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.

2025 Rutgers Innovation Awards Ceremony

The Office for Research celebrated and honored the 2025 Rutgers Innovation Awards recipients with peers, industry executives, and Rutgers University leadership. In its second year, the Rutgers Innovation Awards recognized researchers who have demonstrated excellence by developing a breakthrough idea, process, or technology that has the potential to benefit society and create economic value. A special thank you to all our industry expert reviewers.

SuperSelective

PCR

Primers

“SuperSelective” primers with a 5' anchor and a 3' foot sequence enable the detection and quantification of somatic mutations whose presence relates to cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy in real-time PCR assays that can analyze rare DNA fragments. As a consequence, amplification mainly occurs on the mutant target sequences.

Green Ammonia Production

Current approaches to reducing CO2 emissions in ammonia production utilize electrochemical methods. Researchers have developed a system for electrochemical generation of ammonia from nitrogen and water at ambient temperature and pressure using a tungsten oxide-based catalyst. Advantages include a higher selectivity and catalytic efficiency, and prevent the formation of toxic intermediates.

Synthetic

Echocardiogram

from ECG

Researchers at Rutgers University have developed an advanced tele-echocardiogram platform that enables an electrocardiogram to be performed to synthesize heart images, along with acquiring other vital signs by the patient via a smartphone, without going to a clinic. The technology combines artificial intelligence, mobile health technologies, and cardiology.

Activated AtMC9

increases plants’

salt and drought

resilience

A Rutgers research team discovered that AtMC9 is a key enzyme for the production of the phytocytokine peptide, Pep3, which can increase plants’ salt and drought resilience. This increases plants' defense against biotrophic bacterial and fungal pathogens—a new pest and disease management for agriculture.

Startups

Startups incorporated from technologies developed at Rutgers University

NovoPedics

MeniscoFix bioresorbable scaffold for total meniscal replacement

MeniscoFix™ is a polymer fiber-reinforced scaffold designed to gradually be resorbed by the body and replaced by new tissue. Represents an innovative approach to replace damaged meniscal tissue with a patented fiber-reinforced design similar to the native meniscus. Designed to be attached to both soft tissue and bone, enabling its use in total meniscus replacement surgery.

2025 Rutgers Research & Innovation Annual Impact Report

Rutgers is a national Leader in research and innovation and the largest and most comprehensive university in New Jersey. Our researchers have been a catalyst for societal and economic advancement. With almost $1B in sponsored research resulting in breakthroughs in health and life sciences, to innovations in agriculture, engineering, computer science, the arts, humanities, and social sciences, Rutgers drives progress.