The University of New Mexico is Among Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2022
The University of New Mexico (UNM) has ranked #52 on the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022, a list published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). […]
Navigating Pathways – Journeying through the NM Rainforest Entrepreneur Ecosystem as Tribal Entrepreneurs
In 2018, Kyle-Lynn Martinez of Taos Pueblo and San Felipe Pueblo and Travis Snyder of Wind River Shoshoni and Zuni Pueblo founded Morningstar Flower Native Arts. The couple named their […]
Inventor Spotlight – Lok-kun Tsui, PhD
Research Associate Professor Center for Micro-Engineered Materials The University of New Mexico Issued U.S. Patent (UNM-Affiliated) 11,283,020 Additively Manufactured Resistive Switch, issued March 22, 2022 Pending U.S. Patent Applications […]
Sanjeev Arora Receives the 2023 New Mexico Humanitarian Award
Sanjeev Arora Receives the 2023 New Mexico Humanitarian Award This year, Sanjeev Arora, MD, the founder and executive director of Project ECHO, was chosen as the 2023 New Mexico Humanitarian […]
Student Interns @ UNM Rainforest Innovations – Hannah Smith
Our featured intern this month is Hannah Smith, the Student Intellectual Property Assistant for UNM Rainforest Innovations. In May, Hannah graduated summa cum laude with her bachelor’s degree in architecture […]
UNM Rainforest Innovations Announces FY2023 Year-End Metrics
UNM Rainforest Innovations (UNMRI), the University of New Mexico’s technology-transfer and economic development organization, has wrapped up another successful fiscal year. Metrics for technology-transfer and commercialization activities from July 1, […]
Generative Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models: Interesting Tool, for Certain Contexts
Below is a piece written by Charles Valauskas of Valauskas Corder LLC, who serves as patent counsel for UNM Rainforest Innovations. In this piece, he touches on the potential risks […]
New Mexico sits above national average on new entrepreneurs
Albuquerque Business First released an article on entrepreneurship in New Mexico and reflects on some of the unique advantages and disadvantages New Mexican’s face when starting new businesses. The Kauffman […]
Inventor Spotlight – Eric Bartee, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Internal Medicine Division of Molecular Medicine UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center The University of New Mexico Dr. Bartee’s research areas include: Oncolytic virotherapy Molecular virology Tumor immunology […]
The Gap Fund @ UNM Supports Successful Outcomes for University Technology
One of the major challenges university inventors face when commercializing their technology is the prototype funding gap. This void lies between early-stage research and the point where a technology is […]