The meeting, which was hosted by Rutgers' Institute for Food, Health and Nutrition, in its spectacular and still new building on the university's Cook Campus.
Commissioner Asaro-Angelo told the large and receptive audience that New Jersey needs to market it's greatest asset, "which is our talent."
Assemblyman Zwicker talked about efforts to continue advancing innovation in our state, including a soon-to-be-announced proposal to reorganize units of government in Trenton responsible for business and innovation.
Eli Khazzam of the N.J. Economic Development Authority gave the audience an update on www.researchwithnj.com, the state's one-year-old database and website to encourage collaboration among industry and university scientists and their colleagues.