Real Estate Journal — Central New Jersey — February 10 - 23, 2017 — 7B
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Highlighting New Jersey’s many success stories of 2016 BioNJ Gala highlights success stories of NJ’s flourishing life sciences community
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the State’s Angel Investor Tax Credit Program, had this to say about BioNJ: “Membership in BioNJ has provided us with access to tremendous resources,” Mario said. “At different stages of our development, there were different resources. Starting out, it was really network- ing, meeting people. We hired people we met through rela- tionships established at many of the meetings. And more recently we have accessed discounted chemicals and sup- plies to support our antibiotic drug development program.” n
RENTON, NJ — Rep- resentatives from the New Jersey Eco-
leadership and lobbying to develop programs and finan- cial resources that will enrich an already vibrant life sciences landscape,” BioNJ president and CEO Debbie Hart said. Member companies can take advantage of a multitude of BioNJ resources: BioNJ’s Talent Services connects entrepreneurs with capable employees who can fit their staffing needs. The service offers candidate sourc- ing, human resources exper- tise, and career coaching and training. Peer-to-peer networking and
educational events such as exclusive forums, roundtable discussions, and participation in various BioNJ commit- tees enable entrepreneurs to learn more about themselves, their community, and their industry. BioNJ also holds an annual CEO Summit, which brings together the heads of innovator companies to dis- cuss topics relevant to leaders in the life sciences sector. “New Jersey has a dynam- ic life sciences community through which emerging en- trepreneurs receive invaluable guidance from established
entities, more-seasoned inno- vators, and giants in the phar- maceutical world,” EDA CEO Melissa Orsen . “It’s through organizations like BioNJ that these relationships are culti- vated and strengthened.” TAXIS Pharmaceuticals, a Rutgers University spinout that graduated from the EDA’s Commercialization Center for Innovative Technologies, seeks to discover and develop pharmaceuticals targeting multidrug-resistant bacte- rial infections. Taxis president and CEO Greg Mario, whose company also participated in
nomic De- velopment Author i ty (EDA) joined mo r e t han 750 biotech- nology and pharmaceu- tical profes- sionals, other
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government officials, academic leaders, and service providers on Feb. 2 at BioNJ’s 24th An- nual Gateway Gala & Innova- tion Celebration. Entrepreneurs from three EDA-supported companies are among those who were recognized during the gala. Celator Pharmaceuticals for- mer chief executive officer Scott Jackson, Amicus Thera- peutics chairman of the board and CEO John Crowley, and Chromocell CEO Christian Kopfli will receive BioNJ’s In- novator Award in the leader- ship category. The gala also highlighted New Jersey’s many success stories of 2016 and give trade organization BioNJ the oppor- tunity to tout why innovators choose to grow their compa- nies in New Jersey. According to BioNJ: • The Garden State boasts the world’s highest concentration of scientists and engineers per square mile – more than 225,000 statewide. • New Jersey is home to 14 of the world’s 20 largest bio- pharmaceutical companies, including Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer, and 12 of the world’s top 22 research and development companies. • The annual economic impact of the industry in New Jersey is estimated to be $36 billion. • More than 64,210 individu- als are employed in New Jer- sey’s life sciences industry. BioNJ’s mission is to propel New Jersey’s robust life sci- ences ecosystem forward to accelerate the discovery, de- velopment and commercializa- tion of therapies and cures for the patients who need them. With more than 400 mem- ber companies, ranging from startups to large corporations, BioNJ has been an advocate for New Jersey’s life science community for over 20 years. “As New Jersey’s life scienc- es presence continues to grow, BioNJ works to advance eco- nomic development through
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