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V O L . X X X I N O. X I X 88 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine I N N OVAT I O N / R & D Maine's National Institutes of Health grant recipients Ranked by total funding, 2024 C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E R . M E A G H E R C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E R . M E A G H E R 1 Announced plans to merge with nonprofit New York Stem Cell Foundation; Jackson Laboratory will assume the foundation's operations and assets, subject to approval by the New York Attorney General. 2 Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID) Center without Walls (CWOW) N O T E : NIH awarded 171 grants in Maine totaling $124,792,212 in 2024. N/A = Not avail- able or not applicable. S O U R C E : National Institutes of Health Purchase this list and more as an Excel document at mainebiz.biz/DataCenter @ Maine's National Institutes of Health grant recipients Ranked by total funding, 2024 Grantee Total funding/ total awards Percent of Maine funding Percent of Maine awards Largest project amount/ description 1 The Jackson Laboratory 1 Bar Harbor $ 81,861,026 106 65.6 % 62 % $ 5,949,022 VCID CWOW: Identifying novel targets to treat cerebral amyloid angiopathy 2 2 Maine Medical Center Portland $ 16,700,967 25 13.4 % 14.6 % $ 4,373,893 Renewal application for Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network including healthcare, educational and research institutions in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire 3 University of New England Biddeford $ 7,007,752 12 5.6 % 7 % $ 2,367,000 Center for Cell Signaling Research 4 Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Salsbury Cove $ 6,464,750 9 5.2 % 5.3 % $ 3,579,355 Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence in comparative functional genomics programs and activities 5 University of Maine Orono $ 4,146,664 8 3.3 % 4.7 % $ 2,169,489 Regulation of cellular behavior in response to extracellular cues 6 National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education South Portland $ 2,094,316 2 1.7 % 1.2 % $ 1,091,363 Training for hazardous materials and waste workers engaged in waste treatment, storage and disposal, hazardous waste generation, clean up and remedial action, emergency response and hazardous materials transportation 7 Wabanaki Health and Wellness Bangor $ 1,837,995 3 1.5 % 1.8 % $ 1,097,911 Research to understand Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and mild cognitive impairment among American Indian elders 8 Prapela Inc. Biddeford $ 1,484,463 1 1.2 % 0.6 % $ 1,484,463 Cost-effective stochastic vibrotactile device to improve clinical course of infants with apnea of prematurity 9 Revidia Therapeutics Inc. Ellsworth $ 1,358,179 1 1.1 % 0.6 % $ 1,358,179 IND-enabling safety and toxicity testing of a subcutaneous formulation of the PTP1B inhibitor MSI-1436, a novel strategy for treating fatal cardiomyopathy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients 10 ContinueYou LLC New Castle $ 862,744 1 0.7 % 0.6 % $ 862,744 Digital community support tool for recovey from substance use disorder 11 Unar Labs LLC Portland $ 674,598 1 0.5 % 0.6 % $ 674,598 Development of a visual-to-tactile conversion system for automating the tactile graphic generation process 12 Bates College Lewiston $ 248,758 1 0.2 % 0.6 % $ 248,758 Development and regeneration of retinal ganglion cells in the vertebrate retina 13 Bowdoin College Brunswick $ 50,000 1 N/A 0.6 % $ 50,000 Diabetes and the changing nature of modern health SOURCE: National Institutes of Health NOTE: NIH awarded 171 grants in Maine totaling $124,792,212 in 2024. N/A = Not available or not applicable. 1 Announced plans to merge with nonprofit New York Stem Cell Foundation; Jackson Laboratory will assume the foundation's operations and assets, subject to approval by the New York Attorney General. 2 Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID) Center without Walls (CWOW) - This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the Sept. 1, 2025, issue of Mainebiz. BIBBY & HAROLD ALFOND DINING COMMONS, KENTS HILL SCHOOL We meet every project with a passion for quality, creativity and an emphasis on sustainability. WARRENCONSTRUCTIONGROUP.COM 207.865.3522

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