STC.UNM Signs Up for Twitter
November 18, 2009
STC continues to make more connections with UNM inventors, entrepreneurs, investors, industry contacts and others in the scientific, business and legal communities. more

STC.UNM Joins Universities and Research Organizations in Amici Brief on Behalf of Leland Stanford Junior University’s Appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals
November 16, 2009
STC.UNM has joined the Association of University Technology Managers, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Regents of the University of California, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and others research organizations in an amici brief in support of the petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc filed by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University with the U. S. Court of Appeals. more

Fourth Annual Gap Fund @ UNM Awardees
November 11, 2009
Two UNM researchers were recipients of funding in the fourth annual round of awards from STC’s Gap Fund @ UNM program. more

Cottonwood Technology Partners Close on First Fund
November 10, 2009
Cottonwood Technology Partners, LLC, a local venture capital company specializing in investment, management and start-up opportunities based on technologies developed at eight primary research centers along the Rio Grande technology corridor (Sandia and Los Alamos Labs, UNM, NM State, NM Tech, UTEP, UNM Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech University Health Services Center), announced the closing on a seed, and pre-seed stage fund. more

New Study by Biotechnology Industry Organization Validates Importance of University Technology to Growth in U. S. Economy
November 2, 2009
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has just released a study analyzing the importance of university research and development partnerships with companies to the growth of the American economy. more

STC Board Member Sandra Begay-Campbell Speaks at AISES Conference
October 31, 2009
Sandra Begay-Campbell, STC Board member/Treasurer and Sandia Principal Member of the Technical Staff in charge of the SNL renewable energy program for Native American tribes, was a speaker at 2009 AISES Annual Convention held on Oct. 29-31. more

STC settles with Toshiba Corp.
October 16, 2009
The University of New Mexico’s Science and Technology Corp. has reached a settlement with Toshiba Corp. over an accusation of patent infringement. more

STC Joins Other Universities and Research Institutions on Amici Curiae Brief in Federal Court of Appeals Case
October 16, 2009
STC has joined several other universities and research institutions in an amicus curiae brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals in a case appealed from the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research; and The President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Eli Lilly and Company. more

STC.UNM and Toshiba Reach Settlement in Infringement Lawsuit
October 13, 2009
STC.UNM (STC), the technology-transfer arm of the University of New Mexico (UNM), and Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., have signed a license agreement for lithographic technology developed by Dr. Steven Brueck and colleagues at UNM. more

STC President and Board Member Honored As 2009 Power Brokers
October 5, 2009
STC President & CEO Lisa Kuuttila has been chosen as one of New Mexico Business Weekly’s 2009 Power Brokers in New Mexico. more

Market Continues to Expand for STC Start-up IntelliCyt
September 29, 2009
STC start-up IntelliCyt Corporation recently announced an agreement with Beckman Coulter, a leading life science testing devices company, for exclusive distribution rights of IntelliCyt’s high-speed cytometer system to all markets outside North America. more

STC Spearheads Universities’ Response to Patent Reform Legislation
September 17, 2009
Under the leadership of STC President & CEO, Lisa Kuuttila, STC and several university tech transfer programs and leaders have joined forces to challenge the proposed post-grant and inter partes re-examination provisions of the patent reform legislation currently before Congress. more

The University of Texas System Sends Concerns Over Patent Legislation to Commerce Secretary
September 14, 2009
The Office of Research and Technology Transfer within the University of Texas system, comprised of nine universities and six health institutions, has sent a letter of concern to Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke regarding the pending patent reform legislation before Congress. more

UNM/Sandia Technology Agreement with Adaptive Methods Garners More Publicity
September 14, 2009
Biotech Transfer Week, the weekly newsletter of the online news organization, GenomeWeb, has featured a UNM/Sandia biosensor technology recently optioned by Adaptive Methods. more

Virginia firm to market UNM/Sandia Labs detection device
September 7, 2009
A handheld medical device developed by the University of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratories could cut the testing time for bacteria and viruses from days to just minutes. more

