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HudsonAlpha Breeds Serial Entrepreneurs

When the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology opened in Huntsville in 2009, it promised to boost genomic research, economic development and educational outreach. The institute has...

Polaris Sensor Technologies Inc: Footprints in the Dark Illuminated

CEOs like to talk about “vision, ” but, at Polaris Sensor Technologies Inc. in Huntsville, it’s not a metaphorical discussion. The company’s latest product generates enhanced...

Tracking the Long Life of Nuclear Harm

In a spate of recent medical journal articles and presentations at scientific conferences, Dr. Wladimir Wertelecki has warned that long-term health risks from nuclear...

GATR Technologies: Creative Dishing and the Next Big Thing

The engineers at GATR Technologies in Huntsville knew they had a good product early on, because, at natural disaster sites in the Philippines where...

Ed Robbins III: The Shoals’ Inventor/Entrepreneur

Imagine. That’s what Edward “Ed” Stanley Robbins III has done his whole life. It’s the reason that, at age 82, he holds more than...

Atherotech: Building Better Blood Tests For The Future

It’s a bit unsettling to know that the traditional cholesterol test used on patients most at risk for heart disease is inaccurate 60 percent...

Tutoring Company is Selling Solutions to Schools

Glenn Clayton was a college student in need of extra cash when he began tutoring. Before he knew it, he launched a full-fledged tutoring...

The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Poor States Take up Charity Slack

Wealthy Americans are putting a smaller share of their income in the collection pot for the needy, but states like Alabama, with comparatively modest...

E-Textbook: Big Communications Way to Classroom Job Building

It’s downloadable on your smart phone, brightened with information pop-ups, enlivened with video and generally just not your granddad’s textbook: e-textbook. It’s the new e-textbook...

Vista Engineering & Consulting LLC: The Cutting Edge of Diamond Forming

Scientific exploration is the kinetic energy coursing through Vista Engineering & Consulting LLC. With more than 30 years of engineering experience, Raymond Thompson formed...

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