Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Interceptor Achieves Communications Testing Milestone, Proves Ability To Operate In Harsh Environments

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Lockheed Martin recently validated prototype communications radio technology for its Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) during a recent test milestone. The NGI’s mission is to protect the U.S. homeland from increasing and evolving intercontinental ballistic missile threats. Critically, the interceptor and its components must be able to receive and share data from the ground and throughout […]

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Boeing Discusses Its Economic Impact, Celebrates 60 Years in Alabama

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Boeing, Alabama’s largest aerospace company, commemorated its 60th year of operation in Huntsville with a presentation held on Tuesday, June 7 at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce.  Chamber president and CEO Chip Cherry kicked off the event, noting that Boeing secured its first business license in Huntsville in 1962 and describing the company as […]

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HudsonAlpha Welcomes Two New Associate Companies to its Campus

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Huntsville, AL – Polaris Sensor Technologies and Madison Core Laboratories opened offices at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology earlier this year. “All of us welcome Polaris and Madison Core Labs to the HudsonAlpha campus,” said Carter Wells, Vice President for Economic Development at HudsonAlpha. “We look forward to working together, integrating their teams into the HudsonAlpha ecosystem.” Polaris Sensor Technologies is developing a novel method to disinfect and sterilize […]

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National Science Foundation Grant Recently Awarded to Auburn University PhD Student at HudsonAlpha

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Laramie Aközbek (nee Smith), a first year Auburn University PhD student in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture, was recently awarded the 2022 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.  Along with the recognition that comes with it, this three-year award will help fund Aközbek’s ongoing research that […]

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UAH’s Office of Technology Commercialization Connects Innovators With Investors

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Huntsville is known for the advanced technology of its defense sector, with firms developing bleeding edge advancements in fields as varied as computer engineering, hypersonic ballistics, and material science.  Since the advent of the Space Age, Huntsville has invested a great deal of resources into developing the intellectual infrastructure that has made this concentration of […]

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UAH to Construct New Facility to Meet Huntsville’s Engineering Needs

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The first phase of a planned overhaul to the University of Alabama Huntsville’s College of Engineering has been approved by the UA Systems Board of Trustees.  With initial approval granted, UAH will formally proceed with planning the construction of a new facility for its College of Engineering. The new building will be an 80,000 square foot academic and research facility. “These plans […]

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HudsonAlpha Researchers Recognize Biomarkers and Potential Treatments for Ovarian Cancer

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Despite significant gains made in cancer diagnosis and treatment over the last 50 years, ovarian cancer remains the second most common, as well as the deadliest, of all gynecological cancers in the United States. Ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women, it accounts for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. […]

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Huntsville Microgravity Panel Earns Spot on Stage at SXSW

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The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce has announced that Huntsville’s microgravity panel will be one of the presenters at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2022 in Austin, TX on March 13.  The panel, a partnership between Rhodium Scientific, Sierra Space, and SustainSpace, will make the commercial case for incorporating microgravity into research and development. By showcasing […]

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Leidos Donates $1M Toward Huntsville Cyber School

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It is the only public magnet high school in the nation to integrate cyber technology and engineering into all its academic disciplines. Thanks to a $1 million donation from Leidos, the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering is getting an academic and residential facility to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.  Leidos […]

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Crestwood Offers Monoclonal Antibody Treatment to Help Combat COVID-19

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In the ongoing battle against the pandemic, it’s important to have a variety of weapons in the medical arsenal. The Delta variant has clearly demonstrated that vaccines alone might not be enough in the war against COVID-19. Although vaccines have been highly effective for many, acquiring the breakthrough COVID has been a real concern, especially […]

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