Videos - Orono Spectral Solutions Grand Opening
Senator Susan Collins: "One, two,
three."
*ribbon is cut - applause*
Senator Susan Collins: "This company represents an essential part of
Maine's future--a high-tech firm, powered by research, begun at the
University of Maine, led by University of Maine graduates, and motivated
to provide cutting-edge technology with widespread
applications--commercial applications, military applications, and
homeland security applications, and it is so exciting to celebrate this
grand opening."
Carl Tripp, president, Orono Spectral Solutions, UMaine Chemistry
Professor: "We just came back from a major tradeshow where we introduced
our first product--we'll show you later--and it received overwhelming
response. Can I say that? We're in the midst of negotiations with
several large players, so we're really excited about it. What I'm really
excited about is the first idea came about six months ago, so we went
from the first idea to product launch in under six months. That is what
we have to do as a company. We have to stay aggressive if we want to
compete at the international level, and grow this bigger."
Robert A. Kennedy, president, University of Maine: "But at the end, one
of the things I think we need to celebrate is the entrepreneurial spirit
and creativity of our faculty. That's what this really is about. None of
these other things would have come about had it not been for good ideas
and good people at the University of Maine, and the opportunities that
have been provided through research funding and other things. Certainly
Target Technology and the Student Innovation Center--Carl made
references to those things--those all help, but without that
entrepreneurial spirit and the creative activity of our faculty, and the
intellectual activities that go on at the university, none of these
things would have come about."
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