Health system intelligence profile
University of New Mexico Health Sciences (UNM Health)
Last reviewed August 30, 2026
Intelligence summary
Documented successes: Structured as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation wholly owned by the University of New Mexico Board of Regents with an independent board of directors (UNM Rainforest Innovations about page); Operates a UNM Research Collaboration Grant that includes the UNM Health Sciences campus (UNM Rainforest Innovations site)
Mandate and remit
UNM Rainforest Innovations, formerly STC.UNM, is the technology transfer and economic development arm for the University of New Mexico, including its Health Sciences campus and UNM Health. It protects and commercializes UNM technologies by filing patents and copyrights and transferring them to the marketplace through licensing and startup formation. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit wholly owned by the UNM Board of Regents and governed by an independent board of directors, which lets it operate with commercial flexibility. It connects businesses, entrepreneurs and investors with UNM-developed technologies, and runs research collaboration grants that pair the Health Sciences campus with the main campus. It is based in the Lobo Rainforest Building in Albuquerque's Innovation District.
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Documented successes
Structured as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation wholly owned by the University of New Mexico Board of Regents with an independent board of directors (UNM Rainforest Innovations about page); Operates a UNM Research Collaboration Grant that includes the UNM Health Sciences campus (UNM Rainforest Innovations site)
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