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Biotechnology

  • Cerahelix raises funds in equity offering

    Lori Valigra February 24, 2016

    Cerahelix Inc. of Orono has raised $575,000 of a $1 million equity and Series A preferred stock offering, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

    Lori Valigra February 24, 2016
  • MDI Bio Lab researcher IDs two drug candidates for chemo side-effect

    Lori Valigra February 19, 2016

    A Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory researcher has discovered two potential drugs that might be used to reverse peripheral nerve damage, a common side effect of chemotherapy.

    Lori Valigra February 19, 2016
  • No bull here: ImmuCell moves ahead with expansion plans

    February 12, 2016

    A Portland-based animal health products manufacturer is moving ahead with expansion plans for production after it closed a public offering of 1.1 million shares to raise $5.3 million to fund the construction of a new facility to produce its drug

    February 12, 2016
  • TechPlace biotech firm now taking U.S. orders

    February 4, 2016

    Swiss biotech company InSphero AG, a supplier of 3D microtissues for drug testing, said it started taking and processing orders with North American customers on Feb. 1 through its U.S. subsidiary at Brunswick Landing's TechPlace incubator.

    February 4, 2016
  • Private-sector group forms to grow three industries

    Peter Van Allen January 20, 2016

    Maine's agriculture, aquaculture and biopharma industries will be the focus of a nonpartisan effort to create thousands of high-paying jobs over the next decade.

    Peter Van Allen January 20, 2016
  • Bigelow Lab grabs $6.2M in awards

    January 14, 2016

    The Harold Alfond Foundation has awarded $3.1 million to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences to build a 32-bed student and visiting scientist residence on its East Boothbay Campus. An anonymous donor matched the award. The project is expected to

    January 14, 2016
  • Jackson Lab to get $1M gift from health pioneer

    January 12, 2016

    The Jackson Laboratory said it will get a planned $1 million gift from Dennis J. Paustenbach, a pioneer in the health and environmental risk assessment industry, to support its cancer and immunology research.

    January 12, 2016
  • Jackson Lab awarded $1.6 million grant for genetics education

    November 13, 2015

    The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor has been awarded a four-year, $1.6 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to expand its course offerings in mammalian genetics, genomics and associated technologies.

    November 13, 2015
  • Jackson Lab spinout raises $5.5 million in Series A financing

    November 6, 2015

    Cyteir Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical startup spun out from The Jackson Laboratory three years ago, has raised $5.5 million in funding for its research to combat cancer.

    November 6, 2015
  • IDEXX founder David Shaw on his investment philosophy

    Lori Valigra November 2, 2015

    Toward the end of his time at IDEXX Laboratories Inc., founder David Shaw set up Black Point Group LLC as a vehicle to invest in other companies. That was in 2000. Now, the investment firm has a portfolio with some 20 companies throughout the United

    Lori Valigra November 2, 2015
  • Idexx Q3 earnings exceed expectations

    October 29, 2015

    Westbrook-based Idexx Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profits of $44.2 million, exceeding Wall Street expectations.

    October 29, 2015
  • Benjamin Shaw's Vets First Choice bites into traditional distribution

    Lori Valigra October 5, 2015

    Benjamin Shaw focuses calmly and steadily on his visitor during a recent interview at his Portland office. The only “tell” that there's intensity behind his quiet demeanor is the rhythmic shaking of his legs under the table.

    Lori Valigra October 5, 2015
  • A 'Hatchery' for student entrepreneurs: Foundation grant helps launch COA's venture incubator

    Laurie Schreiber September 7, 2015

    A donation to College of the Atlantic's business incubator will allow an unusual program to graduate from its scraping-by status to a permanent place in the curriculum.

    Laurie Schreiber September 7, 2015
  • Jackson Lab gets $10M to fight genetically complex diseases

    August 14, 2015

    The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor said it has received a nearly $10 million federal grant to launch a major initiative in collaboration with several institutions to fight life-threatening and genetically complex diseases.

    August 14, 2015
  • Jackson Lab gets $1.5M to research rare disorder

    August 10, 2015

    The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor has received a $1.5 million gift from a Houston couple to research a rare disorder that can be life-threatening for infants.

    August 10, 2015
  • Bigelow Lab, Ole Miss collaboration moves forward

    August 10, 2015

    A five-year collaboration between Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the University of Mississippi already is producing results, according to the East Boothbay lab.

    August 10, 2015

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U.S. retail sales continued to grow in May but not at the pace of previous months, the National Retail Federation reported last week.

Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, were up 0.49% seasonally adjusted month over month and up 4.44% unadjusted year over year in May, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released by the National Retail Federation. That compared with increases of 0.72% month over month and 6.76% year over year in April.

Sales of digital products were up last month (by 1.81%), but sales of general merchandise and clothing and accessories were flat.

Declines were reported for electronics and appliances (by 1.98%), furniture and home furnishings (0.24%) and building and garden supply stores (2.3%).

“While momentum remains, the nature of consumer spending is shifting as economic uncertainty increases. Consumer fundamentals haven’t been damaged yet, and a slowing-but-still-growing job market is supporting household priorities ahead of any meaningful price increases in the coming months," said Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation.