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HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Fosters Genomics Research, Education, Clinical Applications and Workforce Development

by | Nov 30, 2016 | Clinical Diagnostics Insider, Diagnostic Testing and Emerging Technologies, Inside the Diagnostics Industry-dtet

In just eight years, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (Huntsville, Ala.) has grown to be a sequencing powerhouse, ranking among the top laboratories in the world in terms of sequencing volumes and attracting some of the nation’s top genetic scientists to its campus. But the institute does not stop at just building a stellar reputation for its research; HudsonAlpha is also on a mission to drive public genomic education, workforce development, and economic growth. DTET recently spoke to Hudson- Alpha’s president and science director, Richard Myers, Ph.D., to learn about the institute’s growth and ambitious plans. HudsonAlpha has comprehensive offerings in the areas of research, clinical services, and sequencing support. How do these pieces fit together? We started HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology a little more than eight years ago with the idea of doing research, teaching, and more recently, clinical medicine all in the same building. The unusual part is that on the same campus we also have for-profit life science companies. Rather than nearby or across town we actually lunch together and run into each other. The idea of our founders was to put it together and see what happens. The companies keep their finances separate and as a […]

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