A proposal for the Roux Institute's new site at the former B&M baked bean factory has been scaled back in response to concerns about building height and traffic.
The Roux Institute has a bold, 20-year plan to create a new education and research center and business incubator on the site of the former B&M Baked Bean factory. Not everyone is pleased about the project, however.
The Portland research and education hub, focused on growth areas such as artificial intelligence and life sciences, is less than two years old. Aiming to meet the needs of employers, the institute has multiplied its business partnerships five-fold.
Kebotix Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based technology startup, is partnering with Northeastern University s Roux Institute in Portland to establish an office and research footprint in Maine and to hire local talent.
The venture capital-backed startup, founded in 2017, has developed a platform that uses artificial intelligence and robotic automation to discover chemicals and materials significantly faster and more affordably than by conventional means, Kebotix says.
“Kebotix is a long-tenured research partner of Northeastern, and we’ve been fortunate to extend our relationship to the Roux Institute,” Michael Pallastri, senior vice provost and academic lead for the Roux Institute, said in Wednesday s announcement.