It's very hard these days to be a single, do-it-all company without partnerships and collaborations. To the extent it happens in the state, it would be preferable. It's a global, competitive environment. |
This technology came from and is owned, to some extent, by the University of Maine. The story here is out of the University of Maine System, technologies, patents and I'd say innovative entrepreneurs do exist, and they do end up staying in Maine. |