The Roux Institute
Northeastern University
In January 2020, Northeastern University announced the Roux Institute, a new graduate and research campus, situated in Portland, ME, designed to catalyze economic growth throughout the region. The Institute serves as a digital and life sciences hub, enabling companies to access innovation and agility through customized workforce development, new talent pipelines, and collaborations with world-leading researchers and faculty. Additional programs will focus on community-based entrepreneurship and the acceleration of early-stage ventures in Maine. Partnerships are customized to serve a business’s most pressing strategic goals and are infinitely flexible in scope and scale. Companies can co-locate, share lab space, and access cutting-edge technologies, leverage the Institute’s incubator to develop new products and services, upskill leadership and high-potential employees in forward-looking fields, and audition new talent through student internships and Co-Op programs.