New York Times Piece by Dr. Scott Shane Warns Patent Reform Legislation Bad News for Entrepreneurs
September 7, 2009
Dr. Scott Shane, Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Case Western recently outlined the negative impact of the proposed patent reform legislation before Congress for entrepreneurs, start-up companies and venture capitalists. Dr. Shane is also the author of studies on the adverse effects of the proposed legislation. more

Adaptive Methods and STC.UNM Execute Agreement for Biosensor Technology
August 19, 2009
Adaptive Methods, Inc., developer of advanced sensor systems, the University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center (UNMHSC), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and STC.UNM, UNM’s technology-transfer arm took an important step toward forming a long-term partnership today by signing an option agreement under which Adaptive Methods may obtain an exclusive worldwide license to manufacture and sell products incorporating biosensor technology co-invented by researchers at UNMHSC and SNL. more

WARF Letter to Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke Encouraging for Innovation and Reform in USPTO
August 19, 2009
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) recently participated in a roundtable discussion about patent reform and changes in the U. S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) with Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke. more

Update on Senate and House Patent Reform Legislation: Letter of Concern Over Latest Legislation
August 19, 2009
With the latest version of S. 515 and H. R. 1260 still in committee, reprinted below is a cogent analysis of both bills provided in a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke by the Innovation Alliance, Medical Device Manufacturers Association, National Association of Patent Practitioners and National Venture Capital Association. more

Call for 2010 Gap Funding Proposal
August 17, 2009
Two thousand nine marks the four-year anniversary of STC’s gap fund program. The program, a technology-to-market gap fund, was established to break down the barriers to industry adoption of UNM technologies. more

STC.UNM Co-Sponsor for Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Economy Watch Seminar on Aug. 26th
August 12, 2009
STC will be a co-sponsor of the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce’s first quarterly economy watch seminar to be held on August 26th. more

Several Honorees in NMBW "2009 Who's Who in Technology" Have Ties to STC
August 8, 2009
The New Mexico Business Weekly recently honored several people who are key players in the development of New Mexico technologies and economic growth in the state. more

Tech transfer booming at UNM, despite economy
August 7, 2009
The economy might still be in a recession, but technology transfer is alive and well at the University of New Mexico. more

FY ’09 a record for university's Health Sciences Center
July 31, 2009
The University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center pulled in $137.5 million in research dollars in fiscal year 2009, the largest amount in the center’s history. more

The Manufacturing Alliance on Patent Policy Releases Additional Study of Effects of Post-Grant Review and Inter Partes Re-examination Provisions of Current Patent Reform Legislation
July 20, 2009
The Manufacturing Alliance on Patent Policy (MAPP) has issued another study on the effects of two controversial provisions of the 2009 patent reform legislation currently before Congress. more

Breathing room: Respiratory institute enjoys breathtaking growth
July 17, 2009
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute is practically hyperventilating from an accelerated expansion. more

STC Board Member Recently Promoted to Partner by Distinguished Law Firm
July 1, 2009
STC Board member, Pedro F. Suarez, of counsel member of the law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky and Popeo, P.C., was recently promoted to Partner. more

Educational Device Developed by UNM Faculty and Staff gets International Exposure
June 11, 2009
Thanks to the YouTube phenomenon and a passion for promoting hands-on science education, technology developed at the University of New Mexico is reaching an international audience. more

UNM Unfurling Its Flagship Role
June 6, 2009
Much has been written about efforts by the University of New Mexico to improve and shape our enrollment and of the progress already made by our sister institutions, Central New Mexico Community College and New Mexico State University, in doing so. more

Given a Voice on Patent Reform by AIPR, Inventors Send a Clear Message
June 4, 2009
A non-profit organization, American Innovators for Patent Reform (AIPR), has been formed to give a voice to American innovators — inventors, scientists, engineers, researchers, small companies, investors, patent owners and intellectual property service providers — in the ongoing debate on patent reform. more

Congressmen Urge House Colleagues to Carefully Consider Current Patent Reform Legislation Before Congress
May 26, 2009
Congressmen Donald A. Manzullo and Mike Michaud sent a "dear colleague" letter to all House offices on Tuesday which provides an analysis of the current patent reform legislation before Congress. more

