On September 24, 2024, Rutgers hosted their inaugural innovation award ceremony at The President’s Tent in New Brunswick, N.J. where distinguished innovators were recognized for having developed a breakthrough idea, process, or technology that benefits society. The event also celebrated current Rutgers inventors who were issued U.S. patents during the fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
The winners were scored by experts based on competitive advantage, impact, utility and socio-economic value of the innovation, and significance of the problem solved.
The judge panel of experts included NJII Assistant Vice President of AI and Machine Learning, Thomas Villani, Ph.D., along with NJII Proposal Writer, Grants and Restricted Funds, William Reichert.
Learn more About the Rutgers Innovation Awards and see the full list of winners.