Princeton, NJ - Since mid-May, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has infected 150 and killed 16 people in South Korea. Now, after months of quarantine, hundreds in the region are being released. Laura Kahn, a research scholar at the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs discusses the threat around the world.
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New Brunswick, NJ - Johnson & Johnson Innovation said it has launched 17 collaborations with research institutions and healthcare companies, bringing to more than 200 the total number of collaborations formed since its 2013 launch.
Trenton, NJ - Continuing its commitment to providing resources to emerging New Jersey’s life sciences companies, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) has launched its inaugural group of Executives-in-Residence. These highly-qualified life sciences executives mentor and advise emerging technology companies at the Commercialization Center for Innovative Technologies (CCIT), the EDA’s life sciences incubator. The Executive-in-Residence program was created in collaboration with BioNJ.
Washington D.C. - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a research partnership with PatientsLikeMe, an online patient community, to explore the potential for patient-generated health data to identify dangerous drugs. The FDA already collects data about instances of dangerous drug side effects, called adverse events, though its access to this information is limited to patients who voluntarily report adverse events directly to the FDA and aggregated data from insurers and electronic medical records. FDA hopes this new partnership, which grants it access to 110,000 adverse event reports related to 1,000 different medications from PatientsLikeMe users who voluntarily share their data, will allow for more a detailed understanding of how patients take medicine.
Philadelphia, PA - Innovation in New Jersey dates back to Einstein and Edison, but a new wave of discovery in life sciences is happening right now across the Garden State. At both the corporate and academic level, researchers throughout the state are tackling some of the industry’s biggest challenges. To showcase the state’s groundbreaking research, Choose New Jersey is launching a new concept at the New Jersey Pavilion this year: the BIO Innovation Theater.
Here is the complete schedule: http://bit.ly/1Qzf5oX South Orange, NJ - According to New Jersey Business magazine, "Hackensack University Health Network (HackensackUHN) and Seton Hall University (SHU) sign a definitive agreement to form a new, four-year school of medicine. Earlier this year, HackensackUHN and SHU signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the establishment of the school."
New Brunswick, NJ – According to HealthCanel, “Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs most likely do not cause short-term memory loss, according to a Rutgers University and University of Pennsylvania study of nearly one million patients – contrary to prior assertions.”
Trenton, NJ - New Jersey will showcase its business strengths in the life science industry to a global audience next week at the world’s largest biotechnology conference, BIO International, being held at the Philadelphia Convention Center on June 15-18.
New Brunswick, NJ - Janssen Pharmaceutical has furthered its strategic partnership with the Rutgers University School of Engineering by providing $6 million to expand research that will help pharmaceutical companies develop new ways to manufacture prescription medicines.
Mount Laurel, NJ - According to James Barrood of the NJ Tech Council, Founded in 1996, the NJTC is a private, not-for-profit membership organization. It is among the largest and most respected trade associations of its kind nationwide, with a mission of providing education, networking, resources, recognition and advocacy for the state and region’s tech businesses."
Trenton, NJ - New Jersey’s 72 acute care hospitals, both for profit and not, need a continual flow of patients to thrive and stay competitive, especially with competing facilities in nearby counties and states. Consequently, hospitals are constantly on the lookout for new technologies to support the high quality care necessary to attract new patients.
Trenton, NJ - According to Melissa Orsen of the NJEDA, "The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) is an independent state agency that finances small and mid-sized businesses, administers tax incentives to retain and grow jobs, revitalizes communities through redevelopment initiatives, and supports entrepreneurial development by providing access to training and mentoring programs."
Philadelphia, PA - James C. Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), is thrilled that the 2015 BIO International Convention is being held in Philadelphia. When he first joined the organization 10 years ago, the annual convention was on his home turf. Held at various US locations since that time, industry representatives from New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania had been asking him: “When is BIO International coming back to the area?”
New Brunswick, NJ - According to Dean Paranicas, "The HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ) serves as a voice for the state’s life sciences community. The HINJ seeks to expand patient access to the most innovative biopharmaceuticals and medical devices and promote awareness of the industry’s impact on New Jersey’s quality of life and economic well-being."
Trenton, NJ - According to Debbie Hart of BioNJ, "The biotechnology industry in New Jersey continues to make significant strides and remains at the forefront of innovation. As reported in BioNJ’s industry study “Life Sciences in New Jersey,” in September 2014, there were 379 biotechnology companies operating in the state, up from 340 in 2012, representing an increase of 12 percent. New Jersey is presently ranked as the third largest biotech cluster in the country. This growth comes from new companies starting in New Jersey, companies relocating from other states and foreign-based companies establishing their US operations here."
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