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The Alabama Biomanufacturing Labs Newsletter
Alabama Biomanufacturing Labs is building Alabama's future as a biomanufacturing hub. Working with Opportunity Alabama, Measured Capital, and Arrowpoint Labs, we launch startups, commercialize university research, and grow the local economy. From company formation to regulatory guidance, we help innovators turn ideas into real ventures right here in Alabama. This newsletter is a behind the scenes look at that work.
ABL Newsletters
Cave Bacteria and the Race to Decarbonize an Everyday Material
Abdullah Alucozai, Luke Brazinski
8/31/2026
How Tuscaloosa-based Hypogenica uses cave bacteria to make microbially precipitated calcium carbonate (mPCC), a carbon-negative drop-in replacement for a material used in paint, plastics, paper, and concrete.
Sustainable Innovation With Alabama Biomanufacturing Labs
Abdullah Alucozai, Luke Brazinski
12/19/2025·1 min read
How two cohort companies are replacing petroleum-based plastics: Auburn-based Shellulose turns pecan shells into biodegradable nanofibers, and Prattville-based Forsee turns processed hair into fire-resistant materials.
Positioning Alabama at the Forefront of Innovation in Biopesticide Manufacturing
Abdullah Alucozai, Luke Brazinski
8/12/2025·1 min read
Why biopesticides are the future, the RNA and peptide technologies reshaping farming, and the ABL cohort companies Psigryph and BioHeal leading the way.