Incubate Here
Amplify Your Business
The HudsonAlpha Wiregrass GROW Lab empowers early‑stage biotech founders to grow their ideas into thriving companies. With access to state‑of‑the‑art lab space, shared technology, and strategic support, entrepreneurs can move faster, think bigger, and scale smarter
Benefits
Access to specialized equipment
Rapid setup for R&D
Shared knowledge exchange
Reduced risk
Lower costs
Where We Are Located
On the Wiregrass Innovation Center Campus
122 Museum Avenue
Dothan AL, 36303
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Why HudsonAlpha Wiregrass?
Grow Lab Equipment
The Grow Lab’s shared space houses equipment and personal benches for early-stage entrepreneurs to refine their ideas alongside peers at similar stages of development.
Equipment:
Cell Culture
- Labconco Logic Class II, Type A2 6’ Biosafety Cabinets
- Hemacytometer
- Bead bath – cell culture
- 150L CO2 Incubator
- Vacuum Pump
- Laxco LMC-1000 Series Compound Microscope
- Research Grade Inverted Microscope
Cold Storage
- Thermo Scientific 4 °C Refrigerators
- Thermo Scientific -20 °C Freezers
- Thermo Scientific -80 °C Freezers
General Lab
- Steris AMSCO Steam Sterilizer
- Beckman Allegra 25R Centrifuge
- Qubit 4 Fluorometer
- Applied Biosystems Miniamp Thermal Cycler
- Thermo Benchtop Shaking Incubator
- Floor Model Shaking Incubator
- 60L Microbiological Incubator
- Genesys UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
- Purair Ductless Fume Hood
- 400 mA, 300 V Power Supply
- Analytical Balance
- Precision Balance
- Water Bath
- Dry Baths
- Motorized Pipets
- Pipette sets
- Tube Rotator
- Stirring hotplates
- Vortex mixers
Grow Lab Golden Ticket
In addition to the Grow Lab, HudsonAlpha is uniquely positioned to provide truly impactful companies with support through its Golden Ticket program.
Applications for Golden Tickets are assessed on a rolling basis, with priority given to companies relocating to the state and/or to companies with highly scalable or impactful ideas
If you are interested in sponsoring HudsonAlpha’s Grow Lab or Golden Ticket program, please contact the Economic Development team.
Additional Support:
Applications are assessed on a rolling basis, emphasizing early-stage entrepreneurs with innovative ideas that are positioned for growth. Applications for Grow Lab Golden Tickets give priority to companies relocating to the state and/or to companies with highly scalable or impactful ideas.