UAB’s newest start-up nurtures neonates
Earlier in his career, David Askenazi, M.D., MPH, heard a colleague speak about how important medical innovation is and how academics should devote time and effort to inventing devices and products to aid patients’ health, rather than only focusing on observing and reporting.
Read moreFor he’s a jolly good Fellow
When Thaddaeus Kwan was finishing his undergraduate degree at small Houghton College in New York, he knew he was interested in molecular biology and the study of various diseases, but wasn’t ready to commit to a specific field of study.
Read moreSeven UAB start-ups receive grants from Alabama Innovation Corporation
The Alabama Innovation Corporation named the first round of small business recipients of the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program, seven of which are UAB start-ups.
Read moreCollaboration benefits both campus inventors and MBA students
The Harbert Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HIIE), a campus entity tasked with commercializing innovations developed by scientists, faculty and staff at UAB, recently collaborated with students in Dr. Douglas Ayers' Start-Up Planning and Pitching class in the Collat School of Business MBA program to develop business plans for two UAB technologies. This partnership culminated in presentations to a panel of local business leaders on April 20, 2022.
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