Strategic Goals and Objectives: The mission of the NJIT Center for Translational Research (CTR) is to advance NJIT as a regional and national leader in research and innovation translation in areas ranging from healthcare, to energy sustainability, to digital privacy. The CTR plans to accelerate technology innovation and the translation of academic research and discoveries into tangible commercial solutions through new market validation, entrepreneurship and commercialization initiatives, the enhancement of NJIT’s high-tech research and development facilities, and strategic partnerships.
The center will serve as a hub to promote and facilitate translational research through workshops, training and networking opportunities that help students, faculty and other stakeholders develop innovation partnerships for technology validation and commercialization that focus on the following objectives, among others:
(i) Building institutional capacity and infrastructure for successful translational research and innovation activities;
(ii) Creating opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to learn roadmaps for technology research and innovation translation through workshops, internships and mentoring programs towards addressing market and societal needs;
(iii) Funding and supporting translational research seed projects and developing innovation partnerships and commercialization pathways to further enhance NJIT’s Research, Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship (RITE) ecosystem for tangible societal and economic impact.
Center for Translational Research Executive Presentation 02-21-2024
New Jersey Experts Convene to Discuss PFAS Forever Chemicals
State officials from NJDEP and stakeholders examined next steps and innovations in PFAS reduction strategies in NJ during the PFAS Summit at NJIT.
Last week, Environment New Jersey attended a two-day PFAS Summit at NJIT in Newark. The event was hosted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), who convened experts to discuss the challenges and opportunities in addressing these “forever chemicals.” Experts at the summit focused on key topics, including the health effects and prevalence of PFAS in water soils, strategies to combat these chemicals in New Jersey, and regulatory actions being taken by other states.