We’re pleased to present our monthly wrap-up of news from the Birmingham startup community.

BBJ’s 2024 Inno Under 25 spotlight honorees revealed (Birmingham Business Journal)

The Birmingham Business Journal shares their list of honorees for their 2024 Inno Under 25 awards.

Diagnostics company to use Southern Research funding to develop chronic Covid treatment (Birmingham Business Journal)

Celestia Diagnostics, one of the eight biotech companies to receive funding through Southern Research’s Therapeutics Development Fund, will use the money to continue developing a treatment for Long Covid.

Get to know 3 startups in Birmingham—including a VR headset for sports injuries (Bham Now)

Bham Now briefly profiles three area startups: Yosubi, CLEO Education, and Cerebro Neurotech.

Health care experts share what investors are looking for in new startups (Birmingham Business Journal)

Experts in the field reveal how healthcare-oriented startups can best position themselves to receive funding from carriers and providers. 

Propelling success: How Birmingham’s accelerators are fueling innovation (Birmingham Business Journal)

Startup accelerators fuel the entrepreneurial ecosystem and innovation landscape nationwide, and Birmingham is no exception.

Southern Research awards over $2.5M in funding, brings new jobs to AL (Birmingham Business Journal)

Through their Therapeutics Development Fund, Southern Research awarded over $2.5M in funding to eight biotech companies in the state of Alabama, including Yuva Biosciences and Diamond Therapeutics.