The seventh Innovate New Mexico Technology Showcase will take place at the Event Center at Sandia Golf Club on March 3, 2020. Innovate New Mexico is an annual event featuring the latest developments in research and technology from seven research institutions in the state of New Mexico. Researchers and inventors from the University of New Mexico, the Air Force Research Lab, Los Alamos National Lab, Sandia National Labs, NASA-White Sands …Read More
Japanese Graduate Students and MPO, Inc. Faculty Member Participate in STC’s Internship Academy
On February 3rd, STC.UNM’s Internship Academy hosted a group of graduate students from Osaka Prefecture University and Osaka City University located in Osaka, Japan, and the Director of MPO, Inc., the technology transfer office of St. Marianna University School of Medicine in Kawasaki, Japan. The six graduate students participated in STC’s five-day internship program designed to help students foster an entrepreneurial mindset and for those interested in learning about the …Read More
Podcast Devoted to STEM Issues in the Southwest Features NM Engineer and STC Board Chair
STC Board Chair and renewable energy engineer Sandra Begay is featured on Stem Southwest (http://stemsw.com/), a podcast developed by Bob and Shelly Gruenig, longtime robotics educators and coaches. The podcast was born out of a desire to create STEM connections, cohesion, and elevation within the Southwest region of the United States. Listen to the Begay podcast, “Native American Women and STEM,” here.
Local Startup on the Cutting Edge of Developing Long-Lasting, High Performance Materials for Solar Panels
Local startup Osazda Energy is commercializing solar cell technology jointly developed at the University of New Mexico and the Air Force Research Laboratory-New Mexico by UNM Regents’ Professor Sang M. Han and his team, and AFRL Senior Physicist David Wilt. Osazda, a New Mexico Angels Start-Up Factory II-funded company, is developing innovative new materials that improve the efficiency and life of solar cells and panels for the photovoltaic market. Solar …Read More
STC CEO Named to State Technology Research Collaborative Board
The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s (NMEDD) Science and Technology Division has named new board members for the Technology Research Collaborative (TRC) including Lisa Kuuttila, President & Chief Economic Development Officer at STC.UNM. Read more below in NMEDD’s press release. See also Collin Krabbe’s October 9, 2019 article, “State group with big tech goals names new board members,” from Albuquerque Business First, at https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2019/10/09/state-group-with-big-tech-goals-names-new-board.html. Technology Research Collaborative Board Announced Santa …Read More
AgilVax Chairman Assumes CEO Role
New Mexico biotech company Agilvax, Inc., headquartered in Albuquerque, with offices in El Paso and at the Johnson & Johnson Innovation labs at Texas Medical Center (JLABS @ TMC) in Houston, announced that Joseph Patti has been appointed President & CEO. Patti, the company’s former chairman replaces Dr. Federica Pericle, who stepped down as CEO in June. AgilVax is commercializing a virus-like particle (VLP) technology platform, developed by researchers Dr. …Read More
NMBio President’s Corner by Rick VanNess
This time of year the temperatures rise, future leaders put aside their academic books for novels, and many of us take time off to enjoy family vacations. For some, July and August provide the time and opportunity to reflect on corporate strategies as well as the work they perform for the volunteer boards that they serve. Today marks the launch of my first quarterly newsletter to NMBio’s members. New Mexico’s …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
New Mexico Startup Agilvax Moves to Phase II of SBIR Grant
New Mexico biotech company Agilvax, Inc., headquartered in Albuquerque, with offices in El Paso and at the Johnson & Johnson Innovation labs at Texas Medical Center (JLABS @ TMC) in Houston, is commercializing a virus-like particle (VLP) technology platform, developed by researchers Dr. David Peabody and Dr. Bryce Chackerian from the University of New Mexico, for targeted cancer immunotherapies and vaccines. The company’s AX09 cancer immunotherapy is being developed to …Read More
New Mexico Startup Receives $1.2 Million Grant from DOE and Follow-on State Funding for Its Solar Cell Technology
Local startup Osazda Energy, commercialization solar cell technology jointly developed at the University of New Mexico and the Air Force Research Laboratory New Mexico by UNM Regents’ Professor Sang M. Han and his team, has received great news. Osazda, a New Mexico Angels Start-Up Factory II-funded company, is developing innovative new materials that improve the efficiency and life of solar cells and panels for the photovoltaic market. Solar cells today …Read More