American Heart Association Alabama Names 2025 Huntsville Leaders of Impact Winner

The American Heart Association Regional Office in Huntsville, Alabama, has announced that Kaitlynn Roark, Founder & CEO, Libertas Technologies, is this year’s winner of their 2025 Leaders of Impact Campaign.  Roark was the top fundraiser for this year’s campaign. The proceeds from this campaign will directly support lifesaving research, health education, and community initiatives in […]

Connecting the Dots: Rochelle Silveira’s Innovation Ecosystem Map Aims to Bring Alabama’s Innovators Together

When Rochelle Silveira moved from Brazil to the United States, she often heard the same piece of advice: “Right company, wrong place.” Innovation, people told her, belonged to the coasts. But after years of working with founders and mentoring startups across the country, she began to see a different truth.   “There’s incredible innovation happening here,” […]

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 […]

Huntsville Veteran’s Experience Shapes Mission-Critical Technology

As a U.S. Army helicopter pilot, Ryan Welch didn’t think about equipment manufacturers when he was in the middle of a mission. If he knew the name of the equipment company, it probably meant something had gone wrong. The best products worked reliably, earning trust without fanfare. For Ryan, that’s the kind of trust BAE […]

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 […]

UAH Named 3DEXPERIENCE Edu Center of Excellence by Dassault Systèmes

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) announced that it has been designated a 3DEXPERIENCE Edu Center of Excellence by Dassault Systèmes. The designation recognizes and strengthens UAH’s ability to provide cutting-edge, hands-on training in model-based systems engineering (MBSE), simulation, virtual twin technology, and advanced manufacturing; preparing students and professionals for the future of digital […]

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 […]

In an Age of AI Disruption, Huntsville Firm Finds Room to Grow

Amid national headlines about corporate layoffs and economic uncertainty, some Huntsville businesses are still growing, a sign of resilience in the local economy. Capstone Research Corporation, a Huntsville-based defense contractor founded in 2019, recently celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters in Cummings Research Park. The facility expands the company’s labs, integration space, and […]

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 […]

Shutdown Resource Event Set for Nov. 6–7 in Huntsville

Later this week, community leaders in Huntsville will host a two-day resource event for federal employees affected by the government shutdown, which has been in effect since Oct. 1. The event will take place Thursday and Friday, Nov. 6–7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at First Baptist Church, 600 Governors Drive SW. […]