UNM Inventor Finds Compound for Estrogen Receptor GPR30
May 22, 2009
Dr. Eric Prossnitz, UNM Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology and Director of the Women's Cancers Research Program at the Cancer Research and Treatment Center, and his team have found a unique compound that has the ability to block an estrogen receptor called GPR30. more

Ceremony recognizes patent, copyright recipients
April 15, 2009
STC.UNM hosted its sixth annual Creative Awards ceremony on Monday to honor students and faculty who have been issued patents or copyrights within the past year. more

STC Charges Toshiba with Patent Infringement of a University of New Mexico Invention That Enables Manufacture of Semiconductor Chip
March 31, 2009
STC.UNM (STC), the technology-transfer arm of the University of New Mexico (UNM), is charging Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. with patent infringement of a University of New Mexico invention that significantly improves the capability of semiconductor manufacturers to fabricate next generation chips. STC, a non-profit corporation that is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of New Mexico, filed a complaint yesterday against Toshiba in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. more

Lobo game developers get chance to sell work
March 30, 2009
Students who created video games as part of their final projects for a computer graphics class may sell their games to Microsoft. more

ProtoHIT medical software steps toward commercialization at UNM
March 27, 2009
A good dose of efficient management allowed Dr. Phillip Wagner to improve treatment for his patients while radically reducing office visits. more

Higher Education Organizations Voice Concern Over Patent Reform Legislation
March 25, 2009
A statement representing the views of several higher education organizations on the current patent reform legislation before the U.S. Senate (S. 515) was sent to the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today. more

University of Wisconsin-Madison Tech Transfer Organization Voices Concerns with Patent Reform Legislation to Senate Judiciary Committee
March 11, 2009
One of the oldest university technology-transfer programs in the nation submitted a letter into the record for the March 10th Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on patent law reform. more

MAPP Statement on Senate Judiciary Hearing
March 10, 2009
The Manufacturing Alliance on Patent Policy released the following statement regarding today's Senate hearing on The Patent Reform Act of 2009, S. 515. more

Patent Reform Update: Green Technology Industry Send Open Letter to Congress
March 9, 2009
Green technology organizations and companies involved in environmental renewable energy, renewable fuels, and climate abatement technologies have sent a letter of concern to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees regarding the patent reform legislation recently introduced before Congress. more

135 Manufacturing Companies Send Letter to President Obama on Patent Reform
February 10, 2009
A consortium of U. S. manufacturing companies and organizations representing the U. S. manufacturing sector have sent an open letter to President Obama outlining the weaknesses in the current patent reform legislation before Congress. Please see the letter below. For a pdf copy of the letter, which the Manufacturing Alliance on Patent Policy encourages supporters to post to other sites, go to www.mfgpatentpolicy.org and click on "Documents." more

The Hidden Driver of a U.S. Recovery: Innovation and Intellectual Property (IP) Will Become America's Main Source of Competitive Advantage in a 21st Century Global Economy, According to New Report
January 26, 2009
Federal Bureaucrats Squandered America's IP Reserves and Eroded Competitiveness in 1970s, And They May Be Making the Same Mistakes Again, According to IP Strategy Experts Mark Blaxill and Ralph Eckardt. more

'Roach Motel' Combats Superbugs
December 14, 2008
Antiseptics and antibiotics have long been mankind's strongest weapons in the fight against harmful bacteria. more

Third Annual Gap Fund @ UNM Awardees
December 3, 2008
Four UNM research groups were recipients of funding from the third annual round of awards from STC's Gap Fund @ UNM program. more

UNM Researchers' Technology Featured in The Economist
November 29, 2008
UNM researchers, along with researchers at the University of Florida, have had their technology featured in the British newspaper, The Economist. more

Gap funds and Angels help move UNM technology forward
November 28, 2008
A bit of funding — and lots of business mentoring — is helping University of New Mexico inventors move new technology from lab to market. more

