Velocity Accelerator names 7 startups to cohort
Seven startups have been named to the 2022 cohort of Innovation Depot’s Velocity Accelerator in Birmingham. The program launches Monday and provides 13 weeks of training and mentoring for the companies. – AL.com
UAB announces first human transplant of pig kidney
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnis E. Heersink School of Medicine has announced its first successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig kidney into a human. The transplant into the brain-dead human successfully replaced the recipient’s kidneys. – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Former MTV VJ named World Games co-chair
Alan Hunter, a Birmingham native and one of the original MTV VJs, has joined the roster of co-chairs for the upcoming 2022 World Games in Birmingham. The list also includes Charles Barkley, Randy Owen, Vonetta Flowers, Noah Galloway and Cat Reddick Whitehill. – WVTM 13
