MDI Biological Laboratory launches new drug discovery initiative
MDI Bioscience will improve efficiency and better inform early decision-making in drug development. Led by Jim Strickland, a biopharma entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience, MDI Bioscience will utilize MDIBL's expertise in comparative biology to develop new tools to speed the drug discovery process and minimize the risks involved in bringing new drugs to market.
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A New Generation of Biotech Entrepreneurs
Collaboration by MDI Bio Lab and Colby College supports young innovators
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Axolotl and MDI Bio Lab Featured in Meet the Wild Things Children’s Book Series
Researchers assist writer Hayley Rocco and award-winning illustrator John Rocco.
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New Allies Help MDI Bio Lab’s Research on Aging and Environmental Risks
The University of New England, Maine Seacoast Mission, Maine Senior College Network and Maine AARP are joining forces with the MDI Biological Laboratory’s “All About Arsenic+” program.
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SMCC students take part in an intensive clam cancer research project
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Three Co-Lin biomedical research students complete prestigious internships
Kiera Hemanas used state-of-the-art research tools such as CRISPR and fluorescent microscopy in her research in the Updike lab.
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$600k for MDI Biological Laboratory Startup included in Congressional Spending Bill
Initiative Will Speed Drug Development with Unique Animal Models for Human Health
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Scientists Reveal an Unexpected Gene in Worms
Human homolog in C. elegans opens new research window for diseases such as ALS and Alzheimer’s
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