{"id":864,"date":"2025-10-20T19:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=864"},"modified":"2025-10-20T20:01:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:01:25","slug":"blue-biotech-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=864","title":{"rendered":"Blue Biotech Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a09418ed2ed8&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a09418ed2ed8\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-20-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-865\" style=\"width:1320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-20-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-20-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-20-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-20-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-20.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Maine has the resources, workforce, and people to become a national leader in the emerging blue biotech industry. <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong>, in partnership with <strong>Ocean House Consulting<\/strong> and <strong>Hatch Blue<\/strong>, is launching a major initiative to help make that happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building on critical seed funding announced this month from the <strong>Maine Technology Institute<\/strong>, as well as recent federal investments that expanded capacity for translational research, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/news\/articles\/2025-10-20.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/news\/articles\/2025-10-20.html\">the institute is building a Blue Biotech Innovation Ecosystem<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MTI award will support an innovation studio and investor summit to support new commercial opportunities. That effort builds on the recent release of a regional ecosystem assessment and roadmap that identifies priorities for accelerating growth in this new industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these efforts are helping bring together entrepreneurs, investors, and researchers to ensure Maine is on the forefront of the innovations that create high-value products, businesses, and jobs from the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/files\/reports\/growing-blue-biotech.pdf\">Download the Report: Growing Blue Biotechnology in Maine<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine has the resources, workforce, and people to become a national leader in the emerging blue biotech industry. 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