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A Closer Look – Gary Tonjes

Gary Tonjes Member, Board of Directors, STC.UNM President, Albuquerque Economic Development, Inc. The mission of STC is to nurture university technology commercialization and economic development for the UNM and New Mexico communities. One of the ways we do this is by creating new companies. Working with local economic development partners is critical to fulfilling that mission. So, we are very lucky to have Gary Tonjes on the STC Board of …Read More

STC Year-End Metrics Bring Good News for University and Community

It’s been a good year for the University of New Mexico’s tech-transfer and economic-development organization, STC.UNM.  Year-end metrics for STC revealed a big win in the $90 million sale of STC start-up IntelliCyt to big pharma firm Sartorius AG bringing income to the University and continued growth of the young company as it will remain in Albuquerque with a workforce of 55 employees.  The innovative flow-cytometry technology  was developed  by …Read More

2016 STC Innovation Awards Dinner Recognizes Talented University Inventors

On March 23rd, University of New Mexico faculty, staff, and student inventors were honored for their achievements.  The awards event is planned and hosted each year by STC.UNM, the university’s technology-transfer and economic-development organization, to recognize the creative work of these inventors whose research has resulted in new technologies that have received patents within the past year.  Master of Ceremonies for the evening was STC Board Vice Chair Dr. Joseph …Read More

A Closer Look – Gene Gallegos, J.D.

Gene Gallegos, J.D. Member, Board of Directors, STC.UNM President, Gallegos Law Firm P. C. In this article, we are featuring a founding member of the STC.UNM Board of Directors.  Gene Gallegos was on the very first STC board, created in 1993 by the UNM Regents when the STC program was incorporated. Mr. Gallegos was also a UNM Regent at the time, and, in fact, the six other Regents joined him …Read More

UNM Partners With New Venture Capital Firm

STC.UNM, the University of New Mexico’s tech-transfer and economic-development organization, announced that it has signed an MOU agreement with Osage University Partners (OUP).  OUP is a unique venture capital firm created in 2009 to invest in start-ups spun out by Osage’s partner university and other research institutions.  STC has become an associate partner.  OUP partners with over 70 academic institutions and more than 40 top tier VCs with the goal …Read More

Organizations in State Ranked for Issued Patents in 2014

Local business journal Albuquerque Business First recently reported on the companies/organizations in the state who received the most issued patents in 2014.  Sandia National Labs and STC.UNM were ranked first and second respectively for the most issued patents in 2014.  To read the article, “The List:  New Mexico companies that registered the most patents,” by Brandon J. Call, and review the list, go to http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2015/10/09/the-list-new-mexico-companies-that-registered-the.html.

A Closer Look

Maria Griego-Raby Member, Board of Directors, STC.UNM President, Principal, Contract Associates, Inc. The STC Board of Directors has many members from the business community who are important contributors to the organization’s mission to nurture innovation and economic development in New Mexico. In fact, sixty percent of the board is comprised of non-UNM members who are current and former business owners, entrepreneurs, CEOs and investors. Maria Griego-Raby, a member of the …Read More

STC Board of Directors Welcomes Six New Members

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – SEPTEMBER 1, 2015. The STC.UNM Board of Directors welcomed six new members at its July 31, 2015 board meeting. Three of the new board members are replacing members who have either stepped down from the board or whose term have expired, with the other three appointed as additional new members. UNM Regent James H. Koch replaced Robert Doughty as the Regent member of the STC board. Dr. …Read More

STC Year-End Metrics Cap a Significant 10-Year Jump in Commercialization Activity

STC ended another successful year of exceptional metrics and national/international recognition.  Most impressive is what the tech-transfer organization has  accomplished within the last ten years and its recent national and international rankings among universities for numbers of issued patents, invention disclosures and licenses for UNM technologies.  See Kevin Robinson-Avila’s July 27, 2015 article, “UNM’s technology transfer reaches record levels,” from the Albuquerque Journal’s Business Outlook, reprinted below. UNM’s technology transfer …Read More

STC CEO Receives NM Tech Council Award

Albuquerque, NM – March 11, 2015 STC CEO Lisa Kuuttila received an achievement award from the New Mexico Technology Council at its seventh annual Women in Technology awards ceremony on March 5. The award recognizes the success of women working in technology fields and aims to inspire young women to enter STEM fields. See Kevin Robinson-Avila’s March 7 article, “ABQ event honors women in Tech,” from the Albuquerque Journal, reprinted …Read More