Southern Research
2000 9th Avenue South
Birmingham
Alabama
35205
United States
Tel: (205) 581-2000
Website: https://southernresearch.org/
About Southern Research
MOVING SCIENCE. Our experts turn what couldn't be done into what we can't live without. By translating research into innovation, we act as catalysts that save lives and cultivate Birmingham's biotech scene. We are conduits between Science and Society. With precision, we transform ideas into discoveries. We see possibilities before they exist and activate scientific progress that is purposeful. We move science, because the promise of a brighter future moves us. We work with more than 150 industry and academic partners to drive scientific discoveries. From drug discovery to development, to carbon capture and environmental health sciences, every layer of our scientific and professional teams serve a fundamental role in moving science. We're making Birmingham the biotech hub of the southeast. Coming in 2024, our new biotech center will feature 60,000 sq. ft. of commercial wet labs, A/BSL-3 space and data science facilities. Our team will grow 125 scientific jobs and help shape the future of biotech in Alabama. We're investing in renovations of 40,000 sq. ft. of facilities including vivarium space and launching a new clinical diagnostics lab.
Founded in Birmingham in 1941, Southern Research is a non-profit scientific research organization that employs 250 scientists and professional staff. In its 80-year legacy of moving science, the organization has helped shape modern cancer treatment practices, including developing 7 FDA-approved cancer drugs and testing more than half of active chemotherapies in the United States. Southern Research has conducted more than $30 million in coronavirus research over the past two years. The organization is the highest NIH-funded non-academic research center in Alabama and has a $150 million annual economic impact.
54 articles about Southern Research
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Trana Discovery and Southern Research Institute Announce the First RNA-RNA High Throughput Drug Screening Assay Platform for HIV Antivirals
9/17/2007
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Southern Research Institute Licenses Anti-Cancer Drug Compound to Virium Pharmaceuticals
9/13/2007
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Nancy Munder Gray Named Vice President of Corporate Development at Southern Research Institute
6/14/2007
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Southern Research Institute Opens New Carbon-to-Liquids (C2L) Development Center in North Carolina
5/2/2007
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Southern Research Institute Names Jacqueline Rams Director of Government Programs
5/2/2007
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Southern Research Institute to Present at the 2007 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting
4/3/2007
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Southern Research Institute Signs Agreement With Absorption Systems To Provide Toxicology Services
1/30/2007
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Trana Discovery And Southern Research Institute Collaborate To Discover New Classes Of Drugs For The Treatment Of HIV
12/13/2006
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Southern Research Institute CEO Jack Secrist Recognized For Contributions In Cancer Drug Research
11/13/2006
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Tina Rogers Named Interim CEO Of Southern Research Institute
6/5/2006
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Southern Research Institute Team To Talk Flu At Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) 2006 In Chicago
4/4/2006
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Southern Research Institute Awarded $1.4 Million Grant To Develop New Screening Tools To Aid The Search For Antiviral Drugs To Combat Flu
3/9/2006
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Southern Research Institute Cancer Pioneer, Dr. Howard E. Skipper, Dies At Age 90
1/4/2006
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Live Anthrax Mistakenly Shipped From Maryland To California
6/11/2004