The Innovate ABQ initiative to create an innovation district in Albuquerque received some good news yesterday that will help the nonprofit start its second phase of development at its core site downtown. The corporation, a partnership among UNM, the City of Albuquerque, Nusenda Credit Union, Bernalillo County, and private organizations, has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration that will fund the initial renovation …Read More
Report Showcases States’ Public-Private Partnerships to Grow Biotech Industry
New Mexico Among States Having Effective Programs Aimed at Creating Biotech Companies and Jobs Albuquerque, NM, August 29, 2017. The world’s largest trade association for biotechnology companies and academic institutions developing innovative products from medical devices and lifesaving drugs to green technologies for the environment and food production has issued a report on state programs aimed at creating good-paying biotechnology jobs across a broad range of occupations. In 2016, the …Read More
Community Invited to Official Opening of Lobo Rainforest Building
A rainforest has sprung up in the middle of New Mexico’s high desert, adding new life to Albuquerque’s downtown. City, county, state and federal officials today joined The University of New Mexico and its private partners in cutting the ribbon to officially open the new Lobo Rainforest Building at the Innovate ABQ site at Broadway and Central. Terry Laudick, chair of the Innovate ABQ board of directors and president of …Read More
STC and Innovation Academy Setting Up in New Home
The University of New Mexico’s tech transfer organization, STC.UNM, and its entrepreneurial program for UNM students, the Innovation Academy, have moved into the Lobo Rainforest Building. The building, which houses UNM programs, start-ups, and other tenants on the ground floor, also welcomed UNM students to new apartment living on the upper floors. To read more, see Kelly Urvanejo’s August 17, 2017 article, “Lobo Rainforest now houses students and community groups,” …Read More
Pressure Analysis Company Secures License and Investment from STC.UNM
Albuquerque, NM, August 1, 2017. Local start-up Pressure Analysis Company (PAC) and STC.UNM, the University of New Mexico’s (UNM) technology-transfer organization, recently closed on a license agreement and investment. PAC is developing a wireless, impact-monitoring skullcap for athletes in contact sports based on sensor technology created at UNM. The company’s flagship product is a pliable, breathable sensor array built into an athlete’s conventional cap. The technology has many monitoring applications …Read More
Air Force Research Lab Partnering with New Mexico Universities to Increase Its Tech Transfer
The Air Force Research Lab-NM’s (AFRL) technology engagement office will be moving to the Lobo Rainforest Building in August in an effort to increase commercial opportunities with companies and research collaborations with the state’s research universities. An important part of the Lab’s move coincides with a new partnership agreement that will train the AFRL’s engagement office staff and AFRL scientists and engineers in technology commercialization. To read more, see Kevin …Read More
Lobo Rainforest Building, FUSE Makerspace at Innovate ABQ Opening in August
Concentration of structures, people, companies will boost Downtown’s density, energy The six-story Lobo Rainforest Building, the first new construction on the Innovate ABQ site Downtown and the tallest building to rise here in some time, has already modernized Albuquerque’s skyline. Come its grand opening August 25 (see details below), the ensuing activity on the seven acres at Broadway and Central will begin generating pedestrian traffic, economic enterprise, and research and …Read More
Lobo Rainforest Building Will Be Ready in August for Students and Programs
Construction of the Lobo Rainforest Building is in full swing right now in downtown Albuquerque (101 Broadway Blvd NE). The UNM building’s first floor will house the University’s technology transfer office, STC.UNM, its business incubator, the Cecchi VentureLab, and the Innovation Academy, UNM’s entrepreneurial curriculum for students, lots of start-ups, the Air Force Research Lab’s tech transfer office, and other tenants. There will also be makerspace, collaboration spaces, event space, …Read More
New Venture Capital Fund Will Be Critical to Start-Up Growth
New Mexico’s newest venture capital fund has begun to invest in venture funds that are earmarked for start-up companies around the state. The Catalyst Fund will provide $20 million for investment in seed technology development funds across the state. The initiative is a collaborative effort among the State Investment Council (SIC), the state Economic Development Department, the city of Albuquerque, and the New Mexico Finance Authority that have worked together …Read More
STC Board Chair to Speak at New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
Sandra Begay, chair of the STC.UNM Board of Directors and principal member of the technical staff at Sandia National Labs, is the guest lecture on Wednesday evening, May 17, at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, as part of its Voices in Science Events. Ms. Begay’s talk, “Walking in Beauty in an Ever-Changing Path – A Navajo Woman Engineer’s Perspective,” is a reflection on her experiences as …Read More