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Roundtable: 2020 Princeton EHS Regulatory Summit Jan. 23

1/9/2020

Triumvirate Environmental’s EHS Regulatory Summit is packed with educational content for environmental, health, and safety (EHS) professionals. This free event provides a comprehensive look at EHS regulatory compliance and offers practical solutions to the challenges that industry professionals face today.

Speakers and Topics
• Mike Maffuccio, EHS Practice Director, Triumvirate Environmental – “EHS Regulations for Life Science Companies”
• Michelle Coutu Fluck, EHS Manager, Triumvirate Environmental – “Building a Culture of Safety”
• Aimee Giovine, EHS Manager, Triumvirate Environmental – “How Your Regulatory Requirements Change as You Grow From a Start-Up”
• Mark Liffers, EHS Practice Director, Triumvirate Environmental – “Basic Fundamentals of Biosafety and Radiation Safety for the BSL1 and BSL2 Laboratory”

A Wine Tasting Happy Hour will follow at 4:15 p.m.
View Agenda and Register

Schedule
Thursday, January 23
11:30 a.m.–5:45 p.m.
Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs
303A College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540

South Jersey health care startup, a Rowan U. spinout, raises $3.5 million

1/7/2020

From Philadelphia Business Journal
A South Jersey life sciences company developing a blood test for the early detection of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, when treatments are likely to be more effective, has raised $3.5 million in equity financing. The private stock sale was disclosed by Durin Technologies Inc. of Mullica Hill in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please read more here.

State lawmakers drive ahead bill expanding electric vehicle access

1/7/2020

From NJBIZ
State lawmakers are rushing a long-stalled bill before the lame duck session ends next week that would dramatically ramp up the New Jersey’s electric vehicle market over the next decade. The measure – Assembly Bill 4819 – was widely supported by environmentalists as a way to slash carbon emissions that many contend contribute to climate change and drag down air quality. It was approved by the Assembly Appropriations, and the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste committees, on Monday. Please read more here.

Princeton researchers listen in on the chemical conversation of the human microbiome

1/7/2020

The microbial community populating the human body plays an important role in health and disease, but with few exceptions, how individual microbial species affect health and disease states remains poorly understood. A new study by Princeton researcher Mohamed Abou Donia and his colleagues, appearing in the Dec. 13 issue of the journal Science, gives scientists new tools to explore and understand the human microbiome. Please read more here.

R&D Council explains how it’s trying to stem the tide of STEM students’ outmigration

1/6/2020

From ROI-NJ Brain drain. It’s the phrase for the best and brightest New Jersey high school students leaving the state. And it’s a frequent lament of business leaders, politicians, university officials, economists and — for those of us paying out-of-state tuition — parents. The Research & Development Council of New Jersey is doing something about it. In fact, it has been for the past five years. The Governor’s STEM Scholars program identifies nearly 100 top scholars in the state — in high school through doctoral programs — and runs a yearlong research program that aims to show them all of the possibilities in STEM that exist in New Jersey if they stay home for school. Please read more here.

Did This Toddler Sleep Pod Startup Score a ‘Shark Tank’ Investment?

1/6/2020

From AtlantaInno If anyone can face a cast of millionaire investors like the sharks on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” surely it’s someone who has cracked the case on lulling fussy toddlers to bed. The founders of SlumberPod, a Columbus, Ga.-based startup that designs a quick-assembly privacy pod that helps babies and toddlers sleep, appeared on the show to pitch a 20% stake in their company in exchange for a $400,000 investment. The episode with mother-daughter founders Lou Childs and Katy Mallory premiered on ABC Sunday night to kick off the show’s return after the new year. Please read more here.

