Trenton, NJ - The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for New Jersey-based companies interested in participating in the New Jersey-Israel Innovation Partnership Initiative. New Jersey companies that participate in the initiative will gain both access to international partners and to research and development (R&D) funds from an Israeli company and the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA).
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Over the past two years, the Makerspace at NJIT, a training-focused, rapid prototyping facility that is central to both the university’s hands-on learning mission and its growing relationship with New Jersey’s manufacturing community, has given rise to a number of ingenious devices used in research experiments, club team contests and startup ventures: a novel composting appliance created for a capstone project; a device to explore new energy sources deep below the Earth’s surface; and syringe prototypes for a health care startup that monitors the temperature of medications. The senior capstone team, composed of four women engineers, envisioned their composting device as “an everyday appliance in the average house, like a microwave oven.” Homeowners would deposit their biodegradable waste into it from a sealable opening in the kitchen and later remove it for reuse from a second opening on the outside of the house. In the meantime, the decomposing waste could potentially generate enough energy to heat a room. Please read more here. From ROI-NJ
Around the globe, the pharmaceutical industry is trying to accelerate drug development by running clinical studies more quickly and efficiently. And one Jersey City firm is streamlining that future medicine … by offering lessons from the past. The company, TrialScope, runs the global biopharma industry’s most widely used software for disclosing information regarding clinical trials. Around 40% of all industry-sponsored clinical trials posted on ClinicalTrials.gov have a connection to the firm’s disclosure solutions. Please read more here. From NJBIZ
The U.S. Small Business Administration is stopping in New Brunswick on its National Small Business Innovation Research Road Tour on Sept. 18. The road tour is designed to connect small businesses working on high tech, high impact ideas with the SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, the country’s largest source of early stage funding. Please read more here. Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs will host a free workshop “Successful VC Capital Raising—Tips & Recommendations,” on Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m.
Dianna Raedle, CEO and president of Deer Isle Group, will walk through concrete examples of how companies should think about positioning themselves. Participants will be encouraged to share their own entrepreneurial experiences in order to provide real examples of the concepts. More information about the free and open-to-the-public event, which is presented by Princeton Entrepreneurship Council, and registration is available here. From New Jersey Business
Project teams from nine New Jersey municipalities and counties convened in Trenton to present their plans for building or augmenting their local innovation ecosystems. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) solicited these plans through a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) under the Innovation Challenge, a new initiative announced by Governor Phil Murphy in July 2018, as part of his vision for restoring New Jersey’s preeminence in innovation. These nine municipalities and counties were awarded contracts for $100,000 each in November 2018. Please read more here. New Brunswick, NJ - Three Rutgers University professors recognized by the White House as outstanding early career researchers, the highest honor that a beginning scientist or engineer can receive in the United States, will be honored July 25 at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. Jinglin Fu, Rutgers University-Camden; Jessica Ware, Rutgers University-Newark; and Saman Zonouz, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, are among the more than 300 young researchers to receive the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) given to those who show exceptional potential for leadership in science and technology.
Newark, NJ - According to Anthony Vecchione of NJBiz, "New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) spinout OculoMotor Technologies is gaining worldwide attention for the creation of virtual reality games that help optometrists offer vision therapy to their patients. The startup, founded by a management team including NJIT graduates John Vito d’Antonio-Bertagnolli and Chang Yaramothu and NJIT professor Tara Alvarez, recently became the third company to benefit from rent support through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA’s) NJ Ignite Program following its move to NJIT’s VentureLink business incubator."
Newark, NJ - Kevin Belfield, dean of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts, has earned the exclusive honor of being elected fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society. With the ACS’s announcement, published in the July 15 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, Belfield becomes the first NJIT faculty member to be named ACS Fellow, a distinction the society established through its fellows program in 2008 to award its members for “outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession and the society.” Currently, just over 1,100 of the society’s more than 157,000 members have earned the distinction.
Newark, NJ - U.S. Small Business Administration Acting Administrator Chris Pilkerton announced that the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) was one of 12 winners of the agency’s Makerspace Training, Collaboration and Hiring (MaTCH) Pilot Competition. In total, the SBA awarded $1 million in prize money to competition winners. “It is my privilege to announce the winners of the SBA’s MaTCH Pilot Competition. The competition is a testament to the SBA’s commitment to identifying employment opportunities and supporting small business’ workforce recruitment and retention,” said Acting SBA Administrator Chris Pilkerton. “Makerspaces are uniquely positioned to help innovate training for the workforces of today and tomorrow, and spur economic development across the country.”
Pew launches interactive tool that monitors every state’s broadband policies and regulations8/25/2019 Columbus, OH - According to SSTI, "Broadband access is one of the pillars of economic development, yet as many as 24 million Americans, including a disproportionate percentage in rural areas, still lack high-speed and reliable internet service, according to the Pew Charitable Trust. To promote more widespread broadband access and information about the policies of all 50 states, Pew has launched State Broadband Policy Explorer, an interactive web-based tool “that lets you learn how states are expanding access to broadband through laws.”"
Federal innovation policy at the recess — what has moved in Congress and what may happen in the fall8/25/2019 Washington DC - According to Jason Rittenberg of SSTI, "The 116th Congress has already advanced policies to affect regional innovation economies, and much more is poised to happen once both chambers return in September. In addition to completing the FY 2019 budget (see our Feb. coverage), this session has seen Regional Innovation Strategies legislation pass the House and Senate (albeit in different bills); the Senate working toward an overhaul of the Small Business Administration; and, the start of the FY 2020 budget process. Here, we summarize these federal policy developments, which SSTI’s Innovation Advocacy Council has been supporting."
Hoboken, NJ - NJ Tech Council has invited INJ members an exclusive invite to join the regions tech community at this year’s Propelify Innovation Festival, October 3rd. Our friends at the Tech Council recently acquired the festival, and to celebrate, are offering free tickets for you and your network to attend. Often known as the “SXSW of the Northeast” – Propelify is set to host 10,000+ techies and business pro’s this year, +100 speakers, and tons of fun. Looking to meet your next customer, partner, or new hire? Grab your ticket on the Tech Council here today with code ‘njtcpropels’
Google former senior executive, Carley Graham Garcia, has been appointed executive director of the university’s Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, effective Sept. 3. Garcia spent the last 12 years at Google, most recently as Head of External Affairs, responsible for public policy, government relations and community engagement for the New York City region, including New Jersey. She succeeds Dennis Bone, the Center’s founding director, who retired after serving in that role for six years. Please read more here.
New Brunswick, NJ - Nanotechnology developed at Rutgers University-New Brunswick could boost research on stem cell transplantation, which may help people with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, other neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system injuries. The nanotechnology platform, which uses special tiny rods for sensing, allows researchers to confirm the identity of human stem cell fates and their biomarkers, or biological molecules, without destroying them, according to a study in the journal ACS Nano. That's been a major issue during pre-clinical research on stem cells because it limits further analyses and biomedical applications.
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