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HUNTSVILLE — “Fueling an ecosystem to ignite biopharma innovation in Rocket City.” That was the title of the panel discussion Tuesday where Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks announced his company […]

HUNTSVILLE – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in partnership with venture firm and startup accelerator gener8tor, has launched its Fall 2025 AgTech Accelerator featuring 10 startup companies selected for the cohort. […]

HUNTSVILLE — In November 2015, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology launched the Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine. Since that time, thousands of patients have visited the clinic to receive diagnosis and […]

HUNTSVILLE – Scientists at Score Pharma, a therapeutics company on the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology campus, believe they’ve found a way to make existing antibody therapies for cancer significantly more […]

MONTGOMERY – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Auburn University and the University of Alabama are sharing $4.7 million in grants from the Alabama Research and Development Enhancement Fund, Gov. Kay Ivey […]

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HUNTSVILLE — The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has been awarded an opportunity to help improve the lives of children with rare diseases and their families. The opportunity for the Huntsville-based institute […]

HUNTSVILLE — A proposal on revitalizing rural economies led by the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is a finalist in the U.S. National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines program. The NSF announced HudsonAlpha’s BRIDGES Engine […]

HUNTSVILLE – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is one of 12 regional ecosystem innovation hubs in the U.S. and four countries to be selected as an Ecosystem Partner in the new […]

HUNTSVILLE – By tracing the history of disease diagnosis from ancient times to modern genetic technologies, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is hosting a free, public event illustrating how scientific and […]

HUNTSVILLE – Score Pharma of Huntsville was recently selected as a finalist in the title round pitch competition at ConvergeSouth 2025 and participated as an exhibitor at the event held […]

HUNTSVILLE — There may not be sports teams or even a mascot, but HudsonAlpha U opens next month for its next session. The public is invited to learn more about […]

Startup company Veil Genomics spins out of HudsonAlpha

HUNTSVILLE — There’s a new associate company on the HudsonAlpha block and they’re bringing genetics. Veil Genomics joins more than 50 other independent companies on HudsonAlpha’s Biotech campus in Cummings […]

HUNTSVILLE — HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has named Dr. Dillon Fritz vice president for economic development and commercialization. Fritz brings nearly two decades of experience building and leading translational research […]

HUNTSVILLE — Let us return to those great sounds of yesteryear, when music played a major part of our lives. “We’re goin’ hoppin’ (hop),“We’re goin’ hoppin’ today.“Where things are poppin’ […]

HUNTSVILLE — With a program to create rural economic development through plant-based products for construction materials as well as the automotive and packaging industries in the Southeast, the HudsonAlpha Institute […]

HUNTSVILLE — HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology dedicated one of the key roadways leading to its campus in memory of longtime supporters Ruth and John Jurenko today. The road, now named […]

HUNTSVILLE –  With a focus on sustainable farming practices and cutting-edge agtech solutions, the HudsonAlpha AgTech Accelerator powered by gener8tor will support companies that are tackling some of the most pressing […]

HUNTSVILLE — HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in collaboration with Phenome Health and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, has launched a pilot study to explore how genetics and lifestyle influence a person’s […]

HUNTSVILLE – To aid its work in making life easier for 20 million patients, Kalm Therapeutics recently received a grant from Southern Research’s Therapeutics Development Fund. Kalm Therapeutics is an […]

HUNTSVILLE — Danny Windham, recently retired as chief operating officer from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, was named to the institute’s board of directors for a second time. Windham was […]

HUNTSVILLE — Discovery Life Sciences, a Huntsville-based biospecimen solutions and specialty lab services company, will launch a product to help advance oncology research. Tumoroid Cell Lines, OncoPro Medium-Derived will be […]

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SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. — Dovetail Genomics, a pioneer in linked-read genomic services, is thrilled to announce the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Genome Sequencing Center as the first North American member of the Dovetail Certified […]

healthŌme announces rename and rebrand as Kadance

HUNTSVILLE — healthŌme, a genomics-based precision health management company, has renamed and rebranded as Kadance, Inc. In a news release, the company said the transformative step embodies its dedication to creating a […]

HUNTSVILLE — John Schmitt has been named CEO of iXpressGenes, a biotechnology company transforming trauma care. Schmitt is a cofounder of iXG, an associate company at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. The company […]

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