Jersey City, NJ ― The Research & Development Council of New Jersey presented its 2017 Annual Edison Patent Awards on November 2 at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ.
The 2017 Edison Patent Award winners were:
The 2017 Edison Patent Award winners were:
- Biomaterials: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Biomedical: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
- Energy: Siemens Energy
- Environmental: BASF
- Imaging Systems: Princeton Plasma Physical Laboratory
- Industrial Process: ExxonMobil
- Information Technology: Avaya
- Instrumentation: Stevens Institute of Technology
- Materials: Honeywell
- Medical: Ethicon
- Pharmaceutical: Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
- Pharmaceutical: Merck & Co., Inc.
- Technology Transfer: Princeton University
- Telecommunications: Nokia Bell Labs
In addition, the R&D Council honored three persons with special recognition:
For more than half a century, the Chatham-based Research & Development Council of New Jersey has been dedicated to cultivating an environment supportive of the advancement of research and development in New Jersey.
Established in 1962, the Council was created to serve as a unified voice for the three R&D sectors — industry, academia and government — to work with the State to create an environment R&D could thrive in.
The R&D Council is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose membership includes representatives from academia, government and industry, including several Fortune 500 companies.
More information can be found at the R&D Council’s website at www.rdnj.org.
- Science & Technology Medal: Michael J. Sofia, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation, Discover, Sovaldi (sofosbuvir)
- Chairman’s Award: P. Roy Vagelos, M.D., Retired Chairman and CEO, Merck & Co., Inc., Chairman of the Board, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Educator of the Year: Laura Overdeck, Founder, Bedtime Math, Chair, Overdeck Family Foundation
For more than half a century, the Chatham-based Research & Development Council of New Jersey has been dedicated to cultivating an environment supportive of the advancement of research and development in New Jersey.
Established in 1962, the Council was created to serve as a unified voice for the three R&D sectors — industry, academia and government — to work with the State to create an environment R&D could thrive in.
The R&D Council is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose membership includes representatives from academia, government and industry, including several Fortune 500 companies.
More information can be found at the R&D Council’s website at www.rdnj.org.