BioNJ Announces the 2020 Innovator Award Honorees

1/6/2020

The year 2019 proved to be an exciting one for the industry in New Jersey with 50% of all new novel FDA drug approvals (24 out of 48 new molecular entities) coming from companies with a footprint in the State! BioNJ will honor each of these companies with an Innovator Award during its 27th Annual Dinner Meeting & Innovation Celebration on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Hilton East Brunswick. Considered the kickoff event of the year for the life sciences industry, BioNJ's Annual Dinner Meeting will bring together 700 biotechnology and pharmaceutical professionals, academic leaders, service providers and government officials to celebrate the groundbreaking medical innovation coming from the Garden State. Please read more here.

The 2020s: Here’s how medical breakthroughs will help save lives

1/6/2020

From NJ.COM

As each new decade approaches, it is common to take a moment to look back at the past and make predictions and resolutions for the future. As we enter 2020, what fundamental biomedical and related healthcare advances can we predict and resolve to strive toward over the next decade? We will not cure all diseases, but we will have better tools to diagnose and treat many of them. Please read more here.

What’s Really Driving Disruption (It’s Not Technology)

1/4/2020

Philadelphia, PA - The emergence of a new technology is often cited as what drives the disruption of an industry or business. But that’s not true in most cases, according to Harvard Business School professor Thales Teixeira. Instead, startups disrupt established companies by decoupling the customer value chain — picking one aspect of the business and doing it better than the incumbent. His findings, based on eight years of researching startups, tech companies and incumbents, are explained in his new book, Unlocking the Customer Value Chain: How Decoupling Drives Consumer Disruption. Teixeira joined the Knowledge@Wharton show on SiriusXM to talk about his book. (Listen to the podcast at the top of this page.)

Grants and Technical Assistance Available to NJ Small Businesses Seeking Federal SBIR/STTR Funding

1/4/2020

Trenton, NJ - The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) is now accepting applications for grants through the New Jersey Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Support Program. The program provides technical and financial support to Garden State companies pursuing SBIR and STTR funding.

ESI's Expertise in Tech Thought Leadership

1/4/2020

Philadelphia, PA - ESI is proud to participate in two recent projects of ESI ThoughtLab, both of which involve synthesizing information from global industry leaders on critical issues facing corporations and governments around the world.

New Jersey’s Angel Investor Tax Credit Program Now Providing Increased Benefits to Investors

1/4/2020

Trenton, NJ - The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) issued a reminder today that the expansion of the State’s Angel Investor Tax Credit Program went into effect on January 1, 2020. New Jersey’s Angel Investor Tax Credit Program offers a refundable tax credit against New Jersey corporation business or gross income tax for qualified investments in an emerging technology or life sciences business with a physical presence in New Jersey that conducts research, manufacturing, or technology commercialization in the state. Businesses must have fewer than 225 employees to participate in the program, and at least three quarters of those employees must work in New Jersey. This figure represents the broadest definition of an “emerging business” compared to neighboring states. More than $530 million in investments have been leveraged through the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program since it began in 2013.

Annual State Science Olympiad for Pre-College Students Hosted Again by NJIT

1/4/2020

Newark, NJ - For the 14th year in a row, NJIT will host the New Jersey Science Olympiad (NJSO). The university expects upward of 700 middle and high school students on campus Jan. 6, 2020, (snow date Jan. 13) for the event, which is part of a national science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) competition. Participants must possess both strong academic achievements and a great interest in the STEM fields.

GOOD NEWS E-O-Y STORY: Startup donated training platform to Newark, to help residents pass crucial skills test

12/26/2019

From ROI-NJ and NJTechWeekly In most ways, 1Huddle looks like any tech startup aspiring to the sort of disruption brought over the years by well-known, highly-valued Silicon Valley firms. The elevator pitch tells you all you need to know: It wants to make employee training fun. But 1Huddle, creator of a mobile platform that turns dull training materials into trivia games, is based in Newark. Please read more here.

3 stories to watch in health tech in 2020

12/26/2019

From STAT
Total investment in the sector was expected to reach a record $8.4 billion, as firms raked in cash to develop novel wearables, personalized digital services, and machine learning tools to improve treatment of debilitating diseases. Several companies also entered the public markets, and tech giants such as Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft ramped up their health investments and recruitment of clinical leaders. Read more here.