Life Sciences In North Alabama

Life SciencesLife SciencesIn North AlabamaIn North Alabama

OverviewOverview

•Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology•Existing Industry•Cost of Doing Business•University Support•Workforce•Education•Quality of Life•North Alabama Economy

•Formed as a partnership between the State of Alabama and private investors

•Over 300 Biotechnology Jobs

•Mission is for researchers to collaborate with local companies to bring new discoveries to market

•13 companies located within the Cummings Research Park Biotech Campus

•Opened in April of 2008

North Alabama’sNorth Alabama’sExisting Life Sciences Industry:Existing Life Sciences Industry:•13 companies employing morethan 1,000 people

•Covering pharmaceutical manufacturing,biotechnology research, diagnosticsand medical device production.

Cost of Doing Business:Cost of Doing Business:

Forbes says Huntsville best place to live to weather the economy.

University Support:University Support:•The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAHuntsville) offersdegrees in biology, biochemistry, molecular & cell biology, biology sciences, physics, marine science, chemistry, chemical physics and environmental biology

•UAHuntsville has masters and doctorate programs in biotechnology science and engineering

•The UAHuntsville laboratory for structural biology offers an excellent x-ray diffraction facility and molecular biology facility for protein expression. It is part of the Alabama Structural Biology Consortium

•UAHuntsville, Alabama A&M University and Calhoun Community College all partner with BizTech, an incubator for high-tech companies

•Alabama A&M University in Huntsville has a masters program in biology as well as masters and doctorate programs in food science and plant and soil science.

•Calhoun Community College offers associate degrees in pre-medicine, pre-nursing, and pre-pharmacology with courses in biotechnology, biology, chemistry, physics, and natural science

Workforce:Workforce:

CategoryCategory PercentPercent U.S. RankU.S. Rank

Employed in Engineering, Math or Computers 11.9% #1

Employed in Professional Scientific, Technical Services, or Engineering

15.1% #2

25 and older with a college degree

37.8% #19

25 and older with a doctorate degree

1.5% #31

One out of 7 workers in the Huntsville metro area is a scientist, engineer or technology worker.

Education:Education:

Stanford Achievement Test Scores 2007-2008:

•North Alabama schools regularly outperformthe national average in standardized test scores.

•Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology providesdistance learning for students across the state.

Grade 4 8 4 8

Test Math Math Reading Reading

North Alabama

69 62 67 58

U.S. 50 50 50 50

Quality of Life:Quality of Life:

•Average High Temperature: 71°•Average Low Temperature: 50°•Average Yearly Snowfall: .4 inches

•The Tennessee River and surrounding foothills of the Appalachian Mountains provide a beautiful landscape and a great outdoor activity life.

•The area has several museums and attractions including the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, The Alabama Music Hall of Fame, hands-on children’s museums and art museums.

North Alabama Economy:North Alabama Economy:

•12 northern most counties covering the TVA service area•Home to NASA and US ArmyMissile Research

Unemployment Rate: 8.7% (Mar. ‘09)Civ. Labor Force: 496,913 (Mar. ‘09)Unemployed: 43,100 (Mar. ‘09)Per Capita Income: $17,430 (1999)Avg. Household Income: $39,204 (2007)

J. Tate Godfrey, CEcD President/ CEOCynthia M. Burns, CEcD, Vice-President

Jason B. Wright, Sr. Project ManagerE. Ann Dison, Administrative Assistant

1-800-669-9450naida@naida.com

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