Life Sciences & Biotech

Alabama's Life Sciences & Biotechnology Industry

Alabama is leading the way in life sciences and biotechnology with help from the second largest research park in the United States.

Life Sciences & Biotech

From Lab To Market

Alabama is home to some of the top bioscience research and technology facilities in the nation. With nearly 18,000 people employed in the sector, generating over $7 billion in economic impact, innovation is what we do. Whether it's The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants or the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology blazing new trails in human genomic data, Alabama is primed to support and grow the latest discoveries.

$300 million+

Alabama organizations receive more than $300 million annually in funding from the National Institutes of Health (FY2023 data).

750+

More than 750 bioscience companies call Alabama home, along with more than 50 medical device companies.

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Birmingham-based Southern Research has developed seven FDA approved anti-cancer drugs.

2nd Largest

The Cummings Research Park in Huntsville is the second largest research park in the nation and fourth largest globally.

The Choice of Innovators

Leaders in biotech continue to prove that Alabama is a top destination for the industry. With companies like Discovery Life Sciences moving its global headquarters to the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology campus in Huntsville and Evonik establishing an advanced biomaterials manufacturing facility in Birmingham, Alabama continues to cement its reputation as a center for bioscience breakthroughs.