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Harbert Institute names winners of 2026 Innovation Awards
A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) professor emeritus, who is known as a world-renowned leader in pneumococcal vaccine research and co-founded a successful startup business, received the Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s highest honor during the institute’s annual Innovation Awards Oct. 30, 2026.
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UAB startup develops technology to improve early detection of lung disease
Millions of Americans live with lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). During National Healthy Lung Month in October, the UAB Harbert Institute is highlighting a UAB startup working to improve how physicians detect and monitor obstructive lung diseases.
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What began as an app idea is now a communication startup
Understanding how people communicate differently can improve workplace relationships, but putting that knowledge into practice can be challenging. A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) startup aims to help people bridge that gap.
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Blazer Bridge Fund supports development of device to improve speaking valve use
For patients who depend on mechanical ventilation through a tracheostomy, speaking can be challenging. A University of Alabama (UAB)-based early-stage translational fund is helping two UAB researchers develop a device to make speaking valve use safer and more manageable while giving clinicians information to guide patient care.
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UAB innovation uses real-time data to improve mechanical ventilation monitoring
Patients in intensive care sometimes end up on ventilators longer than necessary because clinicians don’t have access to real-time metrics. A 2026 Blazer Bridge Fund winner is working to change that.
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Built on decades of research, SunFire Biotechnologies eyes expansion
What began as an effort to meet demand for specialized pneumococcal testing has grown into a biotechnology company supporting vaccine research and expanding its work into other areas of infectious disease.
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UAB’s Blazer App Accelerator opens applications for third cohort
A promising idea can be the beginning of a new app or software tool, but turning that idea into something people will actually use takes more than a smart concept.
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Learning reimagined: UAB innovations driving student success
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) innovators are developing new ways to teach complex concepts and improve learning outcomes through technologies that make learning more engaging, accessible, and effective.
From game-based learning platforms to virtual anatomy simulations, these inventions, supported by the Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HIIE), demonstrate how UAB inventions can extend beyond the laboratory and classroom to create broader impact.
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UAB researcher explores how sepsis damages blood vessels
Sepsis can cause widespread damage to blood vessels that, if not corrected quickly, can lead to organ injury and death. At the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), researchers are working to understand why vascular damage can persist even after an infection has been resolved, with the goal of developing better ways to identify and treat patients at risk for lasting complications.
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HIIE names 2026 Blazer Bridge Fund winners
In its fourth year, the Blazer Bridge Fund (BBF) will provide support to seven innovative projects from University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) inventors, including a novel way to prevent the BK virus from becoming active again after a kidney transplant, a method of targeting select lipid signaling to counter type 1 diabetes, and an app designed to support parents from before conception through toddlerhood.
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UAB research explores new approaches to pneumococcal vaccines
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers are studying Streptococcus pneumoniae, a bacterium that can cause serious infections, including pneumonia and meningitis, to better understand how it survives and causes disease.
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A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) startup is developing new methods and metrics that will measure lung health more precisely.
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UAB researchers developing new approach to Alzheimer’s treatment
Millions of people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s disease, yet current treatments do little to slow the progression of the disease. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are working to change that by developing a new therapeutic approach designed to target one of the disease’s underlying mechanisms.
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UAB startup developing digital cancer navigation tools
Leaving the hospital after radiopharmaceutical cancer treatment can mean taking home pages of complex instructions that patients are expected to follow. LifeNuclear, a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) startup, aims to simplify that experience by turning radiation safety guidance into an easy-to-follow digital resource.
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NuVasc: Advancing precision medicine for brain arteriovenous malformations
Brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVMs), abnormal tangles of blood vessels in the brain, can rupture and cause hemorrhagic stroke, yet treatment options remain highly morbid with high-risk for mortality. Depending on the size and location of the malformation, patients may face high-risk surgery, radiation, embolization, or watchful waiting, and many lesions cannot be treated safely at all.
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The value of UAB’s research tools
Research tools developed by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) investigators continue to support scientific discovery long after they are created. Through licensing agreements managed by the Bill L. Harbert Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HIIE), these tools help researchers around the world advance their work.
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UAB spinout working to transform healing and patient care with Bionanomatrix technology
As demand grows for safer surgical outcomes, a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) spinout is using its Bionanomatrix™ platform to improve healing and reduce complications associated with implanted medical devices.
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UAB innovations shaping the future of vision care
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers are developing technologies designed to improve how eye conditions are studied, monitored and managed through advanced imaging software and light-based therapies.
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UAB startup to present new IgAN biomarker findings at Glasgow event
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) spinoff Reliant Glycosciences will present new research at the European Renal Association (ERA) 2026 Congress in Glasgow, June 3–6.
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UAB initiative uses community-driven app to study and address teacher burnout
A new community‑driven app supported by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) technology transfer office aims to shine a light on the growing challenge of burnout among new teachers.
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UAB spinout developing laboratory tools for patients with IgA nephropathy
A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) spinout, Reliant Glycosciences, is working to improve care for patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), a condition that damages the kidneys over time and frequently leads to kidney failure.
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UAB advances brain health research through targeting neuroinflammation
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are developing new therapies aimed at improving outcomes for patients with serious neurological conditions, including neurotrauma such as spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, stroke and brain cancer.
In recognition of Brain Cancer Awareness Month and National Stroke Awareness Month, the Harbert Institute is highlighting UAB innovations focused on addressing neuroinflammation, a core contributor to damage in both acute and chronic brain disorders.
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Three years in, UAB startup scales healthcare data platform to improve patient care
Kirklin Solutions, a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) startup, is continuing to scale its healthcare data platform and software as it works to improve how hospitals collect and use clinical data across the globe.
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UAB startups selected for prestigious venture showcase
Two University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) startups will present innovative health care technologies at the Southeast Venture Showcase (SVS), an event that brings together the Southeast’s leading research universities and federal labs to showcase their most exciting new technologies.
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Innovating for better outcomes: UAB advances kidney care
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are developing innovations and technology that support kidney health through pediatric medical devices, surgical innovation, and microbiome-based therapies.
To highlight March as National Kidney Month, the Harbert Institute is sharing stories of several UAB innovations designed to transform how kidney conditions are monitored, diagnosed, and treated.
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New UAB startup seeks to scale sustainable change in health care systems
A new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) startup, PreciPS, is working to help frontline care teams take an active role in identifying and resolving operational challenges they encounter in delivering care.
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UAB innovation driving the future of cancer care during Cancer Prevention Month
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers are advancing cancer prevention and treatment through lifestyle science, molecular targeting, and biomedical engineering.
To mark February as National Cancer Prevention Month, the Harbert Institute is sharing the stories of several UAB innovations aimed specifically at fighting cancer.
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UAB research explores Nav1.7 blockers as potential treatment for aggressive thyroid cancer
A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) professor is leading the potential discovery of a new therapeutic strategy that could address a critical need for patients fighting a rare and aggressive form of thyroid cancer.
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UAB startup marks one year of expanding access to Functional Neurological Disorder treatment
A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) startup is scaling one of the most promising research-supported treatments for Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) nationwide through telehealth.
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During Cervical Health Awareness Month, UAB advances at-home screening innovation
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are developing a new at-home cervical cancer screening device aimed at increasing access to screening and improving early detection, particularly in under-screened communities.
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