Inventor Spotlight – Lok-kun Tsui, PhD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]