Moving Science

2022-2023 Year in Review.
Over the course of the past year, Southern Research has continued to lead the way for biotechnology in the Birmingham area as well as working towards addressing community health needs in the state of Alabama and beyond. Check out our annual report to learn more about all of the exciting developments taking place.

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Community Impacts

$108M

Investing $108 million to modernize & grow campus

150+

Creating 150+ new jobs by 2025

$300M

Projected to double our annual economic impact by 2025

5,000

Serving 5,000 STEM students in 2021-2022

31

Connecting 31 Alabama counties to STEM programming

Industry Impacts

20

Developed 20 FDA-Approved Drugs

$445M

Awarded $445 million in NIH funding since 1985

> 50%

Tested more than half of active U.S. chemotherapies

$35M

Conducted $35 million in COVID-19 research since 2020

1.5M

Generated 1.5 million data points on SARS-CoV-2

150

Serving 150 industry and academic partners

Proudly Serving as Alabama’s...

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Highest NIH-Funded non-academic research center, awarded $53 million+ in the past five years

Only high-throughout screening center, allowing us to test new compounds to treat diseases quickly

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Only translational research institute with a clinical partnership affiliation

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Only scientific agency who directly contributed to COVID-19 treatment, testing and vaccine development

STEM Education

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141

FIELD TRIPS

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47

COMMUNITY EVENTS

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70

SCHOOL VISITS

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21

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EVENTS

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43

STUDENT INTERNSHIPS

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13

SUMMER ACADEMIES

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