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 […]

American Heart Association Alabama Names 2025 Leaders of Impact in Huntsville

The American Heart Association Regional Office in Huntsville, Alabama is working to advance heart health across the community.  One of its key efforts is the Leaders of Impact campaign, which unites passionate and community-minded leaders dedicated to making a lasting difference in the fight against heart disease and stroke. According to the American Heart Association, […]

Glaukos Expands to Huntsville with $82 Million Research and Manufacturing Campus

Tom Burns, CEO of cutting-edge eyecare technology company Glaukos of California, made a checklist before seeking a site to build a multimillion-dollar research, development and manufacturing facility. It was a wish list he gave to his team that went on a nationwide search for the right location to build a vanguard institution, and he bought […]

Rockin’ Around the Scientific Clock: HudsonAlpha’s Bandstand Night Gives a Musical Overview of New Research, Funding Challenges, and Growth Ahead

At HudsonAlpha’s Bandstand night, on August 19, Dr. Neil Lamb, president of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, delivered a comprehensive and entertaining update on the research organization’s status, framing his presentation around popular songs from the 1960s to the 2000s.  Dr. Lamb began the event by playing “Turn! Turn! Turn!” by the Byrds and spoke […]

HudsonAlpha’s public education series returning to Huntsville Sept. 16th

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is opening its doors to the public next month for a discussion on the fast-moving world of genetics. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, Kelly East, the institute’s vice president of educational outreach and a certified genetic counselor, will lead the latest installment of “HudsonAlpha U,” a community series designed to demystify advances […]

A New Era of Sinus Care Arrives in Huntsville with Breathe Better Institute

A new kind of healthcare experience has officially arrived in Huntsville. The Breathe Better Institute, now open at The Range on Governors Drive, is redefining how chronic sinus and allergy issues are treated—offering patients fast relief through minimally invasive, in-office procedures.  Located at 3810 Governors Drive, Suite 200, Breathe Better is Huntsville’s premier clinic dedicated […]

How are local hospitals keeping up with the area’s rising population?

These days, it’s almost like repeating a broken record, but talk of the Tennessee Valley’s growing population is still non-stop. And it’s driving leaders in Madison County and the surrounding areas to keep a close eye on the community’s infrastructure. When it comes to transportation, I-565 is expanding under a $29 million widening project. In […]

Celebrate the 60th Annual National Health Centers Week at the Community Fun & Wellness Block Party in Huntsville

Three community health centers in North Alabama—Central North Alabama Health Services, Inc., HAPPI Health, and Thrive Alabama—are jointly organizing the 4th annual Community Fun & Wellness Block Party. The event, held in observance of National Health Center Week, aims to highlight the services provided by community health centers and to connect residents with a variety […]

Huntsville Hospital Announces Plans to Expand Emergency Services Amid Rapid Growth

Huntsville Hospital Health System has announced that it is seeking approval to make an historic investment in emergency services for the community. Upon approval by the State of Alabama, Huntsville Hospital will build two free-standing emergency departments (FEDs)—in Hampton Cove and in north Huntsville. At Madison Hospital, the existing emergency department will grow by six […]

Harper and Troy Named Chairs of 2026 Huntsville Classic

Huntsville Hospital Foundation has announced Ginger Harper, senior vice president at First Horizon Bank, and Lynn Troy, president of Troy 7 Inc., as co-chairs for the 2026 Huntsville Classic. The Huntsville Classic is one of North Alabama’s most anticipated annual events, combining live entertainment with community giving. Proceeds from the concert fundraiser support Huntsville Hospital […]