Individually Owned Navajo Businesses Secure Funding through Artisan and Small Business Relief Grants
In early 2024, the Navajo Nation announced that applications were open for the Navajo Artisans and Navajo Small Business Relief Grants funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Over […]
In Memory of Frank Martínez
Frank H. Martínez, 77, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2024. He was a cherished husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, friend, and community servant, supporting local projects such as the […]
Series A Funding Awarded to Nob Hill Therapeutics to Advance Breakthrough Respiratory Technologies
Nob Hill Therapeutics, Inc. (NHT), an early-stage company developing innovative treatments for lung diseases, has secured $3 million in Series A funding led by Tramway Venture Partners, with participation from […]
Hear from Bryce Chackerian, PhD on the Importance of Disclosing Inventions and Protecting Intellectual Property
Hear from one of UNM’s most prolific innovators, Bryce Chackerian, PhD, on the importance of disclosing inventions and protecting intellectual property at the University of New Mexico (UNM) through the […]
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners Joins the Lobo Rainforest Building
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners has set down roots in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Lobo Rainforest Building. The venture firm, based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, works to help […]
Five Businesses That Spawned from UNM Patents
Albuquerque Journal By Ryan Boetel, Journal Business Editor July 29, 2024 It’s s a matchmaker. But instead of shooting arrows like Cupid, the University of New Mexico Rainforest Innovations plays […]
Inventor Spotlight – Trilce Estrada, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Computer Science The University of New Mexico Pending U.S. Patents (UNM-Affiliated) System and Methods for Graphic Encoding of Macromolecules for Efficient High-Throughput Analysis Research areas include: […]
UNMRI’s FY2024 Year-End Metrics Reveal Increases Across the Board
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, […]
Heather Gomez Makes it to the Pow Wow Pitch Semi-Finals
Heather Gomez, a Tribal Liaison for the New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program (NMTEEP), has been chosen as a semi-finalist in a pitch competition for Indigenous entrepreneurs. Dubbed the Pow […]
Student Interns @ UNM Rainforest Innovations – Aliah Gibbs
University of New Mexico students from an array of academic disciplines join our internship program every year to learn about university technology transfer and commercialization here at UNM Rainforest Innovations […]