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
NJIT Innovation Ecosystem Workshop Highlights Pathways from Research Discovery to Real-World Impact
Researchers, industry leaders, and innovation partners convene to explore how collaboration, commercialization strategies, and translational research can accelerate solutions to society’s most pressing challenges
NJIT’s Center for Translational Research (CTR) hosted its 2nd badge workshop focused on building innovation ecosystems, bringing together approximately 110 participants from academia, industry, government, and the broader innovation community to discuss how research discoveries can be transformed into solutions that benefit society and drive economic growth. The event highlighted the growing importance of strengthening pathways from research to real-world impact and creating stronger connections among researchers, entrepreneurs, companies, investors, and community partners.
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.