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Maine’s top researchers, science educators, and biotechnology business owners convened at the University of New England on Wednesday, Oct. 2, to share insights about the state’s life sciences industry at the 2024 (BioME) Conference.

The event, held in the Arthur P. Girard Innovation Hall on ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s Portland Campus for the Health Sciences, brought together nearly 250 individuals to discuss industry findings and revel in research. Representatives from some of the state’s top laboratories — including The Jackson Lab and MDI Biological Laboratory — and the health and technology sectors were in attendance.

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ President James D. Herbert welcomed the crowd by acknowledging the University’s contributions to Maine’s growing life sciences industry, including an established track record of academic strength and groundbreaking research in several fields of crucial importance to human health and the natural world.