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
SAVE THE DATE | Friday, April 24, 2026; 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, NJIT - Ballroom Campus Center
CTR 2026 Workshop on Translational Research and Technology Innovations for PFAS Decontaminations
NO REGISTRATION FEE; FREE EVENT PARKING, BREAKFAST, LUNCH & COFFEE BREAKS PROVIDED
The CTR workshop is focused on translational research and innovative technologies for detecting and managing PFAS related contaminants in water, soil, air, infrastructure and consumable products. The CTR Workshop will engage faculty, research staff, undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs and external partners including major NJ universities, industry, utilities, business accelerators, government and community stakeholders who are pursuing or are interested in translational research and innovative technology development for removing the PFAS related contaminations in water, soil, air, infrastructure and environment for sustainable societies.
This work was partially supported by a U.S. National Science Foundation Accelerating Research Translation cooperative agreement (TIP-2331429) and the NJIT Center for Translational Research. The opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.