Inventor Spotlight – Lok-kun Tsui, PhD
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]
Zachariah Ben’s traditional farming methods featured in the Guardian
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Zachariah Ben was featured in an article by the Guardian on his traditional farming methods and baby food company Bidii Baby Foods. Zachariah serves as a Tribal Liaison for UNM […]
The Brookings Institution and Lisa Kuuttila: how a community innovation site is advancing entrepreneurship in Albuquerque
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Lisa Kuuttila, CEO & Chief Economic Development Officer for UNM Rainforest Innovations, provided a commentary piece for the Brookings Institution on the development of the Lobo Rainforest Building and how […]