NM Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program Success Story – What Happens When Entrepreneurial Training, Mentoring, Coaching and Naprapathic Medicine Meet?
UNM Rainforest Innovations first interacted with Dr. Denise Gabaldon-Thronas in September 2022. Denise was attending the annual American Indian Business Enterprise Conference hosted by Arrowhead Center. Denise, a Doctor of […]
Local Startup Nob Hill Therapeutics Has Been Awarded HHS Phase II Grant
A local startup, Nob Hill Therapeutics, has announced today that they have received an HHS phase II grant. The funds will help the company further develop their inhalation device technology […]
New Startup Flow Aluminum Developing Low Cost, Aluminum-Based Batteries
A new startup company is working to develop aluminum-based, low-cost energy storage systems for electric vehicles and microgrids. Founded by University of New Mexico inventor Shuya Wei, Flow Aluminum, Inc. […]
Student Interns @ UNM Rainforest Innovations – Brontson Leach
Our featured intern this month is Brontson Leach who currently serves as UNM Rainforest Innovations’ Student Accounting Intern. Spending part of his childhood in Alaska, his family moved to the […]
Inventor Spotlight – Geetanjali Sharma, PhD
Research Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine The University of New Mexico Issued U.S. Patents (UNM-Affiliated) 10,471,047 Method for Treating Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular and Kidney Diseases by Regulating GPR30/GPER […]
N.M. Economic Development Partners with UNM Rainforest Innovations to Empower Underserved Entrepreneurs
SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office (JEDI Office) and the UNM Rainforest Innovations New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program (NMTEEP) have formalized […]
Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program Success Story – Opening a Storefront on Indian Country
Winston Paul is a clothing and accessory company based on the Navajo Nation Reservation and owned by a Diné woman, Calandra Etsitty. The business was named after Calandra’s younger brother, […]
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building with UNM-Taos HIVE – EDA University Center Success Story
After serving for years as a Walmart Executive, Rose Reza decided to move back to her hometown of Taos, New Mexico to be closer to family. In 2019, Rose was […]
EDD Expands Science and Tech Office
Broadens capacity, adds Entrepreneurship Coordinator SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) announced today the expansion of the science and technology office. The newly expanded Office of Strategy, […]
2023 Golden Chile Awards Announces Bidii Baby Foods and the San Juan Food Hub as Golden Chile Winners
The New Mexico Grown Coalition recently announced the winners of the 2023 Golden Chile Awards which celebrates and commends statewide efforts aimed at promoting good nutrition and supporting New Mexico’s […]