STC.UNM Signs License Option Agreement with GeneThera for E.coli 0157:h7 Vaccine
October 29, 2008
GeneThera, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with STC.UNM (STC), the technology-transfer arm of the University of New Mexico (UNM), giving GeneThera an option to a license to world-wide development and distributions rights to a vaccine developed at UNM's Health Sciences Center that is designed to significantly inhibit the carriage and shedding of the E.coli bacteria in cattle. more

STC/New Mexico Angels Foster New Collaborations
October 2, 2008
STC and the New Mexico Angels have recently collaborated on fostering new opportunities for investment in early-stage technologies developed at the University of New Mexico. more

STC Board Members Named as Fellows of the American Vacuum Society
October 1, 2008
STC Board Chairman Joseph Cecchi and STC Board member Julia Fulghum were recently named as Fellows of the American Vacuum Society. more

UNM Invention Spurs Further Funding From NIH
September 23, 2008
Dr. Larry Sklar's high throughput flow cytometry technology continues to spur NIH funding for the Molecular Library Screening Center. more

NuView Life Sciences Inc. Purchases Exclusive Option on UNM Diagnostic Technology for Melanoma and Establishes Presence in New Mexico
September 10, 2008
STC.UNM (STC), the technology-transfer arm of the University of New Mexico (UNM), has signed an option agreement for the exclusive distribution and commercialization rights for an experimental diagnostic technology for melanoma with NuView Life Sciences Inc. of Park City, Utah. more

NuView Life Sciences Inc. Purchases Exclusive Option on UNM Diagnostic and Treatment Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer and Establishes Presence in New Mexico
September 10, 2008
STC.UNM (STC), the technology-transfer arm of the University of New Mexico (UNM), has signed an option agreement for the exclusive distribution and commercialization rights for an experimental diagnostic and therapeutic treatment for pancreatic cancer with NuView Life Sciences Inc. of Park City, Utah. more

Tech transfer takes root at UNM
September 5, 2008
Serial entrepreneur Mike Grisham ranks the University of New Mexico’s technology transfer program as among the top 10 percent in the nation. more

STC Gap Funding
September 4, 2008
Two years ago, STC.UNM introduced a new initiative to help break down the barriers to industry adoption of UNM technologies: a technology-to-market gap fund. more

Kuuttila Honored As New Mexico Business Leader
August 19, 2008
STC.UNM President & CEO Lisa Kuuttila has been honored for her contributions as a business leader in New Mexico. more

New and improved - UNM’s innovative engineering building is a place to collaborate, create and get down to business
August 18, 2008
When University of New Mexico engineering students return to school on Aug. 23, many will attend classes in a newly completed, $43 million facility with cutting-edge technology. more

Brinker Technology Receives R&D 100 Award
July 17, 2008
STC.UNM inventor, Dr. Jeffrey Brinker, has received an R&D 100 Award for his superhydrophobic coating technology. more

Biotech startup gets $5.5M
June 27, 2008
Another life sciences startup -- this one with technology to rapidly detect infections -- has emerged from stealth mode with a $5.5 million venture capital investment. more

Study Examines Safer Technologies for Treating Arthritis Patients
June 27, 2008
Needle-and-syringe procedures, including aspiration of synovial fluid and cortisone injections, are critical to treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and related diseases. more

UNM tech investor opens local office
June 6, 2008
Utah-based NuView Radiopharmaceuticals Inc. has opened an office in Albuquerque to be closer to investment opportunities at the University of New Mexico. more

Right place at the right time
May 22, 2008
John Chavez has financial chops and an entrepreneur's heart. As head of the New Mexico Angels, he's putting those talents to work to help technology companies grow. more

Angels seek Deals
April 7, 2008
New Mexico Angels, a nine-year-old group of private investors who informally invest together in small tech firms is looking for more deals. more

Angels and academics
March 28, 2008
University of New Mexico inventors might soon have Angels to help guide their technologies to market. more

Cerner Corp. funds research on UNM drug inhaler
March 14, 2008
Hugh Smyth, an assistant professor of pharmaceutics at UNM, and Professor C. Randall Truman show equipment used to test a new, dry-powder respiratory inhaler. more

