​Open Coffee Club was created by Saul Klein, venture capitalist and co-founder of Skype. NJII’s Entrepreneurship Division proudly hosts New Jersey’s startup community at the Profeta Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship on the first Wednesday of every month.

​Join us, have some coffee, meet someone new, and talk startups.

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​Open Coffee Club was created by Saul Klein, venture capitalist and co-founder of Skype. NJII’s Entrepreneurship Division proudly hosts New Jersey’s startup community at the Profeta Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship on the first Wednesday of every month.

​Join us, have some coffee, meet someone new, and talk startups.

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The Center for Translational Research is committed to promoting excellence in collaborative research, innovation partnerships, entrepreneurial pathways, education, training and infrastructure development to translate technology into applications with a high societal and economic impact. On its mission to enhance the research, innovation and technology entrepreneurship ecosystem at NJIT, the CTR has initiated a series of workshops on pathways to translational research and innovation partnerships, with panel discussions and breakout sessions giving faculty, postdocs and students an opportunity to interact with experts on early and advanced translational research, tech transfer, licensing and funding strategies for entrepreneurial activities.

Who Should Attend

Faculty, research staff, undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs and external partners who are pursuing or are interested in pathways to translational research and innovation with technology development for use-inspired applications and societal benefit should attend and would be benefited from the workshop.

Why You Should Attend

Learn about recent developments at the USPTO towards streamlining the IP acquisition processes including application submission, review by patent examiners and office actions by Elizabeth Dougherty, Eastern Regional Outreach Director at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office who will give a Distinguished Keynote talk and also participate in the discussion session with inventors in academia and industry.

You will also have an opportunity to participate in the breakout session to learn about the NJIT’s new Technology Transfer Office with open discussion on licensing and enterprise development processes.

NJII Featured Speakers

1. NJII President, Michael Johnson, Ph.D.
2. NJIT President, Teik C. Lim
3. NJII BOD & Senior Vice Provost and Executive Director – CTR, Atam Dhawan
4. NJII Entrepreneurship Division Director, Venture Studio, Viraj Mane

Register and view the full agenda and list of speakers here.

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Why Attend?

1. Join several startups showcasing their products on stage for the NJ entrepreneurial ecosystem
2. Hear from leading tech experts
3. Visit various exhibition booths with live demos
4. Connect 1:1 with key players in the industry
5. And more! 

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this exciting chapter in Newark’s tech story!

Register today

About Our Co-Hosts

New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) is a 501c3 organization wholly owned by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). As an independent corporation, NJII is uniquely positioned to be agile, entrepreneurial, and opportunistic.  NJII is focused on accelerating technology and fostering innovation in order to have a positive economic impact in New Jersey. To date, NJII has generated over $330M in revenue during its ten years of operation across its divisions (AI/ML, Defense, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare and Learning & Development) and today has a team of 120 staff.

Lair East Labs is an early-stage venture firm based in New York that empowers founders to expand internationally. Each year, 10 startups join our 4-month hybrid accelerator and receive investments of up to $150K. The program combines learning from top alumni founders and access to a network of mentors and investors with extensive experience navigating the Asian markets.

Newark Alliance is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the ongoing economic revitalization of Newark, striving to transform our city into a better and safer place to work, live, learn, play and do business. Supported by corporate and community partners, the Alliance has successfully leveraged Newark’s competitive assets to generate economic growth for the city, state, region and beyond.

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NJII will be attending the event as an exhibitor.

To register for the event, click here.

Use our code njiipropels for your complimentary ticket!

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Open Coffee Club was created by Saul Klein, venture capitalist and co-founder of Skype. VentureLink @ NJIT proudly hosts New Jersey’s startup community on the first Wednesday of every month.

Join us, have some coffee, meet someone new, and talk startups.

To register for this event, click here.

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During this showcase, attendees will have the chance to engage with the innovators behind these projects, gaining insights into their processes, technologies, and the potential impact of their work on biopharma and beyond as well as hear from VCs working in this space.

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Open Coffee Club was created by Saul Klein, venture capitalist and co-founder of Skype. VentureLink @ NJIT proudly hosts New Jersey’s startup community on the first Wednesday of every month.

Join us, have some coffee, meet someone new, and talk startups.

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Learn more about BioFoundry or register now! 

Presenting companies include:

AddGraft Therapeutics aims to fundamentally cure an individual of their AUD affliction.

Animatus Biosciences is a regenerative medicine company with innovative technology to regenerate injured of aged tissues.

Girihlet is creating a new class of antibodies to reverse autoimmunity by identifying the disease-causing T- cells .

Glyphic Biotechnologies is developing a first-of-its-kind single-molecule protein sequencing platform.

Raven Biomaterials makes a next generation RBI-Bead cell separation platform that can integrate into existing processes to facilitate faster and cleaner isolation of critical cells.

Thank you to our supporters + partners!

About BioFoundry

This 15-week program coaches biopharma technology companies across the country on what it takes to grow their research from the lab to commercialization. We focus on strong foundations, practical knowledge, and mentorship that have been proven to help startups succeed.

Graduates of our program will be ready for the next step in their entrepreneurial journey, which may include pharma partnerships, grant funding, and venture capital fundraising.

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