Research and Development Council of New Jersey

The Research & Development Council of New Jersey is a nonprofit organization which advocates for progress in various research and development sectors in the state of New Jersey. Its membership includes representatives from academia, industry, and government. Members of the Council are offered services such as policy analysis and recent news in the fields of science research. The Research & Development Council of New Jersey was the principal fundraiser for the construction of the Liberty Science Center, and it also funds a dozen scholarships for New Jersey students yearly. The organization was established in 1962 and is based in Newark.

The Research and Development Council of NJ is led by a Board of Directors with Dr. Ian Shankland of Honeywell Specialty Materials acting as Chairman. The Vice Chairwoman is Dr. Kathleen Scotto of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ. The President is Anthony S. Cicatiello of CN Communications International Inc. The Secretary is Dr. Waseem Malick of Roche, Inc. and the Treasurer is Dr. Robert Zivin of Johnson & Johnson. The Board also includes industry, academic, and New Jersey state representatives.

Membership companies include the following:

US Army ARDEC, and US Army REDCOM.

Each year, the R&D Council of New Jersey honors noteworthy efforts of scientists and inventors, as well as their organizations, with the Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award. The Research & Development Council of New Jersey deemed it most fitting to pay homage to one of New Jersey's greatest inventors by naming its patent award in his honor. The Council gives the Award to inventors in New Jersey for their patents on scientific breakthroughs.

In 2010, the Council selected 8 patent awards, and recognized over 30 inventors. The 2010 award recipients were Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, ExxonMobil, NJIT, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, BASF, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Osteotech, and Stevens Institute of Technology. Award recipients participated in short films explaining their innovations.

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