NMBio — IN THE KNOW — March 2018 This month’s newsletter marks a season of new beginnings. As spring approaches, event and conference activities are blossoming at local, state and national venues. We highlight several below and you can view more on our website. As a member of NMBio you can receive discounts of 10% or more to many of the national events.  The event that I’ll highlight for you is the Santa Fe Business Incubator’s 20th anniversary. Our esteemed colleague and NMBio board member Marie Longserre opened the doors to SFBI on Day 1, in 1997. Marie has since gained local, regional and national kudos for SFBI and her work with the incubator’s tenants. A series of celebrations this year will kick off with a lunch to be held on Wednesday, April 4, 11:30 am to 1:30pm at La Fonda on the Plaza, 100 East San Francisco Street. Marie and her team are planning a fun event for this momentous occasion and are anticipating 400 people in attendance. SFBI’s shared success story will be featured through dynamic presentations by NM’s congressional delegation, SFBI founders and stakeholders, current clients and successful graduates of the program, and the larger entrepreneurial community during a three-course lunch. If interested in hosting a reserved table for 10, contact Marie directly — mariel@sfbi.net or register by connecting to this link: https://sfbi.z2systems.com/np/clients/sfbi/eventRegistration.jsp?event=7  Another must spring event is the Innovate New Mexico Technology Showcase on May 1. This special collaborative event, sponsored by PhRMA, will highlight research and technology opportunities, start-up companies, and economic development resources from the leading research institutions in the state of New Mexico — the Air Force Research Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Tech, Sandia National Laboratories, and STC.UNM/The University of New Mexico Registration is $30. If you are interested in having an exhibitor table for your company, please contact Cara Michaliszyn at cmichaliszyn@stc.unm.edu or (505) 272-7041. We’ll post a link to the agenda in out April newsletter and on our website as we get closer to the event.  I’ve saved my final plug for NMBio’s April 5 event that features Dr. Ries Robinson. He is the Chief Innovation Officer at Presbyterian Healthcare Services. His current focus is helping Presbyterian identify, pilot, adopt and scale innovation for the benefit of patients and members. Dr. Robinson has spearheaded patient access issues with the goal of reducing the burden on providers and empowering patients to better manage their health conditions. For more information and to register, click on this link:
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Looking for a deal in your backyard? The NIH is the world’s largest investor in early stage life sciences companies. Over 1000 companies annually tap into NIH’s SBIR and STTR program for non dilutive funding to the tune of $980M in FY17. Did you know the NIH maintains 
The Food and Drug Administration plans to use a proposed $400 million boost in federal funding to focus on a range of innovative approaches to speed the approval of new medical devices and create a new center that would support digital health oversight and address cybersecurity concerns.
NMBio and the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBI) is developing a report designed to address the most pressing talent needs of the life science industry. It will be released at the BIO International Convention in Boston in June. This real-time data is extremely valuable for our state and the bioscience community as we work with academic institutions and policymakers to resource and develop talent for the industry. As an employer in the life science community, we would like to include your data in the report. I am asking hiring decision makers to complete this brief survey (it will take no more than 10-minutes) by March 28. Projecting the scale and mix of skills needed in the future is critical. Here is the link to the 
The following statement on the House of Representatives introduction of the STRONGER Patents Act by Representatives Steve Stivers (R-OH-15) and Bill Foster (D-IL- 11) is from Tom DiLenge, BIO’s President, Advocacy, Law & Public Policy Division:
The University of New Mexico (UNM) Health Sciences Center (HSC) Clinical Translational Science Center (CTSC) is hosting its inaugural ‘Health Hackathon’ the weekend of May 18-20. This event, modeled after similar events hosted by institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Yale, and Harvard, is an exciting opportunity for forward movement in research and prototype development. 
The High Desert Discovery District (HD3) in partnership with Four Corners Innovations, Inc. (FCI) will co-host the next HD3 Discovery Day™ in Farmington. The event will focus on innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurial opportunities throughout New Mexico as well as the Four Corners region including Colorado, Utah and Arizona.
Los Alamos-based startup Ubiquitous Quantum Dots received a $750,000 to further develop and begin deploying technology that enables windows to generate electricity.
The BIO Business Solutions Showcase page will provide followers access to free webinars, white papers and other publications that highlight industry trends and best practices, in addition to exclusive offers and benefits through BIO Business Solutions cost savings program. We hope this showcase page will serve as a source of relevant information for our members and prospective members alike. 
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