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OUR WORK IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON ENHANCING OUR OUR NATURAL ABILITY TO REPAIR THE CELLULAR DAMAGE THAT OCCURS AS WE AGE, AND ON PROVIDING HANDS-ON RESEARCH TRAINING TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, PHYSICIANS, TEACHERS AND ENTREPRENEURS. 23 22 88 40 0 9763949 9451583 1805743 1286008 211465 722090 8686 11781157 11468367 318388 195598 0 4593060 5438337 0 404578 7294788 6997132 12206236 12631067 -425079 -1162700 31299158 29692163 5525628 5888003 25773530 23804160 X THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION,AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF VENTURES THAT TRANSFORM DISCOVERIES INTO CURES. false false 6853317 63692 404006 RESEARCH MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY SCIENTISTS ARE PIONEERING NEW APPROACHES TO REGENERATIVE MEDICINE FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE BIOLOGY OF REGENERATION AND AGING, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING THERAPIES THAT ACTIVATE THE BODY'S NATURAL ABILITY TO HEAL AND SLOW AGE-RELATED DEGENERATIVE CHANGES. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INSTITUTION'S 2018 ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED: MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY NAMED HERMAN HALLER, MD AS PRESIDENT. DR. HALLER, AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN KIDNEY DISEASE, HYPERTENSION AND KIDNEY AND BLOOOD VESSEL REGENERATION, IS ALSO A FULL PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE DIVISION OF NEPHROLOGY AT HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL IN GERMANY. ESTABLISHED THE WILLIAM PROCTER SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION FUND TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF WILLIAM PROCTER, A BUSINESSMAN, ENTREPRENEUR AND SCIENTIST, AND TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOCUSED ON TRANSLATING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES INTO COMMMERCIAL APPLICATION. ANNOUNCED THE FORMATION OF THE MORRIS SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY FUND, PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 500,000 TO SUPPORT AGING AND REGNERATION RESEARCH AT THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY. CONTINUED TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY IN THE FIELDS OF AGING, HEART REGENERATION, NERVE REGENERATION AND WOUND HEALING THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH FINDINGS IN PRESTIGIOUS SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. RECEIVED AN 11 MILLION NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) CENTER OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARD TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTISTS WORKING IN THE KATHRYN W. DAVIS CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. 2977112 131906 882002 EDUCATION THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY PROVIDES HANDS-ON BIOMEDICAL TRAINING TO HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD EACH YEAR. THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY LEADS A STATEWIDE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING NETWORK MADE UP OF 13 EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT MAINE. THE NETWORK PREPARES STUDENTS FOR 21ST CENTURY CAREERS AND EQUIPS FACULTY WITH THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO EXPAND RESEARCH CAPACITY STATEWIDE. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INSTITUTION'S 2018 ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE: RECEIVED A 70,000 GIFT TO LAUNCH A ONE-WEEK INTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL COURSE FOR THE STUDY OF EMERGING ORGANOID TECHNOLOGY. ORGANOIDS PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE STUDY OF TISSUE-SPECIFIC DISEASES AND FOR PREDICTING AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT'S RESPONSIVENESS TO A SPECIFIC DRUG OR COMBINATION OF DRUGS. CONTINUED TO OFFER MORE THAN 30 COURSES SERVING MORE THAN 600 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND REPRESENTING ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION, FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SCIENCE AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. SPONSORED A THREE-PART PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES, "LIVE LONGER, LIVE BETTER", DELIVERED BY THE NATION'S LEADING SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD OF AGING RESEARCH. RECEIVED A 100,000 SPONSORSHIP FROM LIFE BIOSCIENCES TO FUND THE ANNUAL BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION COURSE ON AGING AT THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY. RECEIVED A 1.2 MILLION FIVE-YEAR SCIENCE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP AWARD (SEPA) TO PROMOTE DATA LITERACY TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. 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X 5 53831 FAIR MARKET VALUE false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A RESEARCH MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY SCIENTISTS ARE PIONEERING NEW APPROACHES TO REGENERATIVE MEDICINE FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE BIOLOGY OF REGENERATION AND AGING, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING THERAPIES THAT ACTIVATE THE BODY'S NATURAL ABILITY TO HEAL AND SLOW AGE-RELATED DEGENERATIVE CHANGES. