Lowering Costs Without Killing Cures (Asbury Park Press)

An op-ed by Dean J. Paranicas, HINJ President and Chief Executive Officer February 19, 2021 ― Medical innovation in the U.S. is at an inflection point.  The breathtaking achievements of our life sciences community in tacking the COVID-19 pandemic further the industry’s legacy of its capacity to respond quickly to health crises. 

HINJ Statement on COVID Vaccine Rollout

HINJ salutes the work of the life sciences industry during this unprecedented pandemic. “Today’s rollout in New Jersey of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 to health care workers is a major step forward in the effort to combat this pandemic,” said Dean J. Paranicas, president and chief executive officer of HINJ.  “And with […]

HINJ Issues Statement on Most Favored Nation Executive Order

The HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ) supports responsible ways to lower health care costs for patients that do not jeopardize the ability of life sciences companies to research and discover the next generation of treatments and cures for patients everywhere.  We remain committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure that new barriers to […]

HINJ Honors Rutgers University and Infinity BiologiX with Research and Innovation Award

HINJ presented Rutgers University and Infinity BiologiX (IBX) with its HINJ Excellence in Research and Innovation Award for their breakthrough research in developing the “saliva test” to identify COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2).  The award was bestowed during the Research and Development Council of New Jersey’s 41st annual Edison Patent Awards event on November 12. “HINJ recognizes Rutgers […]

HINJ Honors NJ Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools with STEM Education Award

HINJ recognized the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools with its HINJ Excellence in STEM Education Award at the Council’s September board meeting. HINJ honored the Council and its members for their leadership in STEM education, bolstering New Jersey’s innovation ecosystem, and guiding students on their career path. HINJ President and Chief Executive Officer […]

HINJ Honors Assemblyman Benson with Bob Franks Award

HINJ Honors Assemblyman Benson with Bob Franks Award HINJ recognized Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-14) with the Bob Franks Public Service Award for demonstrating the spirit of public service that Franks exemplified while in public office and as President and Chief Executive Officer of HINJ. HINJ President and Chief Executive Officer Dean J. Paranicas congratulated the […]

Health Care Technology and the Pandemic

September 1, 2020 – HINJ President and CEO Dean Paranicas served as the moderator for the August 31, 2020 NJBIZ healthcare technology forum. Please read the article about the forum here.

HINJ Issues Statement on President’s Executive Orders

July 27, 2020 ― HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ) President and Chief Executive Officer Dean J. Paranicas today issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s executive orders. “America’s biopharmaceutical, medical technology and diagnostics companies, in concert with the public and academic sectors, are sprinting at a breakneck pace in harnessing their […]