Inventor Spotlight – Achraf Noureddine, PhD
Research Assistant Professor Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM) The University of New Mexico Issued U.S. Patents (UNM-Affiliated) 11,344,629 Active Targeting of Circulating Tumor […]
UNMRI Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program Gains Momentum with Santa Clara Pueblo Small Business Startup Day
On October 5, the UNM Rainforest Innovations Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program hosted the first, of what is hoped to be many, Entrepreneur and Community Engagement events. The event was co-hosted […]
Hear from Steven R.J. Brueck, PhD on the Importance of Disclosing Inventions and Protecting Intellectual Property
Hear from one of UNM’s most prolific innovators, Steven R.J. Brueck, PhD, on the importance of disclosing inventions and protecting intellectual property at the University of New Mexico through the […]
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, […]