Cerner and UNMHSC sign agreement to evaluate dry-powder inhaler drug-delivery technology
March 13, 2008
Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN), the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNMHSC) College of Pharmacy, the UNM School of Engineering and STC.UNM (STC), the University's technology-transfer corporation, announced today the signing of a Sponsored Research Agreement to evaluate UNMHSC's dry-powder inhaler (DPI) drug-delivery technology for use in both pulmonary and systemic conditions, like asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease more

UNM carves more room for business incubator
February 22, 2008
Startups that license technology from the University of New Mexico now have more room to grow at UNM's Science and Technology Corp. more

Startup emerges from stealth mode
February 22, 2008
A new nanotechnology company is developing advanced semiconductor wafers based on University of New Mexico technology and $450,000 from the Verge Fund. more

Two new members join STC Board
February 18, 2008
STC.UNM is pleased to announce the addition of two new Board members to STC's Board of Directors. more

Avanca RPD receives favorable evaluation from third party review
February 14, 2008
STC start-up, AVANCA Medical Devices, Inc., recently received a favorable evaluation of its Reciprocating Procedure Device (RPD) from a third-party review of the product by Dr. Oliver Sander from Heinrich Heine-University in Duesseldorf, Germany. more

Patent Reform Act Puts Small Firms at Risk
February 1, 2008
It might look as if the controversy over patent reform is a clash of the titans, with companies like Google, Intel, Apple and Microsoft in support and heavyweights like 3M, Caterpillar and General Electric in opposition. more

STC Startups Receive Fundings
December 28, 2007
Year-end investment tallies are pending, but without hesitation, 2007 will go down as the best year so far for venture capital activity in New Mexico. more

STC.UNM Invests in Gap Funding for Three Promising UNM Technologies
December 17, 2007
UNM.STC has just awarded gap funding to three UNM research groups to advance their technology from early-stage research to a proof-of-concept stage of development. The purpose is to attract corporate and investment capital to further grow the research into a product ready for commercialization. more

UNM awards $75,000 in gap funding for university research
December 14, 2007
Three new promising life-science technologies could leap from University of New Mexico labs to commercially funded R&D thanks to $75,000 in new "gap funding." more

STC Board Member, Dr. Terry L. Yates, Dies After Brief Illness
December 14, 2007
Dr. Yates became a member of the STC Board in July 2001. He was a passionate believer in STC's mission to commercialize the technology of UNM faculty researchers and was a wonderful ambassador for STC when promoting our accomplishments to those he served with on numerous national foundations and boards. more

Utah company to help develop cancer therapy at UNM
December 7, 2007
A more efficient method for diagnosing and potentially treating leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancers could soon be available thanks to an agreement between the University of New Mexico and Utah-based NuView Radiopharmaceuticals Inc. more

NuView Radiopharmaceuticals Secures Exclusive Rights for a Tumor Specific Imaging Agent for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Leukemia and Lymphoma
December 6, 2007
STC.UNM (STC), the technology-transfer arm of the University of New Mexico, has signed an option agreement for the exclusive distribution and commercialization rights for a tumor-specific imaging agent for the diagnosis and therapeutic treatment of leukemia and lymphoma with NuView Radiopharmaceuticals of Park City, UT. more

Patent Protection Crucial for State
December 3, 2007
Few New Mexicans would argue that change has not been good for the New Mexico economy. Unemployment is down, personal incomes are up, and New Mexico is among the few states with a budget surplus. more

Critics Say An Overhaul of U.S. Law Would Stifle N.M. Startups
November 19, 2007
Some local tech-biz advocates say a patent-law overhaul bill backed by major companies such as Intel and Dell goes too far and could stifle innovation at startups and universities. more

Publication of STC Technology in Magazine New Scientist
November 7, 2007
The British science and technology magazine, New Scientist, has just published an article on STC ultrasound technology created by Dr. Jingkuang Chen, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UNM more

STC President & CEO to Be Keynote Speaker at International Workshop in Japan
November 7, 2007
STC's President and CEO, Lisa Kuuttila, will give an invited keynote address at Doshisha University in Japan on November 15th. more

