ResearchwithNJ Portal Gives Entrepreneurs and Investors Free Access to Research at New Jersey’s World-Class Universities

Expanded website showcases massive volume of research being conducted statewide

TRENTON, N.J. (December 18, 2024) – The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) today announced the expansion of the website for ResearchwithNJ from five to eight leading research institutions, resulting in more than 365,000 pieces of research output and close to 7,000 researcher profiles. The robust platform, used globally, connects companies, faculty, and entrepreneurs with the goal of growing more academic research and business collaborations.

The recent site expansion adds participation by all New Jersey urban research university and medical schools spending greater than $5 million in research and development funding annually. Stevens Institute of Technology was added to the site in late 2023. With the recent expansion, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine has been added to the platform, and Kean University will be added to the site in December 2024.

The expanded ResearchwithNJ site offers details about research taking place at Kean University, Hackensack Meridian, Montclair State, the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Princeton University/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Rowan University, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and Stevens Institute of Technology.

The expansion of ResearchwithNJ’s website will add hundreds of research outputs, faculty profiles, research facilities, grants, and award publications to the site. The site provides local, national, and international innovation communities with insight into groundbreaking research being conducted at New Jersey universities.

The free, online portal offers more than 365,000 pieces of research output and profiles close to 7,000 investigators that commercial enterprises, from startups to global corporations, can use to fuel their growth. Topics range across a broad spectrum of disciplines, such as biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, artificial intelligence, computer science, and others.

“Our close ties to both the startup community and the state’s many academic institutions made the management of ResearchwithNJ by CSIT a natural fit,” said CSIT Executive Director Judith Sheft. “We anticipate this expansion of ResearchwithNJ, combined with our ongoing efforts to expand outreach to emerging companies and academic professionals, will help strengthen connections between New Jersey’s research universities and the industry.”

ResearchwithNJ highlights the Garden State’s leading research experts and facilities, enhancing the visibility of research output. It also increases opportunities for users to create partnerships and build innovative new businesses and products based on the latest scientific and technological breakthroughs. Businesses can gain access to relevant areas of expertise, facilitating the transfer of technology to the marketplace. This includes information on subject matter experts, facilities, publications, intellectual property, news, and events. Investors considering investing in a startup can also leverage ResearchwithNJ to learn about research done by members of the company prior to investment.

“One of New Jersey’s greatest assets is our vast network of globally recognized universities, including all of the academic institutions that are a part of the ResearchwithNJ portal,” said CSIT Vice Chair Debbie Hart. “Through ResearchwithNJ, we are harnessing the brainpower of our state’s highly talented researchers and providing their intellectual data, free of charge, to individuals worldwide in order to help propel our innovation ecosystem forward.”

To date, the ResearchwithNJ platform has sourced nearly 365,000 outputs from all participating universities, incorporating more than 6,800 individual profiles, over 160 core facilities, and grants/projects topping 12,700.

“ResearchwithNJ is bridging academia and industry to amplify the impact of institutional research being done across New Jersey,” said Dr. Brian Bridges, Secretary of Higher Education. “By showcasing our researchers and intellectual capital, it positions the state as a hub for innovation and collaboration, fosters opportunities for students and faculty to engage impactful industry-relevant projects, and showcases how higher education is actively working to solve real-world challenges.”

“We are excited to launch Research with Hackensack with the New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation, and Technology and the State of New Jersey. The platform will be piloted with data from the Center for Discovery Innovation and the School of Medicine. The global platform will showcase our renown researchers, research outputs, grants/projects, and research units with the aim of building research/business collaborative and partnerships,” said Dr. Sandra Elliot, Vice President, Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health. 

“Kean University is proud to join ResearchwithNJ, a global site that will highlight the rich and robust STEM-based research outputs, faculty, facilities, grants/outputs at the university. As the university strives toward R2 status, implements on recent prestigious Federal Grants to Increase Diversity in Biomedical Sciences and computational science fields, and builds greater commercialization pathways for research entrepreneurs, our inclusion onto Research with NJ further validates the academic rigor of our university,” said Dr. Keith Bostian, Associate Provost, Science and Technology, Kean University, CEO, Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship.

“Stevens Institute of Technology’s integration into ResearchwithNJ reflects our commitment to making transformative research accessible to industry partners and entrepreneurs,” said Ed Synakowski, Vice Provost for Research and Innovation at Stevens Institute of Technology. “With our research spanning artificial intelligence, climate resilience, sustainable energy and healthcare innovation, Stevens is experiencing unprecedented growth in research funding under our Strategic Plan. This partnership with ResearchwithNJ creates new pathways for companies to tap into our expertise and accelerates the translation of academic discoveries into real-world solutions that benefit New Jersey and beyond.”

ResearchwithNJ was developed under the leadership of an Advisory Board consisting of the participating research universities and industry representatives from the NJEDA, OSHE, New Jersey Business & Industry Association, Choose New Jersey, BioNJ, the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, the R&D Council of New Jersey, and TechUnited. The Advisory Board provides oversight and recommendations to ensure the portal’s sustainability and success.

About CSIT
In August 2018, Governor Murphy signed legislation re-establishing the former New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology as the CSIT. Comprised of representatives from the public and private sectors, as well as academia, the Commission is tasked with leading the way in promoting the state as a home for academic and technological research, development, and commercialization.

To learn more about state resources available to New Jersey entrepreneurs and early-stage companies, visit https://www.njeda.com and follow @NewJerseyEDA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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