Alabama companies are leading the world with new breakthroughs in healthcare, defense technology, cyber security, education and more. This is Alabama wants to celebrate these change-makers with its first Alabama Innovation Awards.

The awards will honor the companies that have fresh ideas, innovative technology and new products that are making a difference in our state, and nominations are now open. This is Alabama is looking for a project, product or initiative that was launched or released to the market in the calendar year 2021 or 2022 (between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022). It doesn’t matter if the company is big or small, a start-up or a longtime icon.

Nominations are open through April 15th. The project, product or initiative must fit into one of these award categories:

• Healthcare
• Education
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Cyber Security
• National Defense
• Agriculture and Farming
• Consumer Products and Services
• Talent and Workforce Development
• Technology

After the nomination process is complete, industry leaders in each respective field will determine finalists and winners. Those industry leaders are:

Finalists will be announced this summer, and the winners will be announced Sept. 27 at a luncheon at The Club in Birmingham.

Once again, nominate an innovative company here. Check out This is Alabama and its LinkedIn page for updates.