Niko Fotopoulos, a Princeton sophomore, is a co-founder of Blackwell, a medical technology startup. The Blackwell team spent this past summer at Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs, the first undergraduate team to do so.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Wednesday, July 25, two initiatives to jump-start the state’s innovation ecosystem. He addressed officials and guests at Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs in Plainsboro, which formally opened in May.
Ancient alchemists tried to turn lead and other common metals into gold and platinum. Modern chemists in Paul Chirik’s lab at Princeton are transforming reactions that have depended on environmentally unfriendly precious metals, finding cheaper and greener alternatives to replace platinum, rhodium and other precious metals in drug production and other reactions.
Princeton University's Office of Corporate Engagement and Foundation Relations (CEFR) and Cisco co-hosted UIDP26, the semi-annual meeting of the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership. The conference was held at Cisco's facility in San Jose, California April 16-19, 2018.
In an interview with ROI-NJ, Princeton University Dean for Research Pablo Debenedetti stressed the need for stable federal funding for research; detailed the rising level of corporate funding for Princeton research and the University's expanding engagement with companies, including in New Jersey; and underlined the University's support for developing the innovation ecosystem in its home state.
Companies and academic institutions of New Jersey have a unique opportunity to solve health care problems and grow new businesses at the intersection of biotechnology and data science, a panel of leaders from industry and academia concluded at a conference convened by Princeton University on Oct. 25.
Citing the enormous power of artificial intelligence to benefit but also disrupt society, Microsoft President Brad Smith on Thursday, March 1, called for standards of accountability and a “Hippocratic oath” among technologists to do no harm with the emerging tools.
“Will we ensure that machines remain accountable to people? Will we ensure that the people who design these machines remain accountable to other people?” asked Smith, a Princeton University alumnus and trustee, speaking to a packed audience of more than 500 people in McCosh Hall.