More Than 430 Organizations From All 50 States Speak Out Against Proposed Patent Reform Act
October 30, 2007
STC joins 430 organizations representing a broad spectrum of fields in industry and technology as a signatory to a letter sent to Senate leaders last week in opposition to S. 1145, The Patent Reform Act of 2007. The letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was spearheaded by Innovation Alliance, a coalition of entrepreneurial companies seeking to enhance America's innovation environment by improving the quality of patents granted and protecting the integrity of the U.S. patent system. more

Two STC Technologies Chosen to Be Featured in AUTM 2008 Publication The Better World Report
October 30, 2007
STC is pleased to announce that two articles on its HyperCyt and Solar Oven technologies have been accepted for publication in the Association of University Technology Manager's (AUTM) 2008 publication, The Better World Report. more

Small technology offers big prospects in New Mexico
October 19, 2007
In a few years, planes, satellites, automobile parts and even sporting goods worldwide could be made of carbon nano fiber developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. more

Educating for Innovation: Connecting UNM to the World's Challenges
October 2, 2007
STC.UNM Co-Sponsor for UNM Innovation Symposium
Mark your calendars today for the upcoming free symposium to be held during inauguration week for President Schmidly. more

Japan, State Will Share
September 11, 2007
STC President, Lisa Kuuttila, was part of a delegation from New Mexico to Japan to further the ties between the state and Japanese government and industry. more

STC.UNM Elects New Board Members
September 11, 2007
STC.UNM is pleased to announce the election of two new Board members to STC's Board of Directors. more

STC Gap Funding
August 27, 2007
Last year, STC.UNM introduced a new initiative to help break down the barriers to industry adoption of UNM technologies: a technology-to-market gap fund. more

Gap funds target earliest-stage startups
July 20, 2007
ACKNet Technologies LLC could get a big boost from a very tiny investment. more

Upgraded cytometers could be a boon for drug makers and clinics
July 13, 2007
In today's world, medical researchers rely more and more on detailed analyses of cells to develop new drugs and diagnose diseases. more

Avanca develops more one-handed syringes for clients
July 6, 2007
Avanca Medical Devices Inc. is ready to inject a new line of surgical syringes into operating rooms nationwide. more

Business plan competition helps drive tech transfer at university
April 13, 2007
Some new breakthrough medical diagnostics and other technolgies will most likely be commercialized thanks to this year's business plan competition at the University of New Mexico. more

STC.UNM to host 4th Annual Creative Awards
March 19, 2007
STC.UNM will honor innovation and creativity by giving fourteen University of New Mexico (UNM) faculty members special recognition for their inventions including the issuance of a patent or registration of a copyright in the past year. more

Internships Show Diverse Sides of Intellectual Property
March 12, 2007
Estrada had worked as a research technician in the medical field before enrolling in the UNM law school with the intent to build upon his biology background. more

Tuttle's bio-tech start-up could help lupus patients
March 5, 2007
Serial entrepreneur Waneta Tuttle is at it again, this time with a biotech start-up that could offer relief to lupus patients with sever kidney inflammation. more

UNM Technology, MacVision, Licensed by California Firm
February 15, 2007
Select University Technologies, Inc. (SUTI) recently licensed MacVision through STC.UNM (STC), the technology transfer arm of the University of New Mexico (UNM). MacVision Corporation managed by SUTI, will develop the product, creating a future revenue stream for STC and UNM. more

California Firm Sees Big Market For Inventor's New Lens
February 7, 2007
McAllister Hull grew tired of watching his wife slip into blindness despite a dozen surgeries to treat her macular degeneration. A retired physicist, Hull decided to use his skills to design an eyeglass lens to help her. more

Kuuttila Helps Take UNM Technology To Market
December 1, 2006
Lisa Kuuttila was a recognized expert on promoting semiconductors in the marketplace long before PCs became an office fixture, much less a household item. more

CoMeT Solutions Launches Product, Raises More Cash
November 10, 2006
Scott Anderson, an engineer and analyst with Dana Corp.'s commercial systems vehicle division, says product development in his sector is often slowed by disjointed R&D. more

