BioME April 2021 Newsletter

Upcoming Event:

BioME Student Showcase

College fast-pitch competition THIS THURSDAY now open to the public! Our 3rd annual BioME Student Showcase will be held virtually on April 28-29. On April 29, we will be opening the college portion of the event to the public! Watch 10 Maine college students present their research through a series of 3 minute fast-pitches.

Typically, the event would be held in-person for students to connect with potential future employers and entrepreneurial resources in the state. Tune in virtually and show your support!

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Upcoming Event:

BioME Virtual Coffee Hour: Aquaculture & Bioscience

Save the date and join us for a casual “learn and connect” BioME Virtual Coffee Hour: Aquaculture & Bioscience on May 13 from 10-11am. Hear from Maine aquaculture and life science professionals to learn about the relationship between the two industries in our state.

Presentations will be followed by Q&A and the audience will have a chance to connect with the speakers and each other.

Save the date and stay tuned for details!

Scholarships:

Congrats to the 2021 recipients!

In February, we rolled out 2 new scholarship programs for high school and college students majoring in life sciences. The program is designed to help advance Maine students' academic and professional careers in the field of bioscience, as well as enhance workforce development within Maine's life sciences industry.

In addition to these new programs, BioME also awarded four MSSM Summer Science Camp scholarships to Maine middle school students with a passion for STEM. Read about these four future scientists in our blog!

Congratulations to this year's scholarship recipients!

BioME Academic Scholarship recipients

Maria Vina Lopez, University of Maine, Orono

Briana Mays, Maine Maritime Academy, Castine

Brady Kaelin, University of Maine, Orono

Remi Geohegan, University of Maine, Orono

Hunter St. Pierre, University of New England, Biddeford

Elizabeth Earley, Cheverus High School, Portland - Marquette University

BioME Summer Internship Award recipients

Jacob Cote, University of Maine, Orono

Julia Clark, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor

BioME MSSM Summer Science Camp Scholarship recipients

Alice Ziegler, Molly Ockett School, Fryeburg, ME

Kaylee Whitman, Ashland District School, Ashland, ME

Saihajpreet Kohli, Falmouth Middle School, Falmouth, ME

Liam Rhorer, Bath Middle School, Bath, ME

MSSM SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS BLOG

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

Event Recap:

April BioME Virtual Coffee Hour

Watch and share April’s BioME Virtual Coffee Hour episode. Hear from from Maine life science innovation leaders, scientists and entrepreneurs to learn about the impressive work that’s being done within the state.

April’s Coffee Hour featured Magdalena Blaszkiewicz, PhD (Neuright, Inc.), Kate Greene (Owl’s Head Solutions), Susan Ahern (MaineHealth Innovation Center), and Kristine Logan (TechPlace & MRRA). Presentations were followed by a Q&A session, and the audience was able to connect with speakers and each other.

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Recommended External Event:

Brex & Life Science Angels

Title: Finding and working with Angels & Angel Groups in Life Sciences

Time: May 4th, 2021 at 2:00-2:45pm ET

Guest Speaker: Allan W. May, Co-Founder at Life Science Angels

California and the Boston/NY Corridor offer sector investing in medtech, diagnostics tools and instruments, and biotech. Other hubs of life science investing exist but are more localized in focus. How can you identify and access the right investors for your life science startup? How can you form an investment syndicate with the total cash needed to hit milestones and deliverables that will significantly increase your enterprise value for existing and follow on investors? How should you think about valuation and what should you expect by way of dilution?

Featured Member Cost Savings Program:

Nikon

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BioME Member Benefits

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