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INSTITUTION'S 2018 ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED: MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY NAMED HERMAN HALLER, MD AS PRESIDENT. DR. HALLER, AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN KIDNEY DISEASE, HYPERTENSION AND KIDNEY AND BLOOOD VESSEL REGENERATION, IS ALSO A FULL PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE DIVISION OF NEPHROLOGY AT HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL IN GERMANY. ESTABLISHED THE WILLIAM PROCTER SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION FUND TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF WILLIAM PROCTER, A BUSINESSMAN, ENTREPRENEUR AND SCIENTIST, AND TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOCUSED ON TRANSLATING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES INTO COMMMERCIAL APPLICATION. ANNOUNCED THE FORMATION OF THE MORRIS SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY FUND, PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 500,000 TO SUPPORT AGING AND REGNERATION RESEARCH AT THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY. CONTINUED TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY IN THE FIELDS OF AGING, HEART REGENERATION, NERVE REGENERATION AND WOUND HEALING THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH FINDINGS IN PRESTIGIOUS SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. RECEIVED AN 11 MILLION NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) CENTER OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARD TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTISTS WORKING IN THE KATHRYN W. DAVIS CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATION THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY PROVIDES HANDS-ON BIOMEDICAL TRAINING TO HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD EACH YEAR. THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY LEADS A STATEWIDE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING NETWORK MADE UP OF 13 EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT MAINE. THE NETWORK PREPARES STUDENTS FOR 21ST CENTURY CAREERS AND EQUIPS FACULTY WITH THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO EXPAND RESEARCH CAPACITY STATEWIDE. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INSTITUTION'S 2018 ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE: RECEIVED A 70,000 GIFT TO LAUNCH A ONE-WEEK INTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL COURSE FOR THE STUDY OF EMERGING ORGANOID TECHNOLOGY. ORGANOIDS PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE STUDY OF TISSUE-SPECIFIC DISEASES AND FOR PREDICTING AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT'S RESPONSIVENESS TO A SPECIFIC DRUG OR COMBINATION OF DRUGS. CONTINUED TO OFFER MORE THAN 30 COURSES SERVING MORE THAN 600 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND REPRESENTING ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION, FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SCIENCE AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. SPONSORED A THREE-PART PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES, "LIVE LONGER, LIVE BETTER", DELIVERED BY THE NATION'S LEADING SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD OF AGING RESEARCH. RECEIVED A 100,000 SPONSORSHIP FROM LIFE BIOSCIENCES TO FUND THE ANNUAL BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION COURSE ON AGING AT THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY. RECEIVED A 1.2 MILLION FIVE-YEAR SCIENCE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP AWARD (SEPA) TO PROMOTE DATA LITERACY TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. CONTINUED A HIGHLY REGARDED SERIES OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT AND MDI SCIENCE CAFES, TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN THE INSTITUTION'S RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC LITERACY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THERE ARE 229 MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. 165 ARE FULL MEMBERS WITH VOTING POWER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE SHALL PRESENT ITS NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. ELECTION OF THE SLATE SHALL BE BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT, CHAIRS OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR FULL BOARD REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ANNUALLY.THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES FOR SCIENTISTS AT THE TIME OF HIRE AS WELL AS FOR SCIENTISTS AND OTHER KEY PEOPLE ON NIH GRANTS AT KEY TIMES DURING INDIVIDIUAL GRANT CYCLES. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD HAS CHARGED THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE WITH REVIEWING THE WRITTEN POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ENSURING THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD READS AND SIGNS THE POLICY ANNUALLY. TIME IS SET ASIDE AT ONE BOARD MEETING PER YEAR TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE INSTITUTION USES COMPARABILITY DATA FROM OTHER NON-PROFITS IN THE AREA AND IN SAME FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE INSTITUTION USES COMPARABILITY DATA FROM OTHER NON-PROFITS IN THE AREA AND IN SAME FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE INSTITUTION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE IN PDF FORMAT ON ITS WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.COM