$9.1M in expenses

Unm rainforest innovations is the technology transfer organization supporting the university of new mexico ("unm"), and the corporation was formed under the state of new mexico university research park and economic development ACT. Unm rainforest innovations endeavors to make it as easy as possible for unm researchers and faculty inventors to disclose inventions. Unm rainforest innovations protects technologies (intellectual property) developed at unm through patent and copyright consistent with the provisions of the federal bayh-dole ACT. During fiscal year 2025, unm rainforest innovations received 46 issued patents from the u.s. Patent and trademark office and filed 63 new patent applications with the u.s. Patent and trademark office. Additionally, during fiscal year 2025, unm rainforest innovations entered into 44 license and option to license agreements. As the economic development organization for the university of new mexico, unm rainforest innovations seeks to find various initiatives to create economic development that is relevant to the university. Unm rainforest innovations has received, in fiscal year 2025, one grant from the city of santa fe economic development to continue the efforts of the unmri tribal entrepreneurial progam.