April 17, 2023 Group Watch: Two UAB Startups Receive Grants From Innovate Alabama
The Alabama Innovation Corporation awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham startups with grants during the second round of Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant awards. The Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program awards funds to Alabama-based companies that have been granted Phase I or Phase II awards through the Federal Small Business Innovation Research Program or Federal Small Business Technology Transfer Program. Of the five local winners, two UAB startups are:
- Adjuvax, LLC, which specializes in vaccine adjuvant discovery and development. The $100, 000 Adjuvax received will be used to develop a new adjuvant formulation for various vaccines against infectious diseases.
- Tricorder Array Technologies received $250,000 to aid in developing the PenPal, a wireless sensor device that collects environmental data and mouse squeaks in research cages to understand mouse behavior and the environmental influences on animal studies using mice.
