From ramen to riches: Students pitch business ideas for seed funding
Video pitches due Nov. 16 Living in the “new normal” is going to take new ideas, new products, and new entrepreneurs. And the Rainforest Pitch Competition is where to find […]
UNM Rainforest Innovations and UNM’s Innovation Academy Awarded Supplemental Funding for NSF I-Corps Site Program
UNM Rainforest Innovations, the technology transfer and economic development organization for the University of New Mexico (UNM), and the Innovation Academy, UNM’s innovative program for entrepreneurial students, announced that they […]
UNM Rainforest Innovations Board Chair Wins 2020 Indigenous Excellence Award
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) announced that Sandra Begay, the UNM Rainforest Innovations Board Chair, has been awarded the 2020 Indigenous Excellence Award. Sandra Begay is the […]
UNM Rainforest Innovations Hosts Its First Virtual Innovation Showcase
UNM Rainforest Innovations (formerly STC.UNM) hosted its first virtual Innovation Showcase on August 26 featuring the latest developments in research and technology from the University of New Mexico. The showcase […]
2020 Paul Bartlett Ré Peace Prize Awarded to Frank Martinez
Frank Martinez, a former UNM Rainforest Innovations Board Member, was named a lifetime achievement awardee of the Paul Bartlett Ré Peace Prize. Mr. Martinez retired in 2012 as a visiting […]
Prominent Bayh-Dole Supporter Passes Away
A prominent Bayh-Dole supporter, Betsy Ancker-Johnson (1927-2020) has recently passed away. Betsy was a strong supporter of the patent system and chaired the Interagency Committee on patent policy where she […]
Local Startup on Track to Developing Drug to Treat Diabetes and Obesity
GPER G-1 Development Group is a drug discovery and development company with the primary goal of advancing novel drug candidates that target GPER. The company has licensed a collection of […]
UNM Professor and Inventor Nathan Jackson to Lead New Project for Department of Defense
Nathan Jackson, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and inventor at UNM, is the sole principal investigator for a new project funded by the Army Research Office, the Army’s principal […]
UNM Takes Over Innovate ABQ Project
In July the University of New Mexico (UNM) accepted the transfer of Innovate ABQ, a nonprofit 501(c)3 that UNM set up in 2015 to independently manage the development of the […]
Startup Biosafe Defenses Confirms Effectiveness of Products Against COVID-19
The current demand for disinfectant wipes and cleaning products has grown drastically since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States and now more than ever hospitals, businesses, and public spaces […]