STC.UNM Joins Amicus Brief To Be Filed In U.S. Supreme Court
October 30, 2006
STC.UNM (STC) has recently joined as a party an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation in the case of KSR v. Teleflex. more

KKOB 770 AM Interviews AVANCA Medical Devices, Inc.
October 22, 2006
On Sunday, October 22, 2006, KKOB 770 AM "High Tech New Mexico" interviewed Lisa Kuuttila, President & CEO of Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM (STC), and guests Wilmer Sibbitt, Chief Scientific Officer, AVANCA Medical Devices, Inc., and Jay Simon, President & COO, AVANCA Medical Devices, Inc. more

NMITSA Announces IT Excellence Awards Finalists
October 3, 2006
The New Mexico Information Technology and Software Association (NMITSA), the state’s largest advocacy group for IT & software related business, announced today the finalists for this year’s IT Excellence Awards, which includes STC's foliodirect. more

International Firm Invests in Avanca Medical Devices--Another STC Technology Transfer Success Story
October 2, 2006
AVANCA Medical Devices, Inc. (Avanca), a spin-out company in the medical products area, is a grand example of the commercialization process facilitated by the Science and Technology Corporation @ UNM’s (STC) Lobo VentureLab (LVL), the venture capital and start-up arm of STC. more

UNM Helps Build Bridge Over Financial 'Valley of Death'
September 29, 2006
A new University of New Mexico funding program could help scientists leap the ravine that often separates them from the angel and venture capital investments they need to commercialize new technologies. more

STC Pursues Patents For Students
September 14, 2006
Cigar steamer/heater. Spartan automatic faucet and soap dispenser in one. Skateboard ground lighting. more

AVANCA Bought By Nuke Med Firm
September 4, 2006
Global Medical Solutions Ltd., a nuclear medicine and diagnostic imaging company, has purchased a majority ownership in Avanca Medical Devices, a University of New Mexico spinout making a single-handed syringe. more

UNM Drives The State Economic Engine
September 1, 2006
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Researchers Say Decorated Needles Help Calm Patients' Fear
August 19, 2006
Researchers at the University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Center believe they have found a way to make patients less fearful of needles — decorate them with butterflies, flowers and smiley faces. more

Less Fear Is Decorated Needle's Point
August 19, 2006
The next time you get a vaccine, don't be surprised if you hear yourself say, "Doctor, there's a fish on my needle." more

UNM-Gallup Professor Copyrights Plans for ‘Rez Dog-Proof’ Solar Oven
August 14, 2006
On a sunny day last year at UNM-Gallup’s South Campus in Zuni, one of the major highlights of the open house being held was a jar of beans boiling in a solar oven. Passersby gasped at the sight of the percolating beans, as well as at a pan of brownies baking beautifully alongside. more

Study: Having Primary Doctor Cuts Emergency Room Use
August 9, 2006
University of New Mexico Hospital has found that emergency room use drops when people who don’t have health insurance are assigned a primary care doctor. more

UNM Technology Transfer Grows
July 17, 2006
The University of New Mexico's Science & Technology Corp. reports it income is nearing $1 million. more

New Mexico Receives "A" Ranking On Entrepreneurial Score Card
July 10, 2006
According to an article on Inc.com, the state of New Mexico is one of only three to receive an "A" grade on the Entrepreneurship Score Card. more

UNM Invention Cited in Better World Project
June 7, 2006
Technology developed at UNM and licensed by STC to start-up company AVANCA Medical Devices is listed as an example of university technology making a difference. more

Congratulations to Awards Recipients
May 18, 2006
Technology Ventures Corporation, New Mexico First, and the University of New Mexico congratulate recipients of the Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM Annual Creative Awards. more

UNM Inventors and Researchers Receive Recognition
April 25, 2006
The Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM (STC) is celebrating innovation and creativity at the University of New Mexico (UNM) by giving twenty-five researchers special recognition for their patents, inventions, and disclosures. STC held a reception at the Science & Technology Park Rotunda on Tuesday evening, April 18th. The event was well attended and considered a success by all. more

Sunscreen May Not Stop Melanoma
April 5, 2006
Want to protect yourself from skin cancer? You’d better read the label before lathering on that sunscreen. more

