Margaret Brennan-Tonetta; Joseph Goffreda; Dean Polk, – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
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FIC and Specialty Foods Association Bring Taste and Nutrition to Those in Need
Since early February, thousands of specialty food products have been arriving at the Food Innovation Center (FIC) at Rutgers University in Bridgeton, NJ, in preparation for the Specialty Food Association’s “specialty outstanding food innovation” sofi™ Awards – the most prestigious competition in specialty foods. Due to the pandemic, the judging has been delayed, leaving a large […]
Rutgers FIC, Specialty Food Association donate foods to local community
Margaret Brennan-Tonetta, NJAES
Announcement: NJAES Exec Director Announces Complete NJAES Senior Leadership Structure
March 13, 2020 Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share with you the now complete NJAES senior leadership structure, as well as a change to the SEBS leadership structure, that are designed to increase operational effectiveness and efficiency, research excellence, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Effective July 1, NJAES will be led by three, co-equal senior associate […]
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 […]
Sweeney Tours Rutgers’ Food Innovation Center
Margaret Brennan-Tonetta – Rutgers’ Food Innovation Center South
Rutgers EcoComplex Named Best Business Incubator in New Jersey in Latest Ranking by NJBIZ Magazine
The Rutgers EcoComplex, located in Bordentown, NJ, was ranked first in the Best Business Incubator Category in NJBiz Magazine’s 2018 Reader Rankings. Rutgers Food Innovation Center was one of two other finalists also recognized in the “Best Business Incubator” category in the publication, New Jersey’s leading business journal. More than 8,000 clients, colleagues and peers […]
Rutgers EcoComplex Awarded $439,000 Grant from U.S. Department of Commerce
The Rutgers EcoComplex EcoIgnite Clean Energy Proof of Concept Center & Accelerator Program was one of 35 organizations from 19 states to receive funding to create and expand cluster-focused, proof-of-concept and commercialization programs, and early-stage seed capital funds through the U.S. Department of Commerce – Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program. The […]
Rutgers Clean Energy and Food Innovation Incubators Leading Efforts to Improve Environmental Sustainability within New Jersey Food Industry
Rutgers EcoComplex was awarded a $157,517 grant from the U.S. EPA, Region II Pollution Prevention Program that’s aimed at helping New Jersey’s food processors, storage and distribution facilities to become more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable through upgrading refrigeration systems, using safer chemicals, reducing water and energy use, and increasing employee training. “This project will […]
Rutgers Food Innovation Center and NJ Business Groups to Visit Israel to Build NJ-Israel Innovation Cluster
During the week of June 21, Lou Cooperhouse, director of the Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) and President of the New Jersey Business Incubation Network (NJ BIN) and Jessica Paolini, Economic Development Manager of Choose New Jersey, Inc., are visiting Israel to meet with academic, government, business incubation, and investment organizations. The purpose of the […]








