CEN Director Ed Bilsky Presents at a Midcoast Conference on Maine鈥檚 Creative Economy

Ed Bilsky, Ph.D., 成人直播 professor of pharmacology and director of the 成人直播's Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences (CEN), represented the university November 13th on a panel that featured Maine's Biotech Sector and its impact on the Maine economy. Dr. Bilsky described 成人直播鈥檚 investment in building biomedical research capacity and the new CEN. The presentation included a progress report on research initiatives and the unique partnerships 成人直播 is establishing with non-profit and for-profit institutions in Maine. In keeping with the theme of the conference, Dr. Bilsky emphasized the CEN鈥檚 efforts to weave together the arts, technology, and entrepreneurship to inspire and foster innovation. The biotech panel included representatives from the Biomedical Association of Maine, three private companies (Bioprocessing Inc., Inverness Medical Innovations and  Aiko Biotechnology), and The Jackson Laboratories. Tim Ford, Ph.D., VP of Research and Graduate Studies, also represented 成人直播 at the conference.

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