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Alabama-based SAIC wins Edison Award
HUNTSVILLE -- SAIC recently received the Edison Gold Award for Product and Service Development and Innovation for its Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems.
The Edison Awards,...
UAH hits record $169.5M in R&D funding
The University of Alabama in Huntsville notched a record $169.5 million in research and development expenditures for Fiscal Year 2022, a 13% increase over...
Fueling innovation: Economic program for summer interns
Fuel Alabama (FuelAL), in a partnership with Innovate Alabama, is working with nine Alabama communities to offer summer programming for college students.
The communities will...
Polaris Alabama ships first all-electric, ATV Ranger XP Kinetic
HUNTSVILLE – Polaris will be shipping the first of its all-new electric Ranger XP Kinetic vehicles from its Huntsville manufacturing plant this week.
Polaris manufactures...
Alabama’s Tango Tango bridges gap in first responders’ communication
“The technology available to consumers that allows us to communicate with ease everyday is vastly ahead of the resources available to first responders, the...
This tag is it: Drive Electric license plate available
A new campaign is charging up support from drivers across the state.
The Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition debuted an official Alabama license plate available for...
Two UAB startups receive grants from Innovate Alabama
The Alabama Innovation Corporation awarded two University of Alabama at Birmingham startups with grants during the second round of Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant awards.
The Innovate Alabama Supplemental...
Toyota Alabama launches $49 million solar project for engine plant
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Toyota Alabama’s engine manufacturing facility will soon be relying on the sun to generate over 70% of its power needs thanks...
Innovation Portal hosts Techstars Startup Weekend Mobile
It’s inspiring to see what aspiring entrepreneurs can do in just 54 hours.
From Friday evening to Sunday evening, a group ranging from 16-year-old students...
Alabama’s HudsonAlpha stays on forefront of newest genomic sequencing technology
Researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology will create genomic data at a scale beyond anything previously possible, thanks to a new PacBio Revio sequencing machine.
HudsonAlpha researchers...
Rocket City Electric Bike Rentals wins Launch Tank competition
ATHENS -- The drama and anticipation were soon replaced with humor Monday when Nathan Tucker and Ash Moorer, founders of Rocket City Electric Bike...
Drake State students printing 3D lunar structure
HUNTSVILLE -- With an eye to the moon, students at Drake State Community & Technical College are using robotics to 3D-print a structure that...
Innovate Alabama awards more than $3M to small businesses
Nineteen small businesses in Alabama have been awarded more than $3 million in grants from the second round of Innovate Alabama’s Supplemental Grant Program.
Alabama...
Poole: Investing in Alabama’s Innovation Economy
Gov. Kay Ivey has clearly established economic development as a top priority for her administration since her first day as Governor, and we’ve certainly...
Launch 2035 announces Launch Tank competition finalists
ATHENS -- Eight small business finalists are circling the Singing River Trail Launch Tank Competition sponsored by Launch 2035.
The public is invited to come...
HudsonAlpha to use innovative system to improve crop species
One of the first clients to receive Revio shipments is the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. HudsonAlpha will use Revio systems in its plant and...
Huntsville company has technology to help protect nation’s power grid
Observation Without Limits, headquartered in Huntsville, said it has developed technology to help utility companies protect against orchestrated power grid attacks and routine intrusions...
Innovate Alabama board hears of continued progress, plans for future
The mission of Innovate Alabama is to build a more resilient, inclusive, and robust economy through retention, attraction, and development of talent and resources in entrepreneurship,...
Alabama Launchpad chooses finalists for Cycle 1 2023
Alabama Launchpad is proud to announce that Launch Advisors have selected 10 finalists to participate in Cycle 1 2023.
The finalists will compete for a...
Overflow: More generosity to unlock in Alabama churches, nonprofits
The world of finance is ever-evolving and fintech start-up Overflow said it is committed to making sure donation-reliant organizations aren’t falling behind. Overflow reports...
Alabama’s Curiteva creates first-of-its-kind spinal implants
TANNER – Two years ago, medical device manufacturer Curiteva, designed, programmed and built a first-of-its-kind 3D printer that uses a popular thermoplastic polymer known...
‘Most impactful’ Sloss Tech returns to Birmingham
After a three-year absence due to the pandemic, Sloss Tech is back bigger and better, TechBirmingham and Telegraph Creative announced.
Downtown Birmingham's historic Lyric Theatre...
Adtran’s next-gen fiber access platform quickens broadband rollouts
While efforts to link the entire world with reliable high speed internet is at full tilt, broadband service providers need modern, open architectures to...
Innovation Fund supports growth of ‘cancer companion’ app developer
A promising Birmingham startup that aims to help cancer patients and their families along the difficult treatment journey is recalibrating its growth plans after...