State backs Discovery 2 Scale and New Mexico Consortium with job-training money
A company founded by a longtime LANL scientist gets $621,584 for 12 trainees on top of $500,000 for a Nambé Pueblo lab; the Los Alamos consortium gets $27,379.
LOS ALAMOS - Discovery 2 Scale (D2S), founded by a longtime Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist, won $621,584 in state job-training money for 12 trainees, an Oct. 22 Economic Development New Mexico release shows. The New Mexico Consortium in Los Alamos received $27,379 for one trainee.
The Job Training Incentive Program repays at least half of trainee wages for up to six months. D2S trainees average $63 an hour; the consortium trainee, $45.68.
On Oct. 15 the state announced $500,000 in Local Economic Development Act funding for the company to lease and improve about 6,500 square feet of lab and office space for its headquarters at Nambé Pueblo. It is expected to bring more than 80 skilled jobs.
The company uses AI and robotics to make and test materials, from lighter military armor to radiation-resistant materials for fusion energy. Founder and CEO Saryu Fensin said "the hard part is proving it works and figuring out how to make it at scale."
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich said he is "proud to support Discovery 2 Scale." Nambé Pueblo Development Corporation President Randy Vigil said it will "continue connecting the tribal community with the State of New Mexico, national laboratories and technology companies."
- Economic Development New Mexico press release, Oct. 22, 2026: State supports 510 jobs, focus on growing advanced tech and innovation sectors
- Economic Development New Mexico press release, Oct. 15, 2026: Robotics-driven company to bring 80 jobs to Nambé Pueblo
- Economic Development New Mexico release PDF: Discovery 2 Scale LEDA