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V O L . X X X I I N O. X I X 82 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, 2025 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 N O T E : NIH awarded 148 grants in Maine totaling $120,267,932 in 2025. N/A = Not available or not applicable. S O U R C E : National Institutes of Health See full versions of lists with company profiles at mainebiz.biz/datacenter @ Maine's National Institutes of Health grant recipients Ranked by total funding, 2025 Grantee Total funding/ total awards Percent of Maine funding Percent of Maine awards Largest project amount/ description 1 The Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor $ 76,212,266 90 63.4 % 60.8 % $ 4,319,346 Preclinical genome editing for rare neurological diseases 2 Maine Medical Center Portland $ 19,654,079 21 16.3 % 14.2 % $ 3,999,869 Renewal application for Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network including healthcare, educational and research institutions in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire 3 Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Salsbury Cove $ 6,746,552 8 5.6 % 5.4 % $ 3,986,822 Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence in comparative functional genomics programs and activities 4 University of New England Biddeford $ 6,488,144 13 5.4 % 8.8 % $ 2,130,000 Center for Cell Signaling Research 5 University of Maine Orono $ 4,642,963 7 3.9 % 4.7 % $ 2,166,759 Regulation of cellular behavior in response to extracellular cues 6 National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education South Portland $ 2,053,933 2 1.7 % 1.4 % $ 1,422,654 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 $ 1,872,921 2 1.6 % 1.4 % $ 1,500,000 Investigations of Wabanaki food systems in Maine 8 Prapela Inc. Portland $ 1,475,909 1 1.2 % 0.7 % $ 1,475,909 Cost-effective stochastic vibrotactile device to improve clinical course of infants with apnea of prematurity 9 Unar Labs LLC South Portland $ 775,623 1 0.6 % 0.7 % $ 775,623 Development of a visual-to-tactile conversion system for automating the tactile graphic generation process 10 Bates College Lewiston $ 248,755 1 0.2 % 0.7 % $ 248,755 Development and regeneration of retinal ganglion cells in the vertebrate retina 11 Bowdoin College Brunswick $ 49,957 1 N/A 0.7 % $ 49,957 Diabetes and the changing nature of modern health 12 Insphero Inc. Brunswick $ 46,830 1 N/A 0.7 % $ 46,830 Contract to evaluate the RNA expression in liver toxicity associated with the systemic administration of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) in the previously tested human, rat and mouse animal models SOURCE: National Institutes of Health NOTE: NIH awarded 148 grants in Maine totaling $120,267,932 in 2025. N/A = Not available or not applicable. - This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the Aug. 31, 2026, issue of Mainebiz. PR ES ENTI NG S PONS OR R EGI ONAL S PONS OR SEP TEMBER 23 / 4:00–6:00PM / OLD SACO INN, 125 OLD SACO L ANE, FRYEBURG HORS D'OEUVRES / CASH BAR / NETWORKING WITH AREA BUSINESS EXECUTIVES S PACE IS S PACE IS L IMITED L IMITED, BE S URE TO , BE S URE TO R EG IS TER! R EG IS TER! Please register ahead at mainebiz.biz/event/otr-fryeburg FRYEBURG