NJIT Newsroom tagged with "commercialization"

NJIT's Don Sebastian To Serve as Panelist Today at "Best and Brightest" Medical Innovation Forum

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Donald H. Sebastian, provost (interim) and senior vice president for research and development at NJIT, will participate in a panel discussion at the “Best and Brightest” Forum on Medical Innovation today at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. Other panelists include Dick Gephardt, chairman of the Council for American Medical Innovation and former Missouri representative and House Majority Leader, and Bob Franks, president of the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey and former New Jersey representative. Sebastian will be speaking on related topics at the New Jersey Technology Council Regional Commercialization Conference on Dec. 10 in Wilmington, Del.

Tagged: donald sebastian, research and development, office of the provost, njtc

NJ Monthly Names NJIT's Altenkirch to Top 100 List for 2009

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

New Jersey Monthly magazine this month named NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch one of New Jersey’s most important people to watch in 2009.

Tagged: department of biomedical engineering, division 1, robert altenkirch, national science foundation, campus center, ncaa, student, faculty, patents, treena livingston arinzeh, gwathmey siegel, gateway project, prudential center, elkus manfredi architects, newark downtown core redevelopment corporation, presidential early career award, adult stem cell research, jones lasalle, university branding initiative, new jersey monthly magazine, career award, intellectual property commercialization, middle states review

Donald H. Sebastian, NJIT Senior Vice President for Research and Development, Named Interim Provost

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch has announced the appointment of Donald H. Sebastian, PhD, senior vice president for research and development, to the position of interim provost, effective Jan. 1, 2009.

Tagged: donald sebastian, robert altenkirch, research and development, chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, exxon mobil foundation, commercialization, new jersey nanotechnology consortium, nj homeland security technology systems center, nj technology hall of fame, intellectual property development, business incubation

NJIT's Office of Technology Development To Host Research Commercialization Webinar Series

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT’s Office of Technology Development is hosting an 11-week series of webinars focused on commercialization of research (life science and engineering-based technology), on Wednesdays beginning Jan. 14–March 25, 1-2:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 1403. Co-organized by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer, the course will discuss the practical business and legal issues that researchers need to understand to commercialize their research. Contact Judith Sheft, Associate Vice President Technology Development at 973-596-5825; sheft@njit.edu.

Tagged: national science foundation, judith sheft, national institutes of health, office of technology development, national council of entrepreneurial tech transfer, engineering based technology, research commercialization, life science

Enterprise Development Center at NJIT To Host Free Seminar on Technology Commercialization Process

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT's Enterprise Development Center will host a free seminar on "Technology Commercialization from Lab to Commercial Success: Tiptoeing through the Minefield" on October 23, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the EDC, 211 Warren St., Conference Room 407. Yaniv Sneor of Blue Cactus Consulting will draw on his experience starting, managing and growing companies in a variety of industries and fields and his involvement in numerous technology commercialization endeavors encompassing a broad range of technologies and markets. All are welcome. RSVP to Kelly Carthens is appreciated.

Tagged: enterprise development center, technology commercialization

NJIT Associate VP Featured in Online Business Magazine

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Judith Sheft, associate vice president of technology development at NJIT, explains technology transfer and commercialization within New Jersey's universities and its importance for the growth of our economy in a new video featured in the May issue of NJ Entrepreneur.com.

Tagged: judith sheft, entrepreneur, office of technology development, commercialization

NJIT To Host Technology Commercialization Seminar and Panel Discussion

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Steven Walsh, PhD, one of the world's leading experts on the commercialization of micro and nano technologies, will discuss the challenges of technology commercialization on Dec. 5, 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium. Bruce Kirchhoff, PhD, distinguished professor of management (at left), will moderate a panel of EDC tenant company representatives. The seminar is open to the public.

Tagged: seminar, nanotechnology, bruce kirchoff, technology commercialization

Upcoming Conference at NJIT Offers Tips to Businessmen and Entrepreneurs On Ways To Commercialize Nanotechnology in Greater New Jersey Region

Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0500

Do you want to learn more about opportunities in the greater New Jersey region for commercializing nanotechnology research? Then you won’t want to miss “Commercializing Nanotechnology in the Greater Garden State Region: The Next Step,” a workshop Dec.14, 2004, at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

Tagged: conference, nanotechnology, commercialization