UNM Rainforest Innovations (UNMRI) mission is to foster a Rainforest in the Desert, UNMRI nurtures innovation and economic development for the UNM community. UNMRI achieves its mission by protecting technologies developed at UNM and transferring 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.