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SUMMARY:2025 Lobo Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-lobo-hackathon-registration-1115982245939?aff=oddtdtcreator \n\nAbout this event\nThe Lobo Hackathon is an opportunity for people to come together to intensely focus and collaborate on improving or creating an idea. Teams (minimum of 2) can build or refine an idea that sets out to address a problem\, utilize a technology\, or create something new! Teams will be formed at the event based on common interests of idea that is pitched. \nCollaborate on a team or join us for the final pitches where teams will present their ideas to a panel of judges for the chance to win cash prizes! \nOpen to students\, faculty\, staff\, entrepreneurs\, and others in the community. \nThe program will run Thursday\, April 10\, 6:00pm-9:00pm and Friday\, April 11\, 8:00am-7:00pm at the Lobo Rainforest Building. \nThursday\, April 10\, 6pm-9pm: \n\nIntroductions\, pitch an idea\, team formation\n\nFriday\, April 11\, 8am-7pm: \n\nPrototype development\, business model development\, development of pitch\nFinal Event from 5pm-7pm ( 5-minute pitch to a panel of judges)\n\nMore information available at: https://innovations.unm.edu/program-activities/lobo-hackathon/. \nMore detailed agenda will be sent prior to the event. \nInterested in Mentoring? \nMentors and skilled experts from all disciplines are welcome. Mentors can assist teams with their subject matter expertise and experience while enhancing their own skills as leaders\, educators\, and communicators by guiding rising talent. Register here as well to sign-up as a mentor and we will follow-up with more information.
URL:https://innovations.unm.edu/event/2025-lobo-hackathon/
LOCATION:Lobo Rainforest Building\, 101 Broadway Blvd NE\, Suite 1100\, 87102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Final Pitch Event for 2025 Lobo Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/final-pitch-event-for-2025-lobo-hackathon-registration-1116601819099?aff=oddtdtcreator \n\nAbout this event\nFamily\, Friends and supporters are invited to attend the final event of the 2025 Lobo Hackathon final pitches at the Lobo Rainforest Building on Friday\, April 11\, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to hear hackers pitch to judges. \nPresentations will be a 5 minute pitch deck with 5 additional minutes of question and answer in front of a panel of judges. \nTop prizes are $5\,000! \nAgenda \n5:00 PM Reception \n5:15 PM Pitches Begin followed by annoucement of winners. \n7:00 PM Adjourn
URL:https://innovations.unm.edu/event/final-pitch-event-for-2025-lobo-hackathon/
LOCATION:Lobo Rainforest Building\, 101 Broadway Blvd NE\, Suite 1100\, 87102\, United States
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SUMMARY:2025 New Mexico Advanced Energy Award Finalist Pitch
DESCRIPTION:Learn more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-new-mexico-advanced-energy-award-finalist-pitch-registration-1200402719849?aff=ebdsoporgprofile \n\n\nHosted by UNM Rainforest Innovations and the New Mexico Economic Development Department \n\nYou are invited to attend the final round of the New Mexico Advanced Energy Award finalist pitch competition at the Lobo Rainforest Building on Wednesday\, April 16\, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. to hear finalists pitch. \nFinalists include: \n\nSpiritus Technologies\nVastVision\nKiloNewton\nDash2 Labs\nCarbogenics\nFirescape\nThe Trollworks\n\nThe New Mexico Advanced Energy Award Pilot Program is a competitive state-funded grant that awards non-dilutive funds to proposals in advanced energy innovation and commercialization from New Mexico small businesses engaged in research and development. The funds seek to assist early-stage companies developing a unique product with strong growth potential. Selected proposals will be awarded between $250\,000 and $1\,000\,000 in funds. Funding will be awarded on a cost reimbursement basis. \nThrough this award\, the New Mexico Economic Development Department ultimately seeks to support the retention or expansion of economic-base businesses; the creation of jobs in economic-base businesses; the development of the tax base; and business development. \nThis is the second consecutive round of the Advanced Energy Award Pilot Program following the program’s launch in fiscal year 2024. In this inaugural round\, the state awarded $3.4 million in grant funds to seven New Mexico companies: Flow Aluminum\, GridFlow\, Hydrosonics\, Pajarito Powder\, Sigma Advanced Technologies\, TS-Nano\, and UbiQD.
URL:https://innovations.unm.edu/event/2025-new-mexico-advanced-energy-award-finalist-pitch/
LOCATION:Lobo Rainforest Building\, 101 Broadway Blvd NE\, Suite 1100\, 87102\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="UNM Rainforest Innovations":MAILTO:info@innovations.unm.edu
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SUMMARY:Rainforest Pitch Competition
DESCRIPTION:Learn more here: https://innovations.unm.edu/epc/ \nJoin us for the finals! \n\n\n\n\nHosted by the UNM Innovation Academy and UNM Rainforest Innovations\, the Rainforest Pitch Competition provides an opportunity for students of all majors and from any New Mexico university to pitch their innovative ideas live in front of a panel of judges to win prizes from a $5\,000 prize pool. \n\n\n\n\nThe final round will take plan on Wednesday\, April 16\, 2025 at 5:30pm at Bow and Arrow Brewing Co. Finalists will present a 90-second “live” pitch to at an evening reception in front of a panel of judges\, business leaders\, entrepreneurs\, investors\, and others in the community. \nFamily\, friends and supporters are invited to attend the final rounds to hear the finalists pitch and participate in audience voting for the top winner.
