Trenton, NJ - New Jersey offers businesses the opportunity to promote their “green” initiatives for free by signing up for the NJ Sustainable Business Registry. It’s a no-cost way to promote your business and distinguish yourself from the competition by being socially responsible.
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Bound Brook, NJ - A New Jersey company that specializes in monitoring and maintaining the accuracy of laboratory equipment has expanded its role even further by adding a well known innovator, General Electric, as a provider among its array of high-tech equipment and services. Baseline Service, LLC, headquartered in Bound Brook, NJ, recently announced that it is a distributor for GE's Measurement & Control Division.
Somerset, NJ - According to Emily Bader of NJBiz, "Catalent announced it has formed an advisory board to structure the development of its biologics business. The Somerset-based provider of advanced technologies said in a news release that the founding members of its advisory board are Carolyn Bertozzi, Barry Buckland, Michael Buckley, Daniel R. Marshak and Edward R. Robinson.
Morris Plains, NJ - Immunomedics, Inc. today announced that the Office of Orphan Products Development of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan status for the use of veltuzumab, the Company’s humanized anti-CD20 antibody, for the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). In a Phase 1 study,1 low-dose veltuzumab, as a single agent, produced an objective response rate of 55 percemt in 38 response-assessable patients with relapsed ITP, including 11 patients (29 percent) who reported a complete response.
Jersey City, NJ - According to Eric Strauss of NJBiz, "A North Carolina drug development company is selling off one of its businesses and moving to Jersey City. Scynexis Inc. will relocate from Research Triangle Park effective Aug. 1, it said in a news release, and focus on developing its SCY-078 antifungal drug."
Hoboken, NJ - According to Andrew Sheldon of NJBiz, "Stevens Institute of Technology has received a $250,000 grant from the PSEG Foundation to be put toward the completion of the university's SURE HOUSE, which is the school's entry into the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition. The SUstainable and REsilient HOUSE represents the school’s vision of a sustainable and resilient home for the areas at greatest risk during extreme weather.
Trenton, NJ - The Innovation New Jersey Coalition is a diverse coalition of leading businesses, trade associations and higher education institutions established to strengthen and enhance the culture of innovation in New Jersey. Join us on LinkedIn to continue to collaborate and innovate: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Innovation-New-Jersey-8356334/about
Joe Torre Foundation Receives $65,000 Grant From Verizon Wireless And The Verizon Foundation8/4/2015 Trenton, NJ - Officials with Verizon Wireless and the Verizon Foundation recently presented a $65,000 HopeLine grant to the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation® at Emerson Middle School in Union City. The grant will be used to support the Foundation’s educational initiative, Margaret’s Place, at Emerson Middle School – in addition to other locations throughout the region. Margaret’s Place offers students a “safe room” in schools to talk with each other and a professional counselor about violence-related issues.
Task Force to Recommend How to Integrate Engineering into K-12 Curriculum Heads to Gov's Desk8/4/2015 Trenton, NJ - Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan and Assembly colleagues to create a task force charged with recommending how to incorporate engineering into the K-12 science curriculum received final legislative approval last month and now heads to the governor's desk.
Kenilworth, NJ - According to Eric Strauss of NJBiz, "Merck is acquiring an Israeli biopharmaceutical company for $95 million in cash, the drugmaker announced Tuesday. The Kenilworth-based company’s deal for cCAM Biotherapeutics, which is focused on cancer immunotherapies, could potentially include up to $510 million in milestone payments, it said."
Washington D.C. - According to Sophie Quinton of Pew Charitable Trust, "New College of Florida doesn’t offer pre-professional degrees, like nursing or engineering. Students choose the public liberal arts college because they want an intellectual experience. Many take a year off after graduation to pursue research or community service. Yet last fall, New College opened a flashy new career center on its Sarasota campus. It needed to prove to the state that it was helping students find jobs and graduate on time, or risk losing $1.1 million in state aid. “That’s a big deal for us,” David Gulliver, media relations coordinator for New College, said of the money.
Millville, NJ - According to New Jersey Business magazine, "WHEATON® announced that it will begin offering an innovative, breakthrough technology that allows for the manufacture of plastic exterior components with complete interior coverage of pure glass. The broad range of products envisioned from the application of this technology will provide numerous benefits to its clinical science customers. Attendees of the 2015 AACC Clinical Lab Expo, July 26-30 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, are invited to visit WHEATON® at Booth 3615 to learn more about this innovative technology."
Washington D.C. - Opposition to H.R. 9, the Innovation Act, has successfully removed the patent reform legislation from the House's pre-recess schedule. The collective voice of the life sciences community, including BioNJ and BIO, was raised in overwhelming opposition to the current version of the bill, which does not provide adequate reform to the IPR system of patent challenges at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO).
Internet of Medical Things Addresses CyberSecurity Issues Facing Pharmas and Device Developers8/4/2015 Tinton Falls, NJ - At the Internet of Medical Things speakers from Johnson & Johnson, the FDA, Sage Bionetworks, and WAM Consulting Group presented their perspectives on issues key to developing safeguards for drug development data, patient records, and medical devices. Dr. Suzanne Schwartz, the FDA’s Director for Emergency Preparedness, addressed the agency’s approach to building internal communications and public private partnerships to enhance cybersecurity throughout the healthcare system. While it’s not always easy to find a “front door” for collaborating with the FDA, she mentioned National Healthcare & Public Health Critical Infrastructure Protection (http://www.nhisac.org/).
Kenilworth, NJ - Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the company's commitment to HIV and AIDS, which started with a research and development program initiated in the mid-1980s during the early years of the epidemic, is now entering its fourth decade. To commemorate Merck's 30 years of commitment in this area, the company is launching a new effort, “Positively Committed.” The campaign highlights the company’s contributions, including the development of innovative therapies to address the unmet medical needs of people infected with HIV-1.
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