NM SBIR Summit 2026

The state. In one room. NM SBIR Summit 2026 is the annual statewide gathering of New Mexico's SBIR/STTR ecosystem. Founders, researchers, agency program managers, state partners, investors, and the people who fund this work, all in one room for one day. Talks, hands on workshops, a startup showcase, and the kind of hallway conversations that don't happen on Zoom. Hosted by NM FAST at Arrowhead Center, New Mexico State University, in partnership with Larta Institute. Made possible by the New Mexico Economic Development Department's Technology and Innovation Office (TIO) through the Entrepreneurship Programmatic Support Grant. Who should attend New Mexico small businesses pursuing SBIR/STTR funding (Phase 0 through Phase II), university and national lab researchers, and ecosystem partners working in advanced computing, bioscience, advanced energy, and aerospace. Free to attend. Registration required. Featured speakers Daniel Jones, Chief Business Officer at Colossal and Entrepreneur in Residence at the Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship. Keynote: from nondilutive funding to a company that scales. Kevin H. Culver, Esq., VP and Practice Leader, R&D Tax Credits at Royse Partners. Session: the money after the award. Section 174, R&D tax credits, and protecting your runway. Larta Institute commercialization team. Three working sessions on customer discovery, commercialization planning, and IP strategy. Topics to be announced. Agenda (subject to change) 8:30 AM Registration and coffee 9:00 AM Welcome from NM FAST and NMEDD TIO 9:30 AM Keynote: Daniel Jones 10:15 AM Larta workshop 1 11:15 AM Break 11:30 AM Panel: federal agencies and the NMEDD SBIR Matching Grant 12:30 PM Lunch and startup showcase 1:30 PM Larta workshop 2 2:30 PM Kevin Culver: the money after the award 3:30 PM Break 3:45 PM Panel: capital after SBIR, with Larta and New Mexico investors 4:30 PM Closing remarks and networking reception