A new book recently published by two MIT professors argues that investing federal dollars geographically to create technology hubs in cities across the U.S. that lose out to the few east-coast/west-coast super cities for most private and public investments in basic science and invention commercialization, will dramatically result in widespread innovation that boosts economic growth and good-paying jobs. In Jump-Starting America, How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth and the …Read More
Japanese Students Participate in STC Professional Internship Academy
Students Sponsored by City of Sanda A group of four Japanese students from Kwansei Gakuin University and the NIC International College recently wrapped up a week (August 26-30) of student pitch training at the Lobo Rainforest Building through STC’s Professional Internship Academy. The students were sponsored by the City of Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, in Japan. Through the efforts of STC University International Ventures Manager Eri Hoshi, Sanda City sent out …Read More
UNM Joins the Advanced Economic Development Leadership Program
Lisa Kuuttila, CEO & Chief Economic Development Officer of STC.UNM, the University of New Mexico’s technology transfer and economic development organization, announced that the University has been chosen to become a member of The Advanced Economic Development Leadership Program (AEDL), a nationwide alliance of five major universities offering an advanced economic-development leadership course for mid- and senior-level economic development professionals. The partner universities, The University of Alabama, Clemson University, The …Read More
STC CEO Invited to Give Opening Remarks at APLU Meeting
In 2018, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) named The University of New Mexico an Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) awardee. UNM won the IEP Place Award for exemplary initiatives resulting in social, cultural, or community development. The Place Award recognized UNM for its work, through STC, in creating the Lobo Rainforest Building at Innovate ABQ as a new model for other institutions to develop successful innovation economies …Read More
NMEDD’s Office of Science & Technology Announces New Technology Grant Program “New Mexico Technology Transfer Assistance Grants” (NM-TAG)
Funding Provided by the Technology Research Collaborative & NMEDD Santa Fe, N.M. – The New Mexico Economic Development Department is launching a new grant program to help facilitate the transfer of technology developed in the laboratory to businesses seeking to improve existing products or business procedures. The New Mexico Technology Transfer Assistance Grants (NM-TAG) are aimed to assist in the transfer and commercialization of technologies developed in New Mexico to …Read More
Spring I-Corps Entrepreneurial Training Program
The NSF-funded I-Corps (Innovation Corps) program at the Lobo Rainforest Building is a partnership between STC and the Innovation Academy. The spring cohort of 14 commercialization teams in the NSF-funded I-Corps program completed the program’s 10-week entrepreneurial training, which started in February. Teams this semester include one from the UNM Gallup branch campus and one from the UNM Taos branch campus. Each team consists of a UNM faculty member, student, …Read More
Innovate New Mexico® Sixth Showcasing Event for Investors and Industry Features State’s Research Innovations
Innovate New Mexico, a network of the state’s seven leading technology-transfer organizations, held its annual spring event showcasing innovative technologies from the state’s research universities and national labs on May 7, 2019. The showcase—the organization’s sixth gathering—was held at Sandia Golf Club in Albuquerque and featured 11 technology pitches by inventors from the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, Sandia National Labs, Los Alamos National Lab, the Air …Read More
New Collaborative Center at UNM Working with Air Force Research Lab to Advance High-Tech Manufacturing Technologies
New Mexico is fast becoming the place to be for the space and defense technology industries thanks to new partnerships with the UNM School of Engineering, local companies and startups and the Air Force’s national research lab in Albuquerque. The emphasis is on rapid technology development, prototyping, and manufacturing through the use of AI and machine learning technologies. The UNM/AFRL Agile Manufacturing Center, a joint lab located in UNM’s Science …Read More
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 initiative is called STEM Boomerang and is an annual career fair for students, graduates and working professionals in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields to connect with New Mexico companies who are looking to hire high-tech workers. Only in …Read More
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 in downtown Albuquerque for a morning session of presentations, networking and Q&A from CEO’s of local technology startups. The November 8 event featured six technology pitches by inventors from the AFRL and UNM to a full-capacity crowd, including a panel …Read More