2024 Innovate New Mexico Technology Showcase

The 2024 Innovate New Mexico® Technology Showcase brought together the leading research institutions in the state to highlight their latest research and technology advancements. There were over 135 attendees which included investors, entrepreneurs, industry reps, local start-up companies, and local business members.

The showcase, which took place March 5th at the Sandia Event Center in Albuquerque, included ten technology pitch presentations, keynote speaker Doug Campbell, a lunchtime panel with local company CEOs, and breaks throughout for networking opportunities.

Keynote Speaker: Doug Campbell

Doug Campbell is a seasoned entrepreneur having guided multiple startups from inception through exit. This includes Solid Power (NASDAQ: SLDP), a University of Colorado spin-out developing next-gen rechargeable batteries for the EV market and Roccor (now Redwire Space; NYSE: RDW) a component supplier into the low-earth-orbit satellite market.

Doug has been named Most Admired CEO by the Denver Business Journal, Cleantech Innovator of the Year by the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association and Distinguished Alumni by the University of New Mexico’s School of Engineering (BS ’01, MS ’02). Doug returned to his hometown of Albuquerque in 2023 following a 20-year absence and is now an active investor in the Colorado and New Mexico startup ecosystems and serves on multiple non-profit and for-profit Boards including the University of New Mexico Foundation, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Foundation, and several private companies.

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Agenda

Technology Presentations

Discover the innovative technologies that will be featured in this year's Innovate New Mexico. Also stay tuned for recordings of the event where you can view recordings of the presentations.

Supporters

We would like to thank our generous supporters who made this event possible.

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Exhibitors/Partners

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in New Mexico is leading the way in the Nation's laser, optical, and space supremacy technologies. The Technology Outreach Office supports the mission by connecting the private sector and academia with AFRL resources to develop new technology and create opportunities for industry growth. We also offer some of the most innovative STEM opportunities in the country, designed to inspire and cultivate our next generation of innovators. https://afresearchlab.com/

 

Arrowhead Center - New Mexico State University is your partner, working to take advantage of innovation and business opportunities that improve the region’s economy. We help innovators, entrepreneurs, and small businesses at any stage start and grow through our services, resources, expertise, and connections. We are also the technology transfer and commercialization arm of NMSU, working with campus inventors and innovators to protect their work and ensure it reaches the broadest possible markets.  https://arrowheadcenter.org/

 

BoviPrime Health, LLC – Animal (Bovine) Respiratory Test

 

Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) is the formally chartered, nationwide network of over 300 federal laboratories, agencies, and research centers, that fosters commercialization, best practice strategies, and opportunities, for accelerating federal technologies out of the labs and into the marketplace.  The FLC and its members work to bring new technologies out of government labs and into the marketplace—where they can help improve the economy, society, and national security—by partnering with universities, businesses, or state and local governments. This collaborative process is called technology transfer (T2). https://federallabs.org/

 

Feynman Center drives Los Alamos National Laboratory innovation as an essential part of our national security mission by: Accelerating connections between research, corporate, and entrepreneurial communities, Building partnerships and mechanisms that deliver our technology to solve our nation’s biggest challenges, and Creating a trusted external network to extend and enhance the Laboratory’s ability to meet core mission. https://www.lanl.gov/projects/feynman-center/

 

Filtravate - High-Performance Ultrafiltration Membranes for Bioprocesses.  By building membranes from the ground up using the smallest building blocks, Filtravate’s membranes have controlled and tunable pore size, even pore distribution, and functionalized surfaces. Based on patent-pending technology exclusively licensed from New Mexico State University (NMSU), Filtravate’s products provide significant anti-fouling and improved flux characteristics. https://filtravate.com/

 

Haptech Zown Communication, LLC is leveraging AI and smart context to dramatically improve HCI and assistive communication technology.

