WHAT:
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) will host an anniversary
celebration to mark the 10-year anniversary of its Technology Centre
of New Jersey, a 50-acre complex located along the U.S. Route 1 technology
corridor between New Brunswick and Princeton and within the Greater
New Brunswick Innovation Zone.
WHEN:
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005 at 8:30 a.m.
WHERE:
The Technology Centre of New Jersey Commercialization Center for Innovative
Technologies (CCIT) 675 U.S. Route 1, North Brunswick
DETAILS:
The
Technology Centre of New Jersey, a joint development project of the
EDA and the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust, encompasses about 400,000
square of modern, affordable space that currently serves the needs of
20 early-stage technology and life sciences companies.
The
EDA began development of the 50-acre former Johnson & Johnson site in
1995 to provide growing high-tech businesses with the opportunity to
lease top-quality, customized laboratory, production and office space
at competitive prices. More than $100 million has been invested in facilities
and improvements.
The
anniversary celebration will include a networking breakfast, tours of
the facilities and overviews of New Jersey's Innovation Zones and the
EDA's Techniuum initiative, which provides a continuum of customized
financial, technical and real estate development support to assist emerging
technology and life sciences businesses as they advance through their
life cycle of growth.
SPEAKERS
INCLUDE:
Caren S. Franzini, Chief Executive Officer, EDA
Richard S. Kollender, Principal, Quaker BioVentures
Christian Kopfli, Principal, Chromocell Corporation
Michael E. Breton, Ph.D., Associate Vice President,
Rutgers University
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directions, click here.
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