2025 Fall UNM Business and Economic Summit Highlights New Mexico’s Entrepreneurial Future
Albuquerque, NM – On November 19, UNM Rainforest Innovations proudly hosted the 2025 Fall UNM Business and Economic Summit, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts, and community leaders from across […]
Rainforest Accelerator Program Concludes 2025 Fall Cohort
The Rainforest Accelerator Program wrapped up its fall cohort last week, showcasing teams of entrepreneurial researchers advancing their innovations. The Rainforest Accelerator Program, administered by UNM Rainforest Innovations, supports teams […]
2025 Fall Rainforest Pitch Competition Winners Announced
The Innovation Academy, in collaboration with UNM Rainforest Innovations, hosted the Fall 2025 Rainforest Pitch Competition on the evening of November 5 at Bow and Arrow Brewing Co. The competition […]
Inventor Spotlight – Adam Hecht, PhD
Professor Department of Nuclear Engineering The University of New Mexico Issued U.S. Patent Applications (UNM-Affiliated) 8,242,456, Noncollimated 3D Radioactive Source Localization Technique, issued August 14, 2012 10,249,780, High Quality AlSb […]
UNM Rainforest Innovations Announces Awardees Receiving 2026 Gap Funding
The Wellborn Gap Fund, recently named after UNM Rainforest Innovations’ first president Charles Wellborn, provides funding to support the advancement and commercialization of innovative technologies developed at the University of […]
Inventor Spotlight – Ahmed Telbany, MD, MPH
Fellow Physician Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology School of Medicine The University of New Mexico Pending U.S. Patent Applications (UNM-Affiliated) BowelSense: A Smart Toilet Attachment Research areas include: Inflammatory […]
Nine U.S. Patents Issued to UNM Rainforest Innovations for UNM Technologies in July, August, September
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued nine U.S. patents to UNM Rainforest Innovations during the months of July, August and September for technologies invented at the University […]
NMTEEP and City of Santa Fe Recognized for Excellence in Entrepreneurial and Small Business Development
The “New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program & City of Santa Fe Tribal Liaison Spinoff” has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Entrepreneurial & Small Business Development Award, […]
UNM Rainforest Innovations Showcases Quantum Technologies during IEEE Quantum Week
Albuquerque, NM – UNM Rainforest Innovations hosted a showcase last week highlighting cutting-edge quantum research and technologies developed at the University of New Mexico (UNM). As part of the IEEE […]
Inventor Spotlight – Sungjin Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering The University of New Mexico Pending U.S. Patent Applications (UNM-Affiliated) Design of Recyclable 3D-Printable Preceramic Thermosets Using Dynamic Crosslinking Upcycling Plastics Toward […]