New UNMRI Startups to Receive Lucky Entrepreneur Coin™ in FY2025
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Starting July 1, UNM Rainforest Innovations will start giving out a Lucky Entrepreneur Coin™ to each newly founded startup company based on a University of New Mexico technology. Starting a […]
Armonica Technologies Welcomes New CEO
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Armonica Technologies, Inc. is an Albuquerque-based biotechnology company commercializing an innovative DNA nanopore sequencing technology for precision medicine research applications. They recently appointed a new CEO, Emily Milsovic, who is […]
How UNM Rainforest Innovations has Supported Nearly 170 Startups out of UNM
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Since its inception in 1995, UNM Rainforest Innovations has fostered the development of nearly 170 startup companies commercializing University of New Mexico (UNM) technologies. Its role is to protect and […]
Pajarito Powder Awarded $20M to Advance Clean Hydrogen Energy Production
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The U.S. Department of Energy has selected a local startup to be awarded $20 million to advance their clean hydrogen energy production. The startup, Pajarito Powder, is working to develop […]
MNT SmartSolutions Expands Executive Team with new CEO and COO
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Local nanoparticle-based dental health technology startup MNT SmartSolutions welcomes two new members to their executive team. The two brothers, backed by years of professional dentistry experience and co-founders of Prime […]
Local Startup TS-Nano Awarded $1.14M SBIR Grant
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TS-Nano has been awarded a $1.14 million SBIR grant from the United States Department of Energy (DOE). The award will help the company further develop their breakthrough polymer technology for […]
Local Startup Osazda Energy Awarded $1.15M SBIR Grant
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Osazda Energy has been awarded a small business grant by the Office of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant will support Osazda’s development of a user-friendly, advanced […]
New Production Facility Marks Big Milestone for Pajarito Powder
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On December 21, Pajarito Powder, a local startup developing and commercializing advanced electrocatalysts for electrolyzers and fuel cells, announced the completion of their new production facilities and headquarters in Albuquerque, […]
UNM Rainforest Innovations Announces 2024 Gap Funding for Four Proposals
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The Gap Fund @ UNM works to support the development of UNM technology to increase its chances of being successfully licensed by industry or a startup company. This year marks […]
Local Startup Nob Hill Therapeutics Has Been Awarded HHS Phase II Grant
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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 […]