HudsonAlpha’s Economic Development team strives to advance the collaborative spirit of the Institute’s founders and their passion to speed the transition of discoveries made in research labs to the marketplace by supporting entrepreneurs and the biotech industry.
The Economic Development Mission is driven toward:
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Growing the biotech presence on the HudsonAlpha Biotech campus and throughout north Alabama
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Promoting an environment conducive for entrepreneurs to succeed
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Commercializing bioscience products
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Generating economic impact for local, state, regional, and national stakeholders
HudsonAlpha’s Economic Development team contributes to the success of the Institute in a variety of ways:
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Recruiting and relocating bioscience companies of all sizes and stages.
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Providing the resident associate biotech companies with support and mentorship to enable business growth and expansion.
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Overseeing operations and management of facilities on campus.
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Building and maintaining local, state, and national relationships with the Institute’s governmental and community leaders.
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The founders of HudsonAlpha were entrepreneurs who prioritized establishing an entrepreneurial ecosystem and atmosphere of collaboration. For those ready to move discoveries, breakthroughs, or advancements into a new biotech company, HudsonAlpha should be the destination. Click here to learn more about our entrepreneurial ecosystem, or click here to learn about the HudsonAlpha economic development team.
Cultivate >>
HudsonAlpha is an established bioscience campus that connects academic research scientists, entrepreneurs, business veterans, educators, the future workforce, and those that are applying the power of genomics to human health and agriculture. This combination makes a sum far more valuable than the individual parts. Click here to learn more about our impact and how we reach past our campus with our podcast From Idea to Action: Stories from Alabama Innovators.
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More than 45 biotech companies call HudsonAlpha home. These companies are all in the bioscience space, and many chose to locate and expand at HudsonAlpha due to the benefits of this unique ecosystem. Regardless of origin, size or speciality, HudsonAlpha’s Economic Development team advocates for the associate companies and supports each company based on their corporate needs and goals. Learn more about how we help companies innovate by reading about our Business of Biotech offerings, our AgTech Accelerator, and which companies are here on campus.
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HudsonAlpha offers a talented and available biotech workforce, world-class space, strategic location, and business-friendly environment, making it an ideal location for biotech companies. Companies active in drug discovery and development, medical devices, diagnostics, bioinformatics, agtech, genomic services, and more all call HudsonAlpha home. HudsonAlpha’s Economic Development team is ready to support site selectors to ensure successful relocations and expansions. Click here to learn more about our Biotech Campus.