 

NASA Technology Transfer Expansion (T2X) - From coast to coast, NASA Technology Transfer Expansion (T2X) engages entrepreneurial and investment communities, local and state government, academia, and others who share common interest in new venture creation through strategic partnerships that leverage the commercialization of NASA-developed technology.  https://spinoff.nasa.gov/

 

NASA White Sands Test Facility is a self-contained facility, our on-site testing support, Environmental Management, Safety and Mission Assurance, and Protective Services personnel work hand-in-hand with our test teams to safely provide quick, accurate, and reliable test results. White Sands Test Facility Management System Policy: White Sands Test Facility is driven by commitment to our values, to exceed customer expectations, to proactively evaluate and comply with legal and other requirements, to prevention of pollution, and to continual improvement. https://www.nasa.gov/wstf-site-information/

 

New Mexico Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (NMBio) is a catalyst for bioscience industry acceleration in New Mexico, providing a forum for information exchange, developing initiatives to enhance business success and bioscience education, helping establish collaboration and serving as a voice of the industry to state, federal and local governments. https://www.nmbio.org/

 

New Mexico Economic Development Department’s mission is to Improve the lives of New Mexico families by increasing economic opportunities and providing a place for businesses to thrive. Department programs provide direct assistance to New Mexico businesses and communities. https://edd.newmexico.gov/

 

New Mexico LEEP matches entrepreneurs with seed capital, a large network of mentors, customers, and investors and the unique expertise and resources of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories over a two-year period. https://nmleep.com/

 

Sacco Connections LLC - Sacco Connections, a local marketing and management consultant firm, hosts a free website, http://www.nmnetlinks.com, with 3,500+ links to small business resources, including the 10-page New Mexico Entrepreneurial Ecosystem list that will be available for free at the New Mexico Technology Showcase.https://www.nmnetlinks.com/

 

Sandia National Laboratories is dedicated to increasing partnership and technology transfer activities in support of our mission. The Center for Collaboration and Commercialization (C3) serves as a “front door” to Sandia and is designed to strengthen partnerships, technology transfer, and ties to the community, and offers services to boost Sandia’s interaction with industry, academia, and government. https://c3abq.com/

 

Sandoval Economic Alliance (SEA) is a private, not-for-profit economic development corporation established to strengthen and diversify the economic base of Sandoval County, including the municipalities of Bernalillo, Corrales, Cuba, Jemez Springs, and Rio Rancho, along with the nine Native American pueblos, three Navajo Chapters, and part of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation.

SEA provides a broad range of free and confidential services to businesses and industries considering new locations for expansion, relocation, or consolidation. Services include identifying sites, facilities, incentive programs, and workforce research while cultivating local and state support. SEA also assists existing businesses through retention and expansion programs, as well as, economic gardening to foster positive growth in the business community. https://sea-nm.com/

 

Spaceport America is the first purpose built commercial spaceport in the world. The FAA-licensed launch complex, situated on 18,000 acres adjacent to the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico, has a rocket friendly environment of 6,000 square miles of restricted airspace, low population density, a 12,000-foot runway, vertical launch complexes, and 340 days of sunshine and low humidity. https://www.spaceportamerica.com/

 

UNM Rainforest Innovations is University of New Mexico’s technology transfer and economic development arm. UNMRI protects technologies developed at UNM and transfers these technologies to the marketplace, via starting new companies and transferring technologies to established companies; connecting the business community to UNM for access to expertise, facilities, and research activities; and facilitating UNM's role as a contributor to New Mexico's economic development.  https://innovations.unm.edu/

 

UNM Women in Technology (UNM WIT) - When one woman helps another, amazing things can happen. Diversity generates better solutions and professional careers leap forward. That's what Women in Technology is all about. We are an organization created by Women in Technology to support the empowerment of women in tech and to help create and support initiatives and community partnerships to empower current and future women in technology. https://wit.unm.edu/

 

Western Governors University - Established in 1997 by 19 U.S. Governors with a mission to expand access to high-quality, affordable education, online, accredited, nonprofit Western Governors University (WGU) serves more than 169,300 students nationwide and has awarded more than 350,000 degrees to 315,000 graduates in all 50 states. WGU offers over 80 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in healthcare, teaching, business, and IT—with certifications included at no extra cost for many programs. Our competency-based learning model provides low-cost, flexible degree options that fit your busy schedule for about half the price of other online universities. Learn more at https://www.wgu.edu/.