Two companies took home a combined $150,000 Thursday in the finale pitch competition for Alabama Launchpad in Montgomery.
Huntsville-based Acclinate Genetics won $50,000 in the concept stage, while Birmingham’s CerFlux took the $100,000 seed stage prize. Both companies gave their pitch before a four-judge panel.
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