UAH Professor Awarded $1.2M NSF Grant to Tackle “Forever Chemicals”

Dr. Yu Lei, a professor in the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support research on the removal and conversion of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are synthetic chemicals that are difficult to break down because of their […]

Eli Lilly Plans $6 Billion Investment, 450 Jobs in Huntsville

Eli Lilly plans to invest more than $6 billion in Huntsville with the development of a new manufacturing facility, according to the company. The facility will focus on domestic production of small molecule synthetic and peptide medicines, including oral GLP-1 treatments. Once built, the project is expected to create approximately 450 jobs, including positions for […]

HudsonAlpha and gener8tor kick off sixth AgTech Accelerator cohort with 10 startups

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in partnership with startup accelerator gener8tor, has launched its Fall 2025 AgTech Accelerator featuring 10 startup companies selected for the cohort. This 7-week pre-accelerator non-investment program will provide concierge support and connections for early-stage agricultural startups to advance their technologies, attract investment and grow their businesses. “This cohort of ten companies […]

Ten Years of Answers: Smith Family Clinic Transforms Care for Patients With Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology opened the Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine in November 2015. Since then, the clinic has seen thousands of patients seeking answers for undiagnosed conditions. Under the direction of Meagan Cochran, MS, CGC, the clinic uses genomic sequencing to investigate the causes of illness in both children and adults. The […]

Kalm Therapeutics Wins $100,000 in Alabama Launchpad Life Sciences Track

Alabama Launchpad, a program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) in partnership with Innovate Alabama, has announced Kalm Therapeutics as the winner of $100,000 in non-dilutive funding in the Life Sciences Track. AJ Singhal, founder of Kalm Therapeutics, will receive $100,000 in non-dilutive funding, as well as access to follow-on mentorship and exposure […]

Kalm Therapeutics Gains Key Advisor as It Advances Clinical Pipeline

Kalm Therapeutics, a biotechnology firm based at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, said it has added Dr. Peter Lio, a Harvard-trained dermatologist and researcher, as both an investor and member of its Scientific Advisory Board. The move marks a key step for the company as it advances clinical development of its experimental patch […]

At HudsonAlpha, Score Pharma Develops Method to Boost Antibody Potency Against Cancer

Scientists at Score Pharma, a therapeutics company located on the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology campus, believe they’ve found a way to make existing antibody therapies for cancer significantly more potent. The company claims that by making a small structural change during the upstream biologics process for existing antibody therapeutics, the cancer cell-killing mechanism of that […]

State Invests in HudsonAlpha to Drive Agtech and Forestry Innovation

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $2 million to the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology to support three initiatives that apply biotechnology to strengthen the state’s agriculture and forestry sectors. The funding, provided through the Alabama Research and Development Advancement Fund, was part of a broader round of grants that also included awards to Auburn […]

Higher Education Powers Huntsville’s Economy, but May Face Headwinds

The city’s higher education leaders are bullish on the future. At the 2025 State of Higher Education event hosted by the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber, presidents from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), Alabama A&M University, Calhoun Community College, and Drake State Community & Technical College outlined how their institutions are fueling Huntsville’s economic engine […]

HudsonAlpha Awarded 2025 AWS Imagine Grant to Advance Rare Disease Research

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has been selected as a winner of the 2025 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Imagine Grant: Children’s Health Innovation Award, a grant designed to accelerate innovation in improving children’s health outcomes through advanced cloud services. By focusing on children’s health, AWS seeks to bring more focus and attention to a wide variety […]