New Mexico Bioscience Authority

The mission of the NM Bioscience Authority is to increase the amount of Bioscience industry in the state. Much of this work is done through a number of programs including our Community Readiness Program and Co-Investment Program. Both of these programs were conducted during tax year 2023, but no specific funding was needed to explicitly fund the activities which is why these accomplishments are not included on 4a-4c of this year's form 990. Activities related to the Community Readiness Program and the Co-Investment Program were accomplished as a result of NM Bioscience Authority staff activity that was reflective in their salaries.

The Rural NM Biotech Ecosystem program was directly paid for by the Small Business Administration Growth Accelerator Fund Competition prizes. Work done by this program included collaborative meetings with the ecosystem and the development of the NM Bioscience Connect ecomap which can be found at www.nmbioscienceconnect.com. These collaborative meetings included workshops educating users about how to work with tech transfer offices more easily, steps on how to build biotech companies, and networking opportunities between the state's biotech entrepreneurs. The ecomap is an online platform that allows easy, equitable access to the state's resources, organizations, and opportunities. In addition, this program hired two interns that have helped update the ecomap, especially the workforce development tab, and work on marketing the platform to all users. Finally, this program contracted with the local Angels investment group, NM Angels, to help better connect companies within the rural communities to the Rural NM Biotech Ecosystem.