UNM Rainforest Innovations is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation with an independent board of directors. UNM Rainforest Innovations protects and commercializes technologies developed at UNM by filing patents, copyrights, and trademarks and transferring these technologies to the marketplace. We connect the business community (companies, entrepreneurs and investors) to these technologies for licensing and startup company opportunities.
UNM Rainforest Innovations is located at the Lobo Rainforest Building, 101 Broadway Blvd. NE, Suite 1100, Albuquerque, NM 87102.
UNM Rainforest Innovations is substantially growing its program using the Rainforest model to develop an innovation economy in New Mexico. Our mission is to foster a Rainforest in the Desert by nurturing innovation and economic development for the UNM community. Our vision is to play a vital role in the development of an innovation ecosystem in New Mexico and spur technology commercialization worldwide.