URL:https://innovations.unm.edu/event/rainforest-student-pitch-competition-2/
LOCATION:Bow and Arrow Brewing Co.\, 608 McKnight Ave NW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102\, United States
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SUMMARY:SCORE Mentor Office Hours - April
DESCRIPTION:Learn more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/score-mentor-office-hours-april-tickets-1307016474459?aff=ebdsoporgprofile\n\nJoin SCORE Mentors for office hours at the Lobo Rainforest Building!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSCORE mentors will be available for one-on-one\, confidential discussions and mentoring to inventors\, students\, and start-up companies at the Lobo Rainforest Building. Theses are in-person office hours at the Lobo Rainforest Building.\n\nMentors scheduled to be available include: \n\nVic Berniklau\n\nSCORE: \n\n\n\n\nSCORE’s mentors (https://albuquerque.score.org/) are successful business people and entrepreneurs who want to give back to the community by helping other entrepreneurs become and stay successful. SCORE has been helping small businesses start and grow in the Albuquerque area for over 50 years through mentoring and workshops and seminars. SCORE is the largest National resource partner of the Small Business Administration (SBA) with about 11\,000 SCORE volunteers sharing their time and talents to help America’s small businesses. \nPlease email info@innovations.unm.edu with any questions. \n\n\n\n\nThese are in-person office hours at the Lobo Rainforest Building. Please make sure to park in the designated spaces on the far west side of the building (click here to see parking map here).
URL:https://innovations.unm.edu/event/score-mentor-office-hours-april/
LOCATION:Lobo Rainforest Building\, 101 Broadway Blvd NE\, Suite 1100\, 87102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Life Sciences - Intellectual Property & Patents
DESCRIPTION:Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/life-sciences-intellectual-property-patents-tickets-1307123293959?aff=oddtdtcreator \nJoin us for this special educational presentation\, co-hosted by UNM Rainforest Innovations and the New Mexico Bioscience Authority\, focused on life science intellectual property and going through the patent process. \nThis event will be held in the Seminar Room at the Lobo Rainforest Building. Parking map \nLunch will be provided! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\nChristopher Gram\, M.S.\, J.D.\nPatent Attorney\nMueting Raasch Group \nChristopher Gram is a patent attorney with 28 years of experience practicing in the areas of biotechnology\, pharmaceuticals\, immunology\, peptide and nucleic acid technologies\, regenerative medicine\, and medical devices. \nChristopher has been with the Mueting Raasch Group for 18 years and has extensive experience serving university tech transfer offices\, start-ups that have been spun out of university intellectual property\, and working with university licensees. He also has taken a lead role in training the new members of MRG’s biotechnology and chemical team.
URL:https://innovations.unm.edu/event/life-sciences-intellectual-property-patents/
LOCATION:Lobo Rainforest Building\, 101 Broadway Blvd NE\, Suite 1100\, 87102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Engineering – Intellectual Property & Patents
DESCRIPTION:Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/engineering-intellectual-property-patents-tickets-1321723593849?aff=oddtdtcreator \nJoin us for this special presentation focused on patent prosecution for engineering and physical science related technologies. \nThis event will be held in the Seminar Room at the Lobo Rainforest Building. Parking map \nLunch will be provided! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\nJay Kesan\, Ph.D.\, J.D.\n\n\nPatent Attorney\nKey Kesan Dallmann \nJay P. Kesan\, Ph.D.\, is a well-recognized and accomplished patent attorney with over 25 years’ experience. His work encompasses all aspects of patent enforcement\, patent strategy and licensing. He has been lead counsel or co-counsel in numerous patent lawsuits in various federal district courts around the country. He has argued numerous appeals before the Court of Appeals in the Federal Circuit\, and he has also served as lead counsel in over 30+ inter partes reviews (IPRs) and argued several times before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). He has been actively involved in every aspect of patent litigation – as counsel\, Special Master\, appellate counsel\, technical expert\, legal expert\, and mediator. \nJay enjoys representing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-up companies\, helping them achieve their business goals and objectives\, and collaborating with their teams to help them succeed. \nHe is an inventor on 20+ U.S. patents. His scientific and technological publications and patents focus on rf circuitry\, wireless communication technology\, semiconductor device design\, integrated circuit design and fabrication\, and RFID technologies. \nJay has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and worked for several years as a Research Scientist at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. He received his J.D.\, summa cum laude\, from Georgetown University and clerked for Circuit Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. \n\nAlfonso Garcia Chan\, J.D.\nPartner\nKing & Spalding \nAlfonso Chan is a trial lawyer who focuses on litigating and licensing complex intellectual property cases on behalf of universities\, research institutes and technology companies. His matters are primarily focused on semiconductors and electronic technology-intensive matters\, as well as biomaterials and medical devices. Alfonso represents plaintiffs and defendants in district courts nationwide and before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. \nHe is also registered to practice before the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and has experience in inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). His international practice includes handling matters in China\, Taiwan\, Japan\, Korea and Europe. \nAlfonso served as an adjunct professor of International Comparative Law at Southern Methodist University\, Dedman School of Law. Prior to practicing law\, Alfonso was an officer in the United States Navy and nuclear propulsion engineer at Naval Reactors Headquarters. Alfonso received his JD from the Dedman School of Law and a Masters in Engineering from the University of Virginia.
URL:https://innovations.unm.edu/event/engineering-intellectual-property-patents/
LOCATION:Lobo Rainforest Building\, 101 Broadway Blvd NE\, Suite 1100\, 87102\, United States
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