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Tech Transfer: University of New Mexico Honors Innovators

I was extremely impressed by what I saw at the University of New Mexico. There are two federal laboratories in New Mexico – Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories – so I knew there was a lot of cutting edge research in the State. I also knew that the University of New Mexico had a strong technology transfer program headed up by Kuuttila, who has spent 30 years in the industry and has an outstanding reputation in the field. That being said, I still didn’t quite anticipate seeing building after building dedicated to research and development. In fact, the University of New Mexico spends over $200 million in annual research funding, and has a wealth of laboratory facilities, high performance computing and information systems capabilities. Researchers also have close, collaborative ties to researchers at the nearby federal laboratories.