A ceremonial ribbon cutting preceded an open house in October 2008 at the interim home of the Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health on Sylvan Road in Bangor.

Participants from left to right, Michael Crowley, president of EMHS Healthcare Charities Jessamine Logan, staff assistant to US Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), Gail Kelley, representative for US Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), US Congressman Mike Michaud (D-Maine), Arthur Comstock, Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce and EMMC Trustee, Janet Hock, Institute director, Deborah Carey Johnson, RN, president and CEO of EMMC, Dan Coffey, EMHS executive vice president and chief financial officer.

US Congressman Mike Michaud (D-Maine) speaks about the importance of research during a ribbon cutting at the interim home of the Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health.