2025 Innovate New Mexico Technology Showcase
On March 4th, the 2025 Innovate New Mexico Technology Showcase took place at the Event Center at Sandia Golf Club. Representatives and researchers attended from some of the major research institutions in New Mexico, including the University of New Mexico, Los Alamos National Lab, Sandia National Labs, NASA, and New Mexico State University.
Keynote Speaker
Mahmoud Reda Taha, PhD, PE, CEO & Founder, TS-Nano, Inc.
Dr. Taha has more than 25 years of experience in research and development at the University of New Mexico. He brings a wealth of knowledge on using polymer materials and nano-technology. He has over 350 publications and 14 issued U.S. patents. Dr. Taha is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (FACI), and a licensed Professional Engineer in the U.S. and Canada.
TS-Nano, Inc. is an ESG energy and climate tech company that manufactures nano-modified polymer to seal abandoned oil and gas wells to fight methane emissions and mitigate climate change.

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 make this event possible.

Exhibitors/Partners
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/
Builders VC believes it takes more than great technology to fix an antiquated industry. To truly make impactful change, Builders backs entrepreneurs who combine courage, technical acumen, and operational expertise. Builders is looking to work with founders focused on the intersection of great technology, antiquated industries, and operational excellence. https://www.builders.vc/
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/
FedTech is a deep tech catalyst that works to empower small and large organizations through top-tier innovation, business, and organizational support, with a focus on commercializing technologies from federal labs and research institutions. FedTech was recently selected to establish the Four Corners Cleantech Cluster through the SBA's Regional Innovation Cluster program, focusing on accelerating cleantech companies across NM, AZ, UT, and CO. https://www.fedtech.io/
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/
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/
NM Apex Accelerator is your road to the government marketplace. Working as part of the Department of Defense’s Office of Small Business Programs, the APEX Accelerators across the nation will focus on building a strong, sustainable, and resilient U.S. supply chain by assisting a wide range of businesses that wish to pursue and perform under contracts with the DoD, other federal agencies, state and local governments and with government prime contractors. https://www.nmapexaccelerator.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 Tech Council (NMTC) is a non-profit membership association established to support the tech ecosystem in New Mexico and propel New Mexico into a brighter future. Through our services, NMTC is working to create a stronger, more connected community equipped to tackle tomorrow’s challenges by bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds and industries.
By facilitating the exchange of knowledge and ideas, NMTC strives to create an environment that nurtures the development of tech-driven solutions to advance the local economy. NMTC hosts events throughout the year, including the Tech Summit, the New Mexico Women in Tech Awards, and many other networking sessions.
Path to Plate: Path to Plate is a digital B2B marketplace built to provide local farmers and ranchers direct access to institutional, wholesale, and retail markets. The patent-pending technology streamlines the procurement and distribution of local food supply chains, allowing producers to access more profitable markets while making local food more accessible to the masses.
Sandia Medical Technologies, Inc. Developing prosthetic implants for CMC arthritis.
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/
SIRE Engineering Solutions: SIRE Engineering Solutions is dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies that enhance the efficiency of heat transfer systems. Born from over a decade of pioneering research at New Mexico State University aimed at the energy and defense sectors, SIRE specializes in patented, low-cost engineered surfaces. These surfaces are designed to optimize heat transfer and modify surface wettability for heat exchangers and cooling devices, offering practical and innovative solutions for complex industry challenges.
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/