RUTGERS INNOVATIONS

Rutgers Office for Research proudly presents Rutgers Innovations, a bulletin that provides updates on Rutgers technologies and highlights collaborative and partnership opportunities for intellectual property-based assets.

2026 Rutgers Innovation Showcase

The Office for Research wishes everyone a Happy New Year 2026 and takes this opportunity to invite you to our inaugural Rutgers Innovation Showcase (RIS) event! Join us for a series of lightning talks featuring our researchers, followed by poster presentations from students, faculty, and staff.

This event is hosted by Technology Transfer & New Ventures and will highlight selected innovative ideas, technologies, and inventions developed at

Rutgers University and by Rutgers Start-ups.

This half-day celebration will connect academia with industry. Register here.

Learn More About the Rutgers Innovation Showcase

Diagnostic Assays and Methods for Detecting Pathogens

Inventors have invented an easy and efficient method for co-extraction of TB DNA and COVID-19 RNA that is compatible with many downstream assays, including qPCR, PCR, and CRISPR, and a CRISPR diagnostic tool for TB with point-of-care capabilities.

Aerodynamic and vibration damping skin for cylindrical structures

Rutgers innovators have developed a novel lightweight skin technology that integrates resonating lattice designs into spacecraft structures. These structures capture and redistribute shock energy, extending the duration over which the wave is experienced and minimizing destructive impact.

Digital Vivarium

Rutgers researchers have developed the Digital Vivarium – RFID Census Database and Scanning Application, a streamlined, standalone solution that automatically captures and transmits cage-card RFID data through an integrated database and mobile scanning app. This delivers an accurate and automated census workflow specifically built for research operations.

Downy Mildew Resistant

Basil

Rutgers plant biologists have developed a gene-edited sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) line that is resistant to downy mildew by using CRISPR-editing technology. The sweet basil plants showed significantly reduced pathogen load and absence of visual symptoms of downy mildew two weeks after pathogen inoculation.

Startups

Startups incorporated from technologies developed at Rutgers University

PONS

Software that enhances and improves image quality, providing advanced features in Ultrasound, point-of-care ultrasound, and X-ray imaging.

PONS' device-agnostic, patented software, and AI models optimize ultrasound imaging quality and reduce signal noise while revealing anatomical features that remain undetectable with conventional ultrasound systems. The company's deep learning algorithms elevate basic ultrasound to provide expert-level scan resolution, tissue contrast, and noise reduction without requiring expensive new hardware. This amplifies the power of ultrasound for early disease detection and preventive screening globally.

Learn more about Rutgers Innovations

Contact Eusebio Pires, PhD, MBA at marketingbd@research.rutgers.edu

for business development and partnering opportunities.

Rutgers Technology Transfer is part of the Office for Research.