UNM Lab Gets Its First Tenant
March 14, 2006
Terry Dunlay's biomedical research company may be so young to lack an official name, but thanks to the University of New Mexico Science & Technology Corp., he'll at least have an office. more

UNM's 'foliodirect' Markets Schools' Miscellaneous Stuff
March 10, 2006
Think of it as eBay for universities. more

Dr. Steve Brueck and STC Invited to Highlight UNM Technologies on the Larry Ahrens Morning Show, Talk Radio 106.3 KAGM-FM
February 22, 2006
On Wednesday, February 22, 2006, Larry Ahrens of Talk Radio 106.3 and Lisa Kuuttila, President and CEO of Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM (STC), introduced guest, Dr. Steve Brueck, Director for the Center for High Tech Materials (CHTM) and Professor in the Departments of Electrical Engineering and Physics at UNM. more

Serial Entrepreneur Launches Venture Development Firm
February 17, 2006
Waneta Tuttle is relinquishing her title as New Mexico's resident serial entrepreneur -- for now. But don't despair, investors: She might still deliver your next portfolio company. more

Engineering Students Discuss High-Tech Biz
January 27, 2006
Joseph Cecchi said engineers do more than calculations. more

STC and Exagen Diagnostics Share Limelight on Larry Ahrens Morning Show, Talk Radio 106.3 KAGM-FM
November 16, 2005
Larry Ahrens, host of morning talk radio at 106.3 KAGM-FM, together with Lisa Kuuttila, President and CEO of the Science and Technology Corporation @ UNM (STC), and Dr. Tom Williams, Professor, Pathology Department, University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Medicine, engaged in conversation about what Larry Ahrens regarded as, “the latest episode at STC,” and a continuation of a monthly segment highlighting STC events and accomplishments. more

KAGM-FM Highlights STC Start-up Company
September 27, 2005
KAGM-FM’s very own Larry Ahrens showcased Lisa Kuuttila, President & CEO of Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM (STC), and Professor Luke Lester, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of New Mexico (UNM) and Associate Director of UNM’s Center for High Technology Material (CHTM). Larry Ahrens hosts the 106.3 KAGM-FM morning radio show. more

Science & Technology Corporation Honors UNM Researchers
May 10, 2005
The Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM is celebrating ten years of working to commercialize research at the University of New Mexico by honoring the institution's newest patent holders. The fifteen patent holders, some working in teams, are all members of the UNM faculty. more

Startup Firm Books First Sales of Advanced Syringe
April 26, 2005
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UNM Formalizes Three Tech Transfer Relationships
March 21, 2005
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Patent Process Complex
February 18, 2005
Ganesh Balakrishnan achieved something once thought to be impossible. more

UNM's Science & Technology Corporation Is Economic Engine For New Mexico
December 3, 2004
The University of New Mexico’s Science & Technology Corporation is showing promise to be the economic engine for the state that regents envisioned when they founded it in 1995 as a private non-profit corporation to license and commercialize technology developed by researchers at the university. more

Universities Setting Lofty Tech Transfer Goals
July 23, 2004
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License Agreement With TriCore
June 11, 2004
The Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM announced a new license agreement with TriCore Reference Laboratories, an Albuquerque-based corporation. more

University Thanks a Campus of Inventors
April 24, 2004
Universities around the world are increasingly looking for ways to support entrepreneurship, and one way to do that is to publicly recognize campus inventors, University of New Mexico officials said. more

Tests Are Pregnant With Doubts
March 17, 2004
Home pregnancy tests may not be as reliable as advertised when used very early in a pregnancy, according to an Albuquerque researcher. more

UNM Science & Technology Corporation Licenses Technology To AVANCA Medical Devices, Inc.
March 12, 2004
The licensing agreement gives AVANCA Medical Devices the exclusive right to several patents developed at the UNM Health Sciences Center. more

Exagen Diagnostics Announces Exclusive Licensing Agreement With University of New Mexico and Science & Technology Corporation
February 3, 2004
The agreement gives Exagen exclusive rights to several patents for a novel FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) process developed at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. more