2013 Special Recognition Award
Christopher J. Molloy, Ph.D., R.Ph. Interim Chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health SciencesRutgers, The State University of New Jersey As Interim Chancellor for Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Dr. Molloy served as the lead administrator for the Integration Management Office, responsible for the integration into Rutgers of most units of the former University of Medicine and […]
Biggest Need for New Jersey’s STEM Future: Keeping Our Talent Here
An op-ed by Dean J. Paranicas, HINJ President and Chief Executive Officer and Anthony S. Cicatiello, President of the R&D Council of New Jersey …
Rare Disease Day Highlights the Imperative to Support Biomedical Research
About 1 in 11 Americans, and 350 million people worldwide, suffer from a rare disease, defined as a disease affecting less than 200,000 people in the United States. …
Blame Middlemen, Insurers for Prices at the Drug Counter
The Star-Ledger’s recent editorial, “Drug prices are obscene, and (Gov. Phil) Murphy is blocking the smart solution,” left out key facts regarding the role of drug manufacturers in determining what patients pay for name-brand medicines. …
2013 Special Recognition Award (Posthumous)
The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg United States Senator – New Jersey Following a distinguished career at Automated Data Processing (ADP), Mr. Lautenberg in 1982 turned to elected politics and won his first — of five — elections to the United States Senate. The Senator introduced legislation on a wide range of issues and vigorously championed […]
2013 STEM Education Award
Biotechnology High SchoolMonmouth County Vocational School District Located in Freehold, the Biotechnology High School is an International Baccalaureate World School that integrates life sciences into a rigorous curriculum that prepares students for higher education and leadership in an increasingly demanding workplace. In 2013, U.S. News & World Report ranked it as No. 1 on its “Best High Schools in […]
2013 Patient Advocacy Award
Debra L. Wentz, Ph.D. Chief Executive OfficerNew Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc. As CEO of the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies (NJAMHAA), Dr. Wentz has transformed a small organization into an award-winning trade association and established the New Jersey Mental Health Institute, a nonprofit charitable organization. The association […]
2013 Research Award
Joseph R. Bertino, M.D. Chief Scientific Officer, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyUniversity Professor of Medicine & Pharmacology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolInterim Director, Rutgers Stem Cell Institute of New JerseyRutgers, The State University of New Jersey For more than 50 years, Dr. Bertino has contributed his expertise toward establishing the foundation of modern cancer research and […]
2013 Honorable Bob Franks Public Service Award
The Honorable Thomas H. Kean Mr. Kean served as Governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990, President of Drew University from 1990 to 2005, and Chair of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States from 2002 to 2004. Governor Kean is Chairman Emeritus of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Board, following 22 […]
2014 STEM Education Award
Students 2 Science, Inc. Students 2 Science’s (S2S) core mission is to bring STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers to life by changing students’ attitudes toward pursuing STEM careers, and improving student aptitude with STEM subject matter. At its full-scale, commercial-grade laboratory in East Hanover, S2S presents challenging experiments, enabling students to work side-by-side […]