Event Recap:
ME Bioscience Day 2021

The 6th annual ME Bioscience Day took place last week through an awesome virtual format! In 2020, we reached over 5,100 students from 46 schools almost doubling the 3,300 students from 23 schools in 2019.

This year, we reached a record of 7,250 students from 52 schools in 15 Maine counties!

ME Bioscience Day featured 3 amazing scientists, Karlee Markovich (MDI Biological Laboratory), Erin Bouttenot (Northeast Laboratory Services), and Dr. Norman Moore (Abbott), each producing pre-recorded videos and answering student questions at live Q&A sessions.

Thanks to our event sponsors, we were able to send hands-on activity materials to each school so students could perform an experiment exploring cell membranes and coronavirus inactivation.

Watch the videos and view the pictures below! If you'd like to get involved in ME Bioscience Day 2022, please email us at info@biomaine.org.
Event Recap:
November BioME Virtual Coffee Hour

Watch November’s BioME Virtual Coffee Hour episode and hear from Zeynep Turk (Maine International Trade Center), Bobbie Lamont (Maine Angels), Jarod Rollins, PhD (MDI Biological Laboratory), and Oliver Olsson (Waterstone Properties Group). Presentations were followed by Q&A and the audience had a chance to connect with the speakers and each other.

The event is now available on-demand - watch or share at anytime.
Support BioME & Maine's Life Sciences Industry:
Annual Sponsorship Packages

Each year we offer our members and friends a way to support the life sciences industry in Maine, while simultaneously receiving an even broader range of brand exposure. Help us to continue delivering value to Maine’s growing life sciences industry through our annual sponsorship packages.

Some sponsorship benefits include:

  • Logo displayed on BioME website & in monthly newsletters
  • Logo recognition at events & promo materials
  • Logo sent along with each membership brochure to BioME members
  • Discounted event admission
  • Speaking opportunities at events & opportunity to serve on Committees
  • 1 year BioME membership included

If you are interested in becoming an annual sponsor in 2022, please contact Agnieszka Carpenter at agnieszka@biomaine.org.

Awards & Grants for Life Science Students:
BioME Scholarship Program

Apply for the BioME Seed Grant or BioME Travel/Conference Award this month to be included in December's review period.

Applicants have an opportunity to receive BioME Seed Grant (up to $5,000) to help cover costs associated with research-related expenses or BioME Travel/Conference Award (up to $2,000) to financially assist students presenting at a conference/seminar. Both Seed Grant applications and Travel/Conference Award applications are rolling, and will be reviewed on a quarterly basis.

The BioME Scholarship Program also offers BioME Academic Scholarship ($4,000) and BioME Summer Internship Award ($4,000), that were introduced earlier this year. Both Academic Scholarship applications and Summer Internship Award applications are accepted February-April.

We encourage you to share this opportunity with your colleagues, friends, and families!

External Program for High School Juniors:
Bigelow Labs Keller BLOOM Program

The Keller BLOOM (Bigelow Laboratory Orders Of Magnitude) Program was founded by Bigelow scientist Maureen Keller and Trustee Emeritus James McLoughlin to provide high school juniors with a hands-on ocean science research experience. BLOOM offers Maine students interested in science the opportunity to work alongside professional researchers, exploring the biological, chemical and geological characteristics of the local marine environment through field and laboratory work. Program participants are immersed in a research environment and, through engagement in field sampling and laboratory activities, including data collection, synthesis and analysis, learn what a career as a scientist involves.

Students who participate in BLOOM will leave with a better understanding of ocean science and be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a career in a science.

Featured Member Cost Savings Program:
American Laboratory Trading (ALT)

ALT is a full-service provider of premium refurbished lab equipment and surplus strategy services for the life sciences. With more than 12,000 instruments in stock ranging from small benchtop accessories to robust triple quad mass spectrometers – all items are carefully refurbished and delivered with a one-year warranty. ALT also purchases, consigns, trades, or auctions your surplus equipment to monetize your assets and maximize your ROI.

BioME Member Benefits
Equipment Purchase
  • Free one-year equipment warranty
  • Minimum 15% no-hassle discount on list price*
  • Minimum 10% additional discount on sale items*
  • Up to 10% discount on all Agilent Certified Pre-Owned products 
Surplus Strategy Services
  • Double Credit Offer (2X ALT's Cash Offer) 
  • Up to 10% rebate of Buyer's premium
  • 10% bonus on standard consignment split
  • Discounted or waived project expenses
  • Enhanced Consignment program featuring a 5% increase in split
  • Up to 10% discount on equipment and asset appraisal services

Welcome New Members!

Mologic Inc
Flagship Labs 87, Inc.
Carmine Therapeutics
Zajac, LLC
Vernal Biosciences
Enchi Corporation
Noteworthy Job Openings

R&D Scientist I, Artel
Rare Reagents Scientist III, EnviroLogix
Quality Assurance Product Support Specialist, Abbott
Senior Product Manager, In Vivo Sciences, The Jackson Laboratory
Life Sciences Biology Instructor, Central Maine Community College
Professor of Chemistry & Biology, University of Maine Farmington
Research Assistant - Rogers Lab, MDI Biological Laboratory
Quality Assurance Senior Associate, Elanco
Senior Data Engineer, The Roux Institute
Program Director, FocusMaine

To see these and more openings, please visit our Job Board

BioME Sponsors