MDI Biological Laboratory

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MDI Biological Laboratory

Location within Maine
Established	1898
Type	Nonprofit Organization Research Institute
Location	159 Old Bar Harbor Road, Salisbury Cove Bar Harbor, Maine
Coordinates	44°25′56″N 68°17′25″W / 44.432091°N 68.290265°W / 44.432091; -68.290265
Leader	Hermann Haller
Website	www.mdibl.org

The MDI Biological Laboratory (MDIBL), formerly known as Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory is an independent non-profit biomedical research institution founded in 1898 and located in Salisbury Cove, Maine, on Mount Desert Island. Its mission is to improve human health and well- being through basic research, education, and development ventures that transform discoveries into cures.^[1] In 2013, the Laboratory was designated a Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) by the National Institutes of Health, which awarded the Laboratory a grant of $13 million over five years to expand the institution's research program.^[2] The MDI Biological Laboratory has a full-time staff of 63, and will offer 23 research training courses in 2014.