Rutgers EcoComplex supports PNE at its Clean Energy Innovation Center in Bordentown Princeton NuEnergy Inc. (PNE), a New Jersey-based innovative clean-tech company incubated at the Rutgers EcoComplex “Clean Energy Innovation Center” in Bordentown, NJ, has been awarded a $12 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). PNE is focused on recycling, repurposing and commercializing lithium-ion […]
Rutgers EcoComplex Announces New Accelerator Program to Support NJ’s Offshore Wind Industry
New Jersey is poised to be an important player in the emerging offshore wind (OSW) energy industry being developed throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. A strong OSW energy industry can only be technologically efficient and cost-effective with the existence of nearby robust supply chain support. To help sustain this emerging industry, […]
Rutgers EcoComplex Welcomes Three New Companies to its Clean Technology Incubator
Rutgers EcoComplex “Clean Energy Innovation Center,” a unit of New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), has added three new companies into its Clean Technology Incubator. Caelum Biosciences, Premissa, Inc. and HiT Nano, Inc. are the newest incubated companies at the Rutgers EcoComplex in Bordentown, NJ, which provides a wide range of business development expertise, including […]
Food Innovation Center Offers Food Business Basics Workshop and Training Session for Food Entrepreneurs
The Food Innovation Center at Rutgers is having a Food Business Basics Workshop and Training Session for early stage entrepreneurs on Monday, September 9 from 9:00am-5:00pm at the Rutgers EcoComplex. Food Business Basics is a unique opportunity for food entrepreneurs to learn critical aspects of entering or growing their business in the prepared food and […]
Rutgers Student Maxwell Melnick Completes First Year of Leadership Training in the Bioeconomy
At the conclusion of a four-day Spring Conference at North Carolina State University during which students gave their final presentations about current issues in the bioeconomy, Rutgers student Maxwell Melnick was recognized as a graduate of CABLE (the Consortium for Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Education). Melnick is an undergraduate major in environmental sciences with a minor […]
Impacts of Microplastics in the Urban Environment Conference
Rutgers New Brunswick hosts Impacts of Microplastics in the Urban Environment Conference Plastics pose serious adverse impacts to human and ecosystems due to their environmental persistence, their physical properties, and chemical makeup. Research scientists, entrepreneurs and business executives, government officials and students filled the Ludwig Global Learning Center on the Cook-Douglas Campus in late March […]
CABLE Student Delegate Maxwell Melnick Coordinates Event Promoting Low-Carbon Transportation Options
The “Consortium for Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership” (CABLE) is a 20-university partnership that aims to guide the next generation of bioeconomy leaders. Participating universities, which include Rutgers, select one student to become its student delegate whose role is to collaborate in small working groups with the other student delegates to research and present a specific industry […]
EcoComplex-incubated Startups Offer High-Tech Ways to Save Power
New Jersey has long been known as the center of the global pharmaceutical industry, with industry giants making their homes here or maintaining significant presences. Now some startups hope to extend the state’s innovation to other areas, like high-tech energy. One such innovator is Manveer Sidhu, the founder, materials scientist, and principal researcher at Sidhu […]
NJAES: Maximizing the Benefits of Curbing Food Waste
In addition to the economic cost of food, there is the additional cost in resources such as land, water, labor, and transport that is not often factored into the cost of food waste. With global solid waste generation accelerating, and organic waste contributing significantly to the problem, continued use of landfills for organic waste is […]
NJAES is a Catalyst for Economic Growth and Innovation in New Jersey
For more than 100 years, investment in New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) research has sustained innovative work that strengthens economic viability and improves public health. NJAES researchers strive to gain a deeper understanding of our physical world, identify ways in which humans affect our planet and develop multi-dimensional solutions to address real-world problems. NJAES […]
