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Additionally, the recent Blue Economy Task Force specifically flags marine biotechnology as a prime growth opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bigelow Laboratory <\/strong>and <strong>Hatch Blue<\/strong>, a global leader in blue economy innovation, strategy consulting, and ecosystem building, are working together to help create a roadmap to make that growth happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, over two dozen stakeholders from across the state came to Bigelow Laboratory\u2019s campus for networking and brainstorming. That workshop kicked off a 90-day innovation &#8220;sprint&#8221; that will result in a report next month laying out the opportunities, obstacles, and priorities to establish Maine as a global hub for this new industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work continues in earnest this evening, when Bigelow Laboratory will co-host a blue economy networking event with the Maine International Trade Center. 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