UNM Initiative to Connect STEM Graduates and Professionals to High Tech Jobs in NM a Success
Under the leadership of UNM Regents’ Professor Emerita Maggie Werner Washburne, UNM is spearheading a new initiative to answer the call from New Mexico companies for a STEM-trained workforce. The […]
AFRL and STC Technology Showcase Draws Investors and Industry Reps to the Lobo Rainforest Building
A technology showcase featuring inventions from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the University of New Mexico drew interested investors, entrepreneurs and company reps to the Lobo Rainforest Building […]
Fall Rainforest Student Pitch Competition Draws Large Number of Participants
STC and the UNM Innovation Academy co-hosted their eighth Rainforest Student Pitch Competition on the evening of November 5 at Bow & Arrow Brewing Co. This popular community event recognizes […]
Albuquerque Biotech Company Agilvax Appoints Executive Chairman to Its Board
Local biotech company Agilvax, Inc., headquartered in Albuquerque, is commercializing a virus-like particle (VLP) technology platform, developed by researchers Dr. David Peabody and Dr. Bryce Chackerian from the University of […]
APLU names University of New Mexico 2018 Innovation & Economic Prosperity University Award Winner
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named The University of New Mexico a 2018 Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) awardee. UNM won the IEP Place award for […]
APLU Names Six Public Research Universities as Finalists for 2018 Innovation & Economic Prosperity Universities Awards
UNM one of six finalists Washington, DC – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named six public research institutions as finalists for its sixth annual Innovation & […]
Pitch competition delivers creative solutions
UNM Innovation Academy students bring diverse product ideas The Rainforest Pitch Competition is more competitive than ever before. Students from a variety of majors entered the competition, with ideas ranging […]
Second I-Corps Program Launching at the Lobo Rainforest Building
A second I-Corps-based entrepreneurial program will soon be launching at the Lobo Rainforest Building. The National Labs Lobo Rainforest I-Corps Site, funded by Sandia National Labs and the Air Force […]
Albuquerque’s Growing Startup Ecosystem Catches National Attention
A just released report by Startup Genome, a data and analysis organization devoted to startup ecosystem research, profiled Albuquerque, along with five other mid-sized US cities (Fresno, CA, Hartford, CT, […]
Local Startup Lens to Sell First Product
Local startup Lens will soon sell its first product at a December 6th launch party for the company at the Lobo Rainforest Building. Lens is developing a technology to give […]