FDA Granted Orphan Drug Designation to Linnaeus Therapeutics’ LNS8801
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Linnaeus Therapeutics’ LNS8801 an orphan drug designation for the treatment of patients with metastatic cutaneous melanoma. The FDA’s Office of Orphan […]
Bustling Bioscience Community in New Mexico Drawing National Attention
Over the past 10 years, the New Mexico bioscience community has spun off nearly 150 startup companies. Thanks in part to the innovative research taking place at the state’s research […]
UNM Inventor Dr. Sakineh Chabi Receives 2023 AFOSR Young Investigator Award
Dr. Sakineh Chabi is the recipient of the 2023 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award. Honorees receive three-year grants of up to $450,000 […]
Nine U.S. Patents Issued to UNM Rainforest Innovations for UNM Technologies in October, November, and December
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued nine U.S. patents to UNM Rainforest Innovations during the months of October, November, and December for technologies invented at the University […]
Local Tech Startup TS-Nano Receives Job Training Funds
TS-Nano, an Albuquerque-based startup commercializing technology developed at the University of New Mexico (UNM), has been selected as part of nine companies throughout New Mexico to received funds through the […]
UNM Rainforest Innovations to Support Technology Transfer Efforts for the Air Force Research Laboratory of New Mexico
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) has a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) with the Air Force Research Laboratory to facilitate joint projects and accelerate technology […]
Inventor Spotlight – Lydia Tapia, PhD

Lydia Tapia, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Computer Science The University of New Mexico Dr. Tapia’s research areas include: Robotic motion planning Computational biology Machine learning ISSUED U.S. PATENT […]
Student Interns @ UNM Rainforest Innovations: Taniela Cox
UNM Rainforest Innovations hires student interns each semester to assist in supporting technology transfer and catalyzing economic development at the University of New Mexico. The internship program, which has now […]
Rainforest Accelerator Program Trains Fall 2022 Cohort
Last week marked the ending of the Rainforest Accelerator fall cohort, a 10-week long program that teaches teams of entrepreneurial-minded faculty and students on how to transition their STEM-related technology […]
NMBio: 2023 Knowledge Fair & Expo
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