The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued nine U.S. patents to STC during the months of July, August and September for technologies invented at the University of New Mexico. The patents, issued during STC’s 2020 fiscal 1st quarter, are for a variety of technologies created by researchers in the Departments of Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Physics & Astronomy, …Read More
UNM Quantum Sensor Technology Improves NMR Spectroscopy
A new sensor technology developed by a team of researchers at the University of New Mexico can detect and identify trace molecules in samples at the picoliter level (one trillionth of a liter). The sensor optically converts the magnetic field produced by the molecules into red fluorescence to detect the presence of the molecule and, for the first time, identify its composition in two dimensions. The technology was developed by …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
Fifteen U.S. Patents Issued to STC for UNM Technologies in April, May and June
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued fifteen U.S. patents to STC during the months of April, May and June for technologies invented at the University of New Mexico. The patents, issued during STC’s 2019 fiscal 4th quarter, are for a variety of technologies created by researchers in the Departments of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Physics & Astronomy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Chemistry, Pathology, Internal Medicine, …Read More
New Mexico Company Moving Medical Device Closer to Clinical Trials and Market
New Mexico startup Avisa Pharma, formed to commercialize breath-test technology created at The University of New Mexico, is moving closer to bringing its innovative medical device to market. The technology was developed by UNM Associate Professor Graham Timmins from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the College of Pharmacy for the early detection and treatment of lung infections. Avisa, a clinical-stage company, licenses the technology from STC and has developed …Read More
UNM Lab Using Its Sensor Monitoring Technology to Collaborate with Local Company to Monitoring the Structural Health of Structures
Under the leadership of Assistant Professor Fernando Moreu from the UNM Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, the UNM Smart Management of Infrastructure Laboratory (SMILab) (http://smilab.unm.edu/) is collaborating with Sandia Peak Tramway to collect data using a low-cost wireless sensing platform that tests the structural health of industrial buildings, transportation systems, and other infrastructure systems. Dr. Moreu and his team at the lab are developing next-generation smart sensing technologies …Read More
Enabling Vaccine Technology Has Limitless Potential
A vaccine technology developed at The University of New Mexico by Professors Bryce Chackerian and David Peabody continues to expand its ability to treat a growing number of infectious diseases, chronic diseases, and cancers. Dr. David Peabody and Dr. Bryce Chackerian, professors in the Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, are co-inventors of the VLP (virus-like particles) platform technology. The faculty inventors have been collaborating since 2006 to develop various …Read More
The University of New Mexico Is Among Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. June 20, 2019—The University of New Mexico (UNM) is again among the Top 100 Worldwide Universities granted U.S. utility patents during the 2018 calendar year, according to a report published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). The report uses data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to highlight the important role patents play in translating university research and innovation. The …Read More
UNM Faculty Inventor Angela Wandinger-Ness to Receive the 2019 STC.UNM Innovation Fellow Award
Albuquerque, NM – April 11, 2019. Dr. Angela Wandinger-Ness has been chosen to receive the 2019 STC.UNM Innovation Fellow Award in recognition of her achievements as a leading innovator at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Wandinger-Ness is a Professor in the Department of Pathology, the Victor and Ruby Hansen Surface Endowed Professor in Cancer Cell Biology & Clinical Translation, and the Associate Director for Education, Training & Mentoring at …Read More
2019 STC.UNM Innovation Awards Dinner Will Honor University of New Mexico Inventors and STC Innovation Fellow
Albuquerque, NM – April 11, 2019. STC.UNM will host its sixteenth annual Innovation Awards Dinner on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, from 5:00-7:30 p.m. at the University of New Mexico Student Union Building (SUB) Ballrooms B & C. The event will honor 58 faculty, staff and students who have received issued U.S. patents and registered U.S. copyrights/trademarks within the past year. The 2019 STC.UNM Innovation Fellow Award will also be presented …Read More