CFD Research Partners with OtherLeft Ventures to Launch TheraVista Health

On Monday, February 06, Huntsville’s CFD Research Corporation announced the launch of a new digital health company, TheraVista Health Inc., focused on the physical therapy market.  The new corporation is a joint venture between CFD Research and OtherLeft Ventures. Alongside this announcement, TheraVista Health launched a new platform that digitizes traditional vestibular exercises into fun […]

Huntsville’s Torch Announces Two Executive Promotions

Torch Technologies announced the promotions of Sam Burkett to Senior Vice President and Brady Porter to Vice President effective February 1, 2023. Mr. Sam Burkett Burkett joined Torch in 2016 and manages the Torch Air Force Weapons Group headquartered in Shalimar, FL, with employee-owners in Albuquerque, NM, Dayton, OH, Boston, MA, Hampton, VA, Las Vegas, […]

IBM Announces Partnership with Marshall Space Flight Center to Impact Climate Change

Rocket City has always been at the forefront of the world’s efforts of leaving the earth for outer space, and soon it will soon be at the forefront of saving the earth from impacts of climate change as well.  On Wednesday, IBM Research and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center announced they are starting development on […]

Boeing Awarded $1.6B Contract for Minuteman Missile

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $1.6 billion contract to provide guidance subsystem support for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is supported at the Boeing Huntsville site. Boeing will maintain the around-the-clock readiness and accuracy of Minuteman ICBM guidance systems — which have logged more than 40 million hours of continuous operation […]

Registration Open for the 2023 HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is teaming with Urban Engine to host the sixth HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge (HATCH) March 3-5, presented by LatchBio. The HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge, or HATCH, is a life sciences hackathon where participants compete to solve real-world issues faced by biotechnology researchers and innovators in genomics, genetics, and bioinformatics. The event will […]

HudsonAlpha Celebrating 15th Anniversary in 2023

HUNTSVILLE, AL – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology invites the public to celebrate its 15-year anniversary throughout 2023. The Institute’s grand opening took place on National DNA Day, April 25, 2008, which commemorates the discovery of the DNA double helix in 1953 and the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003. The Institute’s unique model as a […]

Aerobotix Receives Special Recognition as Lockheed Martin Supplier

Huntsville based robotics integrator Aerobotix has again received an award that signifies their importance to Lockheed Martin’s space division. Lockheed Martin presented the company with its 2022 Suppler Recognition Award for Ease of Doing Business at its supplier conference.  “We’re honored to accept this award from Lockheed Martin as one of their top suppliers,” said […]

Department of Defense Contract Review: December 27 – January 06

This series from the Huntsville Business Journal covers Department of Defense (DoD) contracts awarded to Huntsville-Madison County and Alabama businesses. Every two weeks, the Huntsville Business Journal provides you with an update to the various military contracts that local and state businesses are awarded. This entry covers contracts listed on the Department of Defense daily postings from Tuesday, December […]

HudsonAlpha and Gener8tor Provide Opportunities for First Cohort of the AgTech Investment Accelerator

The five startup companies chosen for the inaugural AgTech Investment Accelerator gave their final presentations at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology’s (HudsonAlpha) campus last Saturday. These series of presentations came after a 12 week program that aimed to bolster Alabama’s ability to translate agriculture technology into commercial products.  A crowd of around 120 people gathered to […]

UAH Builds, Installs Low-cost Soil Moisture Sensors to Examine Flash Droughts Impact Agriculture

During summer and early fall the Southeast can experience a few hot weeks without rain, causing what is known as a “flash drought,” which can destroy crops during the growing season. To help farmers become more drought-resilient and better characterize drought impacts when seeking federal assistance, the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at The University […]