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NMSU-based NM FAST program celebrates 7 years of SBA funding

Sydney Lienemann, bottom right, founder of UpCycle Power, celebrates her win at the Arrowhead Innovation Fund’s 2021 Pitch Competition. (Courtesy photo) SANTA FE, N.M. — Old electric vehicle batteries could soon provide backup storage power for renewable generation systems through a local startup, UpCycle Power, which plans to repurpose used car batteries for clean-energy markets. The company won a $5,000 first-place prize last March at Arrowhead Innovation Fund’s 2021 pitch competition a...

Biden Budget Requests Major Investments for Federal Technology and Cybersecurity President Joe Biden Evan Vucci/AP Get the need-to-know news for current and aspiring technology executives. email April 9, 2021 The 1.5 trillion budget would give the Technology Modernization Fund and CISA big increases as well as launch new advanced research projects agencies. President Joe Biden sent his first discretionary funding request to Congress Friday,...

Innovation Hubs OK Catalyst Programs Honored by U.S. Small Business Administration January 14, 2021 The U.S. Small Business Administration is recognizing the Oklahoma Catalyst Programs (OK Catalyst), based at the University of Oklahoma’s Tom Love Innovation Hub (I-Hub), and Executive Director Tom Wavering with two prestigious 2020 Tibbetts Awards. OU is the first university in the nation to receive two Tibbetts Awards in the same year. The Tibbetts Awards are presented annually to small busin...

Small businesses from across the globe met virtually to learn about federal funding opportunities for their innovative ideas during the fourth annual New Mexico SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit Dec. 9. Panelists at the fourth annual New Mexico SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit discuss how to create a strong proposal during one of the summit’s online sessions. The summit was hosted online by New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center. (Courtesy photo) Hosted by New Me...