the EPSCoR Coordinating Committee. MIEAB coordinates the State's research and development (R&D) activities and fosters collaboration among its higher educational and nonprofit research institutions and the business community. Its duties are:

• Assisting State and federal policymakers advance R&D capacity initiatives in Maine and developing corresponding funding strategies;
• Providing input on economic planning and the commercial application of the State's R&D efforts;
• Facilitating research opportunities that create sustained, inter-institutional, multidisciplinary centers-based research projects;
• Advocating for the State's R&D sector and interests;
• Disseminating information about the Council's work throughout the State to interested parties and the general public;
• Interacting with the Director of the Office of Innovation and assisting the Director in performing her duties, which include preparation of a Science and Technology Action Plan developed every 5 years for the Governor detailing strategies and initiatives for the advancement of scientific and technological development in the State of Maine;
• Serving as the EPSCoR Committee for the State of Maine, including evaluating proposals made to the EPSCoR and related Programs.

The Council consists of 30 members, appointed by the Governor, from a broad cross section of industry and technology sectors representing the breadth of research and development activities from basic research to commercialization of new products and services. The Council meets quarterly and is responsible, in conjunction with the Office of Innovation, for the development and implementation of the State Science and Technology Action Plan.


MEMBERS:

Dr. Pam Baker	Bates College
John Burns	Small Enterprise Growth Fund
Dr. H. J. Dagher P.E.	Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center
Dr. Chris Davis	Pemaquid Oyster Co., Inc.
Dr. Michael Eckardt	University of Maine
John Ferland	Ocean Renewable Power Company
Dr. Tim Ford
Karin Gregory	Furman, Gregory, Hahn
Dr. Patricia Hand, MIEAB Vice Chair	Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, National EPSCoR Cmte
Rita Heimes JD	University of Maine School of Law
Dr. Janet Hock	Maine institute for Human Genetics and Health
Dr. Whitney King	Colby College
Dr. Robert Lad	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Peter Merrill	WahlcoMetroflex, Inc.
Peter Murray	Quantrix
Captain Robert Peacock	R.J. Peacock Canning Co.
Dr. Hemant Pendse	University of Maine, Orono
Dr. Don Perkins	Gulf of Maine Aquarium
Jane Sheehan	Foundation for Blood Research
Dr. Graham Shimmield	Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Dr. Dale Syphers	Bowdoin College
Jill Goldthwait	Jackson Laboratory, The
Miles Theeman, MIEAB Chair	Affiliated Heathcare System
Stephen Von Vogt	Maine Marine Composites
Dr. John Wise, Sr.	University of Southern Maine
Dr. John Wright	University of Southern Maine
Dr. Catherine Renault, ex officio member	Director, Office of Innovation, DECD
Dr. Betsy Biemann, ex officio member	Maine Technology Institute