Life sciences is a $2.3 billion industry in Maine, and the sector’s job growth has exceeded 30% in recent years — outpacing job creation in all other industries.
With orders up 25% through the first quarter, the manufacturer, which has sites in Guilford and Pittsfield, says tariffs will have a "negligible" effect on operations.
With the threat of looming trade wars, Maine manufacturers — even ones with diversified supply chains — know it won't be business as usual over the next four years.
The new partnership illustrates the growth and collaboration in Maine’s life sciences industry. The two companies hope to make sampling less stressful for research animals and staff.
Maine nonfarm wage and salary jobs decreased by 2,900 in June to 643,100 as rainy weather hurt tourism-related jobs and manufacturing Jobs declined by 1%.
Maine’s manufacturing output remains is down from its heyday, but has been rising steadily in recent years, with a much greater diversity of roles for workers than in decades past.