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HELIX Built for the discovery & advancement of next-generation, life-improving ideas.

7 companies are already in. And the application window remains open. We are actively shaping the initial roster of membe...
05/27/2026

7 companies are already in. And the application window remains open. We are actively shaping the initial roster of member companies at the New Jersey Innovation Hub, powered by Portal.

is specifically looking for the next generation of scientist-entrepreneurs. These are the founders spinning cutting-edge research out of universities and institutions into companies that can actually change how we treat disease, understand biology, and build the future of human health.

If you have the science, Portal provides what comes next: capital access, lab space, and the management infrastructure to build a real business around your work.

Visit www.njinnovates.com to learn more. Or message us and we’ll send you a link to apply.

It is critical that leading healthcare companies engage in early-stage innovation ecosystems. Partnerships like this all...
05/21/2026

It is critical that leading healthcare companies engage in early-stage innovation ecosystems. Partnerships like this allow organizations, such as Johnson & Johnson, to gain early insights into novel technologies, identify and nurture future acquisition targets, and strengthen ties with entrepreneurs and emerging industry talent.

Lecture halls. Study lounges. Classrooms. Let’s talk a bit about the actual learning spaces at The HELIX. Specifically, ...
05/20/2026

Lecture halls. Study lounges. Classrooms. Let’s talk a bit about the actual learning spaces at The HELIX. Specifically, those coming to the new medical school.

A great deal of excitement exists around the research and the business to be conducted across the HELIX campus. But there’s a third leg to the stool, and it might be the most consequential one.

Academics.

The H-1 building, future home of Rutgers’ new medical school, is being designed around a simple premise: the next generation of medical minds can’t be trained in the same kinds of rooms their professors learned in. Medicine has changed. Teaching has changed. The spaces have to change with them.

→ Versatile. The same room has to flex between a lecture, an interactive learning session, a small-group faculty workshop, without anyone moving furniture for two hours.

→ Equipped. Multiple displays, integrated AV, power & connectivity, and technology that enhances the learning.

→ Worth showing up for. Daylight. Sightlines. Comfortable seats. Materials that signal an institution takes its students seriously. Humans learn better in spaces they actually want to be in, and faculty teach better there too.

In these renderings can start to see all three at work. Lecture halls can expand and contract. Equipped rooms faciliate interactive learning. And smaller classrooms provide more intimate environments, complementary to large-format lectures. 
 
More to come as H-1’s full opening approaches...

For years, scientists believed that melting Antarctic glaciers would release iron into the ocean, triggering algae bloom...
05/19/2026

For years, scientists believed that melting Antarctic glaciers would release iron into the ocean, triggering algae blooms that absorb CO₂ and slow climate change. But….

A Rutgers-led study published in Communications Earth & Environment upends that theory.

Researchers traveled to the Dotson Ice Shelf aboard the icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer and found that meltwater contributes only ~10% of the dissolved iron leaving the ice shelf cavity—the rest comes from deep ocean water (62%) and sediments (28%).

The finding fundamentally challenges iron fertilization models used in climate projections.

This story is from .

We’re hiring. The New Jersey Innovation Hub, Powered by , is looking for a Member Experience Manager to help shape the d...
05/15/2026

We’re hiring.

The New Jersey Innovation Hub, Powered by , is looking for a Member Experience Manager to help shape the day-to-day experience for the founders, scientists, operators, and guests who walk through our doors each day.

This is a highly visible, on-site role for someone who enjoys building community, creating welcoming environments, and keeping operations running smoothly. From supporting events and member onboarding to managing shared spaces and helping startups navigate resources, this person will play a key role in the energy and experience of the NJIH ecosystem.

If you have a background in hospitality, member services, operations, workplace experience, or community management, then we encourage you to apply. Link in bio.

“This is about translating a discovery - a discovery that could be in a beaker or a flask - and taking that discovery to...
05/14/2026

“This is about translating a discovery - a discovery that could be in a beaker or a flask - and taking that discovery to patients that ultimately changes their life and changes policy.”

That was said by Dr. Reynold Panettieri, Vice Chancellor for Translational Medicine and Science at Rutgers University, in an interview we conducted with him last year.

His explanation is a primary reason why, within H-1 at the HELIX, we are building a translational research facility that will advance the work of 80 research teams. It’s about helping new discoveries actually change lives and policy. It’s about emphasizing the importance of translational research within the innovation ecosystem. And specifically, as a process that makes advancements tangible.

Here you see a mix of environments supporting translational work. The HELIX’s range of lab spaces are well documented in previous posts, but here, you also see that the translational research facilities will have dedicated meeting rooms, breakout areas, and workspaces for teams to focus on this critical work.

The HELIX bio reads “built for the discovery and advancement of next-gen, life-improving ideas”. To deliver on that, lab...
05/06/2026

The HELIX bio reads “built for the discovery and advancement of next-gen, life-improving ideas”. To deliver on that, lab infrastructure is the main ingredient. Because R&D is the backbone of every meaningful innovation and R&D needs its space.

So, we’re building a lot of them. Wet labs, dry labs, gross anatomy labs, simulation labs, clinical skills labs — H-1 alone will deliver approximately 1,200 of them, across the new Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the New Jersey Innovation Hub Powered by Portal Innovations, and Rutgers University Translational Research.

The need for serious R&D infrastructure has been clear for a long time. Filling it is a huge part of what The HELIX is here to do.

01/15/2026

We needed a space, located directly inside the HELIX campus, dedicated to connecting early stage life science companies to the things they need most - infrastructure, capital, and relationships.

The New Jersey Innovation Hub, living within H-1 at The HELIX, will do exactly this. And we’ve tapped to help run it.

This is 30,000 SF of premier, state-of-the-art incubator & co-working space at the heart of THE HELIX. Portal brings its proven national model - having already supported over 90+ startups - to the Northeast STEM corridor.

Portal’s magic lies in their ability to integrate capital, labs, space, and a curated network into a single platform. Ultimately operating as a launchpad for next-gen life‑science companies.

Visit www.njinnovates.com to learn more about what’s coming.

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