Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Startup Spotlight: BlueTanks
The Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator is in its fourth year with 12 startups from Alabama, eight other states and even the nation of Latvia. Alabama News Center is putting a spotlight on the...
View ArticleTechstars Alabama EnergyTech Startup Spotlight: Pitch Aeronautics
The Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator is in its fourth year with 12 startups from Alabama, eight other states and even the nation of Latvia. Alabama News Center is putting a spotlight on the...
View ArticleAlabama digital health startup Acclinate plans to add 25 workers in Birmingham
Acclinate, a digital health company that’s confronting the problems posed by the underrepresentation of people of color in clinical research, plans to launch a growth project in Birmingham that will...
View ArticleUniversity of Alabama students to compete in national EV battery challenge
A team of students from the University of Alabama will compete in a premier national competition to design, build, test and integrate an advanced battery pack into a commercial electric vehicle. UA is...
View ArticleTechstars Alabama EnergyTech Startup Spotlight: Meredot
The Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator is in its fourth year with 12 startups from Alabama, eight other states and even the nation of Latvia. Alabama News Center is putting a spotlight on the...
View ArticleTechstars Alabama EnergyTech Startup Spotlight: EarthABC
The Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator is in its fourth year with 12 startups from Alabama, eight other states and even the nation of Latvia. Alabama News Center is putting a spotlight on the...
View ArticleBirmingham’s BuildUP awarded $3 million to expand skilled trades for high...
BuildUP Community School in Birmingham will use a major national grant to expand programs that prepare high school youth for skilled trade careers and homeownership. Enterprise Community Partners and...
View ArticleTuskegee University partnering with Intel to advance semiconductor...
Tuskegee University has announced a groundbreaking partnership with global technology company Intel Corp. to bolster education in semiconductor manufacturing technologies. The collaboration is...
View ArticleTrade mission connects Alabama firms to Nordic bioscience ecosystem
Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield is leading a delegation of Alabama bioscience businesses on a trade mission to this week’s Nordic Life Sciences Days (NLSDays), the largest Scandinavian partnering...
View ArticleHow Huntsville, Alabama’s Tango Tango helps first responders communicate more...
Kids playing cell phone games had better technology than the average cop or firefighter, so one Huntsville business developed an app to improve first-responder communications. Tango Tango meshes...
View ArticleTechstars Demo Day highlights energy innovators’ Alabama experience
This year’s Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator cohort was the largest ever. A dozen energy tech startups on Tuesday got to strut their stuff during Demo Day for the Techstars Alabama EnergyTech...
View ArticleAlabama-based Acclinate collaborates with Merck to expand diversity in...
A fast-growing, Birmingham-based, Black-owned health care startup is partnering with one of the world’s most influential health research and pharmaceutical companies to help boost the participation of...
View ArticleAuburn and Birmingham startups take home top honors at latest Alabama...
Two startup companies emerged from a field of 10 finalists to earn a combined $75,000 in non-dilutive funding in the Alabama Launchpad, Cycle 3 2023, competition. Auburn-based Autonoma, founded by Will...
View ArticleTwo programs boosting opportunities for diverse, small businesses in...
Two Birmingham-area organizations have announced new cohorts supporting small businesses and minority entrepreneurs. REV Birmingham announced the first round of Black business owners who will receive...
View ArticleAlabama’s Miles College awarded prestigious National Science Foundation grant
A researcher at Alabama’s Miles College has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, the first for the historically Black institution. “This prestigious award, managed by the Environmental...
View ArticleBest of Alabama News Center 2023: Innovation
We are using the final days of 2023 to look back on some of the stories that interested you the most this year – and one we think is worth another look. These are the top Innovation stories on Alabama...
View ArticleNew, Whiddon College of Medicine building rising on University of South...
Construction is underway on the new college of medicine building at the University of South Alabama (USA) that will lead to more physicians graduating and expanded research. The $200 million,...
View ArticleAuburn University scientist leads research to help hops grow better in Alabama
Auburn University Assistant Professor Andre da Silva is conducting cutting-edge research on ways to grow hops in Alabama. Da Silva’s work, within the Department of Horticulture, is in collaboration...
View ArticleFrom Alabama to space: ULA’s Vulcan rocket blasts off on inaugural mission
United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan rocket lifted off for the first time Monday on a mission that marked a new era of space capabilities for the company’s Alabama-made rockets. ULA said the...
View ArticleGlobal charity pledges $26 million toward proposed Alabama health care...
Plans for a state healthcare sciences high school in Demopolis received a major financial boost last week, thanks to Bloomberg Philanthropies. The international charitable organization founded by...
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