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V O L . X X I I I N O. I X H E A LT H Y B U S I N E S S 26 " " " Align Your Technology with Your Business " Colors Pantone 2747 Pantone 1807 IT Solutions Designed for Your Business Finding the right IT partner is one of the most important decisions your company can make. At WGTECH, making information technology work for your business is our core competency. We develop individualized solutions that help you grow your business, improve operations, and boost efficiency. We're Northern New England's resource for advanced technology – we'd like to partner with you. www.WGTECH.com 207.856.5300 Maine's NIH grant recipients Ranked by total funding, 2016 Grantee Total funding Total awards Percent of Maine funding 1 Percent of Maine awards 1 Largest project amount Project name 1 Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor $53,660,976 76 71% 67% $4,878,587 Mouse genome database 2 Mount Desert Island Biological Lab, Bar Harbor $7,350,178 7 10% 6% $3,610,059 Comparative functional genomics INBRE in Maine 2 3 Maine Medical Center, Portland $7,137,159 15 9% 13% $1,613,109 Interdisciplinary study of marrow adiposity, mineral metabolism and energy balance 4 University of New England, Biddeford $3,769,498 7 5% 6% $1,848,194 Interdisciplinary center of excellence for the study of pain and sensory function 5 National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education, South Portland $1,745,519 3 2% 3% $1,151,074 Training for waste workers and hazardous materials 6 University of Maine, Orono $848,505 3 1% 3% $355,307 Novel mechanisms of extracellular matrix regulation during development related to childhood muscular dystrophies 7 RockStep Solutions Inc., Bar Harbor $750,063 1 1% 0% $750,063 Emergent technologies to improve efciency of animal model research 8 FHC Inc., Bowdoin $350,000 1 0% 0% $350,000 Instruments for micro-magnetic stimulation of the brain in animals 9 Colby College, Waterville $7,500 1 0% 0% $7,500 International Conference on Infant Studies, 2016-2020 1 Columns may not add up to 100% due to rounding. 2 INBRE = IDeA Network of Biomedical Research NIH awarded 114 grants in Maine totaling $75,619,398 in 2016. This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the April 24, 2017 issue of Mainebiz. 1 Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor $53,660,976 76 71% 67% $4,878,587 Mouse genome database 3 Maine Medical Center, Portland $7,137,159 15 9% 13% $1,613,109 Interdisciplinary study of marrow adiposity, mineral metabolism and energy balance 5 National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education, South Portland $1,745,519 3 2% 3% $1,151,074 Training for waste workers and hazardous materials 7 RockStep Solutions Inc., Bar Harbor $750,063 1 1% 0% $750,063 Emergent technologies to improve efciency of animal model research 9 Colby College, Waterville $7,500 1 0% 0% $7,500 International Conference on Infant Studies, 2016-2020 1 Columns may not add up to 100% due to rounding. 2 INBRE = IDeA Network of Biomedical Research NIH Awarded 114 grants in Maine totaling $75,619,398 in 2016. S O U R C E : National Institutes of Health Maine's National Institutes of Health grant recipients Ranked by total funding, 2016 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

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