Biotechnology — Page 2

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville’s healthŌme, a genomics-based precision health management company, has received the 2024 Global Innovation Award for “advancing personalized, genomics-driven healthcare.” The company and its subsidiary, Kailos Genetics, are […]

HUNTSVILLE — A team of scientists with HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, the University of Tennessee, Auburn University, and several regional collaborators has been invited to compete in the next stage of the […]

HUNTSVILLE — The HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology and startup accelerator gener8tor are working together once again to provide support for quickly growing start-ups with large potential. This time, as part […]

HUNTSVILLE — Dr. Florencia Behn, a 15-year employee of HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, has been named vice president for research administration and development. She will begin her role Nov. 1. […]

HUNTSVILLE – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Faculty Investigator Dr. Josh Clevenger, is expanding his work to create aflatoxin-resistant peanuts through a research project sponsored in part by Mars Wrigley, maker of some of […]

HUNTSVILLE — As genetic sequencing technology becomes more accessible and efficient, researchers have made significant strides in understanding the genetic underpinnings of various diseases. Despite these successes, scientists continue to […]

Two HudsonAlpha Faculty investigators have been awarded a 5-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. With the new funding, scientists Nick Cochran, PhD, Rick Myers, PhD, and […]

HUNTSVILLE — HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has earned the Innovate Alabama Network designation and was awarded funding for two key initiatives to strengthen entrepreneurs across the state. The designation connects […]

HUNTSVILLE – The $20 million, five-year Future Technologies and Enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP) initiative led by the University of Alabama in Huntsville, is cited in The Washington Post as a key contributor […]

HUNTSVILLE – Caroline Bendickson, a junior at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has been selected as a Goldwater Scholar for her work in plant genomics. A double major in chemistry […]

DOTHAN – With the turning of shovels, Alabama’s Wiregrass region is turning into an agriculture technology center. The city of Dothan joined state officials and Huntsville’s HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology […]

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HUNTSVILLE – A former researcher with St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital has joined the  HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology staff as a faculty investigator. Dr. Andrew Kodani specializes in using human genetics […]

HUNTSVILLE – A Cummings Research Park campus will be the destination for students throughout north Alabama this week to attend a mini-conference designed to bring awareness of career opportunities in […]

HUNTSVILLE – Runners seeking an interesting course have to look no further than Cummings Research Park for the 13th annual Double Helix Dash 5K and one-mile twilight run. The April […]

HudsonAlpha opens registration for hackathon

HUNTSVILLE – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is a place where biotech businesses and ideas are hatched, so it’s fitting that the institutes a challenge that carries the HATCH moniker. Next […]

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HUNTSVILLE – Graduates and undergraduates throughout Alabama are invited to apply for internships at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology for its biotech program. The initiative is the nonprofit HudsonAlpha Biotrain […]

Chris Matl named HudsonAlpha CFO

HUNTSVILLE – The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology recently named Chris Matl its chief financial officer. “We’re excited to welcome Chris to the HudsonAlpha team,” said Dr. Neil Lamb, president of […]

AUBURN — Assistant Professor Andre da Silva is conducting cutting-edge research on ways to grow hops in Alabama within Auburn University’s Department of Horticulture in collaboration with faculty, industry leaders and students. As an Alabama […]

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HUNTSVILLE – A startup company with an intriguing item among its catalog, a device that would aid wildlife and vehicle drivers alike, is one of five budding companies chosen for […]

Astound uses AI to disrupt how science gets funded

Astound Research, an online platform for scientists and industries including foundations, nonprofits and non-governmental organizations, has grown to $300 million in active available funding for research in less than two […]

Calling all scientists!

Astound Research is looking for scientists. Specifically scientists in need of funding for research. “We are bridging the gap between academia and industry,” said Astound CEO Morgan Cole.  “We currently […]

HUNTSVILLE – For the first since 2019, participants in the Advances in Arachis through Genomics and Biotechnology will hold their conference in-person when the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology hosts this […]

HUNTSVILLE – HudsonAlpha is a nonprofit organization that describes its goal as being dedicated to improving life around the globe through discovery, education, and economic development in the genomic sciences.  […]

HUNTSVILLE — In a “milestone moment,” Gov. Kay Ivey helped cut the ribbon Wednesday for Discovery Life Science’s global headquarters at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville. “When Discovery […]