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V O L . X X X I I N O. V M A R C H 9 , 2 0 2 6 16 T H E L I S T C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E 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 M E A G H E R VERRILL-LAW.COM Legal Insight For Breakthrough Innovation Verrill advises innovators, life sciences companies, universities, and patent holders on IP strategy, licensing, and transactions across the research and innovation lifecycle. 1 In May 2026, Michael Erickson is expected to succeed Jay Mazelsky as president & CEO. Mazelsky will stay on as executive board chair, until his retirement in May 2027. 2 Pronounced 'Mon-licka' 3 Also, leads a network of 17 research and higher education institutions in Maine to provide research experience and financial support for undergraduates and early-career faculty 4 Data from 2025 survey 5 Formerly Northeast Laboratory Services 6 Founding year for Northeast Laboratory Services 7 Maine Standards was founded in 2001 and became part of LGC Clinical Diagnostics in 2015. N O T E : Unable to confirm data by press time for Kennebunk's Corning Inc. Life Sciences, Scarborough's Abbott or Bowdin's FHC. Portland's Envirologix Inc. reported 130 Maine-based employees in February 2024 and Portland's Covetrus reported 277 Maine-based employees in September 2023, unable to confirm more recent data for either company by press time. S O U R C E : Each company via survey as of Q1 2026, Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information, public filings and Bioscience Association of Maine, biomaine.org Access this list and more at mainebiz.biz/data @ Maine's largest life sciences companies Ranked by number of Maine employees Maine's largest life sciences companies Ranked by number of Maine employees Company Maine-based employees/ companywide employees/ Maine locations Products & services Head of company/ year founded 1 IDEXX Laboratories Inc. 1 IDEXX Drive , Westbrook 04092 556-0300 • idexx.com 3,100 11,000 2 Biotechnology diagnostics and research Jonathan (Jay) Mazelsky 1 president & CEO 1983 2 The Jackson Laboratory 600 Main St. , Bar Harbor 04609 288-6000 • jax.org 1,700 3,000 3 Biomedical research to discover precise genomic solutions for disease Lon Cardon president & CEO 1929 3 Puritan Medical Products Co. 31 School St., P.O. Box 149 , Guilford 04443 876-3311 • puritanmedproducts.com 456 460 4 Swabs and single-use specimen collection devices for healthcare, diagnostics, forensics, controlled environments and environmental sciences Robert Shultz president & CFO 1919 4 Enercon Technologies 25 Northbrook Drive , Gray 04039 657-7000 • enercontechnologies.com 300 300 1 Design, engineering and manufacturing partner for medical, industrial and defense markets Farouq Tuweiq president & CEO, Bel Fuse Inc. Ryan Marcotte president & CEO, Enercon Technologies 1980 5 Molnlycke Manufacturing U.S. LLC 2 192 Admiral Fitch Ave. , Brunswick 04011 607-4900 • molnlycke.us 265 9,000 2 Medical devices for wound treatment with medical-grade polyurethane foam, Mepilex foam dressings, pressure ulcer prevention dressings, Z- Flo customizable fluidized pressure redistribution devices Christopher Biddle general manager, U.S. Manufacturing 1849 6 Baker Co. 175 Gatehouse Road , Sanford 04073 324-8773 • bakerco.com 150 225 1 Biological safety cabinets, clean benches, microbiological incubators David Eagleson CEO Dan Eagleson president, U.S. 1951 7 MDI Biological Laboratory 159 Old Bar Harbor Road , Salisbury Cove 04672 288-9880 • mdibl.org 112 N/A 1 Ten research groups working on diseases such as ALS, cancer and chronic kidney disease to unlock powers of regeneration and tissue repair and protect against environmental toxins 3 Hermann Haller president & CEO 1898 8 Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences 60 Bigelow Drive , East Boothbay 04544 315-2567 • bigelow.org 110 N/A 1 Independent, nonprofit research institute to study foundation of global ocean health for potential life sciences solutions Deborah Bronk president & CEO 1974 9 Strainrite Cos. 65 First Flight Drive , Auburn 04211 376-1600 • strainrite.com 85 4 N/A 1 Filtration products Alan Lapoint president 1978 10 Maine Molecular Quality Controls Inc. (MMQCI) 23 Mill Brook Road , Saco 04072 885-1072 • mmqci.com 81 4 81 4 1 Design and marketing of molecular controls for inherited disease testing, infectious disease detection and oncology testing Joan H. Gordon president 2000 11 AnalytiChem U.S.A. Inc. 5 227 China Road , Winslow 04901 873-7711 • nelabservices.com 70 77 2 Manufacturing of prepared culture media products used in microbiological analysis with analytical testing laboratory for water, food and indoor air quality samples Melissa Higgins general manager 1972 6 12 LGC Clinical Diagnostics 221 U.S. Route 1 , Cumberland Foreside 04110 800-377-9684 • mainestandards.com 68 1,500 1 In vitro diagnostic manufacturing Bharathi Anekella executive VP & general manager 2001 7 13 ImmuCell Corp. 56 Evergreen Drive , Portland 04103 878-2770 • immucell.com 58 71 3 Development, manufacture and sale of products to improve the health and productivity of dairy and beef cattle Olivier te Boekhorst president & CEO 1982 14 Saunders Electronics 8 192 Gannett Drive , South Portland 04106 228-1888 • saunderselectronics.com 55 N/A 1 Printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, cable & harness interconnects and full system level electro-mechanical solutions David Saunders president Paul Meserve general manager 1979 15 Fluid Imaging Technologies Inc. 200 Enterprise Drive , Scarborough 04074 289-3200 • fluidimaging.com 54 N/A 1 Design and manufacture of flow imaging microscopy solutions to characterize sub-visible particles in life science applications Ross Bryant president & CEO 1999 16 Grover Precision 59 Industrial Drive , Oxford 04270 743-7051 • groverprecision.com 45 N/A 1 Precision seamless cannulated bar and gun drilling services for medical, orthopedic, surgical, implantable medical devices, aerospace and power generation Tony DeHart technical sales manager 1983 17 Steel-Pro Inc. 771 Main St. , Rockland 04841 596-0061 • steelprousa.com 40 4 40 4 1 Stainless steel and exotic alloy biopharmaceutical equipment manufacturing and more Steve Ladd president & CEO 1978 18 MedRhythms Inc. 183 Middle St. , Portland 04101 617-356-7822 • medrhythms.com 20 20 1 Medical devices Larry Jasinski CEO 2015 SOURCE: Each company via survey as of Q1 2026, Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information, public filings and Bioscience Association of Maine, biomaine.org NOTE: Unable to confirm data by press time for Kennebunk's Corning Inc. Life Sciences, Scarborough's Abbott or Bowdin's FHC. Portland's Envirologix Inc. reported 130 Maine-based employees in February 2024 and Portland's Covetrus reported 277 Maine-based employees in September 2023, unable to confirm more recent data for either company by press time. 1 In May 2026, Michael Erickson is expected to succeed Jay Mazelsky as president & CEO. Mazelsky will stay on as executive board chair, until his retirement in May 2027. 2 Pronounced 'Mon-licka' 3 Also, leads a network of 17 research and higher education institutions in Maine to provide research experience and financial support for undergraduates and early-career faculty 4 Data from 2025 survey 5 Formerly Northeast Laboratory Services 6 Founding year for Northeast Laboratory Services 7 Maine Standards was founded in 2001 and became part of LGC Clinical Diagnostics in 2015. 8 ISO 13485 certified for medical - This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the March 9, 2026, issue of Mainebiz.

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