Educational Institutions

University of Maine
Office of Research and Economic Development
www.umaine.edu/dic

UMaine Research Directory
www.umaine.edu/researchresources/directory.htm

University of Southern Maine Research Initiatives
research.usm.maine.edu/services/brism

Maine Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health
www.usm.maine.edu/mcteh

University of Maine at Machias
www.umm.maine.edu/default.asp

Maine Maritime Academy
www.mainemaritime.edu

Bates College
www.bates.edu

Bowdoin College
www.bowdoin.edu

Colby College
www.colby.edu

University of New England
www.une.edu


Biomedical Research

The Foundation for Blood Research
www.fbr.org

The Jackson Laboratories
www.jax.org

Maine Medical Center Research Institute
www.mmcri.org

Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratories
www.mdibl.org


Marine Research

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
www.bigelow.org

Downeast Institute for Applied Research and Education
www.downeastinstitute.org

Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System
www.gomoos.org

Gulf of Maine Research Institute
www.gmri.org

Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
www.maineaquaculture.org

Maine Department of Marine Resources
www.maine.gov/dmr/index.html

Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
www.wellsnerr.org


Industry Associations

MESDA
www.mesda.com

Biotechnology Association of Maine
www.mainebiotech.org

International Northeast BioSciences Corridor
nebiocorridor.org

Maine Metal Products Association
www.maine-metals.org

Maine Wood Products Association
www.mainewood.org

Maine Pulp and Paper Association
www.pulpandpaper.org

Maine Blueberry Commission
wildblueberries.maine.edu/Blueberry.htm

Maine Potato Board
www.mainepotatoes.com


Small Business Support

Small Business Development Centers
www.mainesbdc.org

Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership
www.mainemep.org

Maine PTAC - Procurement Technical Assistance Center
www.maineptac.org

Maine Technology Institute
www.mainetechnology.com

Technology Centers
www.techcentersmaine.com

Maine Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov/me/

Starting a business in Maine Business Answers
www.maine.gov/businessanswers/

Maine Business Works
www.mainebusinessworks.com

Coastal Enterprises. Inc.
www.ceimaine.org

Small Enterprise Growth Fund
www.segfmaine.com

Finance Authority of Maine
www.famemaine.com

CEI Ventures Inc.
www.ceiventures.com


National Resources

Center For Enterprise Development Report Card
http://www.cfed.org/focus.m?parentid=34&siteid=1581&id=1581

Milken Institute, State Science and Technology Index
www.milkeninstitute.org/publications/publications.taf?function=detail&ID=304&cat=ResRep

The New Economy Index
www.neweconomyindex.org

SSTI
www.ssti.org

National Business Incubator Association
www.nbia.org

National Science Foundation Statistics
www.nsf.gov/statistics/