Maine Is Third State To Consider Making Its Own Insulin

By Gabrielle Wanneh / May 18, 2022 at 4:02 PM
The University of Maine might make insulin or partner with a commercial drug manufacturer to make it. Maine recently passed a bill to form a commission that will assess the feasibility of the university spearheading insulin manufacturing for the state. State Sen. Trey Stewart (R) said the legislature has also been looking into partnering with other states to manufacture and distribute generic drugs because Maine may be too small to make an impact on the drug market on its own...


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