The Alabama Innovation & Mentoring of Entrepreneurs (AIME) is in existence to enhance the culture of high technology research and development at The University of Alabama through innovation, mentoring and entrepreneurship. AIME’s Mission is to identify and facilitate value added innovation and foster entrepreneurship leading to commercialization of intellectual property.
The Bama Technology Incubator nurtures high-growth, high-tech businesses into profitable industry leaders. It promotes economic growth by:
- boosting the number of tech companies developing in or moving to the region.
- administering programs that help entrepreneurs operate these companies successfully; and
- facilitating access to and commercialization of technologies developed in the region’s university, government and industrial labs.