Four UNM Technologies Selected for 2027 Wellborn Gap Funding

UNM Rainforest Innovations is proud to announce the four proposals selected to receive gap funding through the Wellborn Gap Fund. Each submission is evaluated based on merit and uniqueness of […]
Inventor Spotlight – Reed Selwyn, PhD, DABR

Associate Vice President for Academic Strategy and Operations, Health Sciences Center Executive Vice Chair and Regents’ Professor, Department of Radiology The University of New Mexico Issued U.S. Patent: 8,771,640, System […]
October’s Creative People, Creative Places Seminar Explores Creativity Along Route 66

On October 15, UNM Rainforest Innovations hosted its fourth installment of Creative People, Creative Place – Creative Technologies on the Mother Road seminar series. In honor of the Route 66 […]
Inventor Spotlight – Sephira Ryman, PhD

Associate Professor Department of Neurology University of New Mexico Nene and Jamie Koch Comprehensive Movement Disorder Center Associate Director and Clinical Core Co-Director NM Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Pending U.S. […]
6 U.S. Patents Issued to UNM Rainforest Innovations for UNM Technologies for July, August, and September

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued six U.S. patents to UNM Rainforest Innovations during the months of July, August and September for technologies invented at the University […]
Creative People, Creative Places: Exploring Museums on Route 66

On September 10, UNM Rainforest Innovations hosted its third installment of Creative People, Creative Place – Creative Technologies on the Mother Road seminar series, which featured museums in Albuquerque on […]
Turning Innovation in New Mexico into Economic Growth

New Mexico has no shortage of innovation, yet the challenge is turning more of that innovation into successful companies, jobs, and economic growth here at home. The Albuquerque Journal recently explored that […]
Redefining Entrepreneurship: From Transactional Programs to Relational Ecosystems.

Earlier this year, in partnership with Roanhorse Consulting LLC, UNM Rainforest Innovations hosted the Scaling Work With Indigenous Entrepreneurs event. Key stakeholders within New Mexico’s Indigenous Entrepreneurial Ecosystem convened to […]
Inventor Spotlight – Eric Lang, PhD

Assistant Professor Department of Nuclear Engineering The University of New Mexico Pending U.S. Patent Application: Enabling Microscopy for the Visually Impaired: Tactile 3D Printed Micrographs Research Activities: Metallurgy and materials […]
UNM Rainforest Innovations Announces FY2026 Year-End Metrics

UNM Rainforest Innovations (UNMRI), the University of New Mexico’s technology transfer and economic development organization, has seen increased growth in several metrics during fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – […]