New Jersey’s Innovation Gateway
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation, was founded in 2014 as a 501c3. As an independent, non-profit corporation, NJII is uniquely positioned to be agile, entrepreneurial and opportunistic. NJII is focused on accelerating technology, fostering innovation, and workforce development in order to have a positive economic impact in New Jersey. Focused on results, NJII has generated over $330M in revenue during its ten years of operation
NJII combines the vast resources of an R-1 university, strong and far-reaching industry and government relationships, and proven methods for building industry centric ecosystems. The NJII team of 100+ staff are currently organized into four cutting edge divisions that guide our initiatives: AI/ML, Defense, Entrepreneurship and Healthcare.
NJII and NJIT have active Commercial And Government Entity (CAGE) Codes. CAGE code is a five-character ID number used by the Federal Government to identify businesses, organizations, and government agencies that do business with the government.
Watch the video to hear from NJII President, Michael Johnson, P.h.D as well as many of our employees who describe what it's like be a part of NJII.
NJII Publishes FY2024 Annual Report
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) is pleased to announce the release of its Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report. This comprehensive document highlights our achievements, partnerships, and milestones over the past year, showcasing our impact across healthcare, defense, entrepreneurship, and advanced manufacturing. The report also reflects our commitment to driving innovation, fostering economic growth, and delivering value to the communities we serve. Stay tuned for insights into how NJII continues to shape the future of innovation.
NJII 10 Year Anniversary
In May 2024, New Jersey Innovation Institute celebrated its 10th anniversary as an organization! The celebration included a luncheon event at McLoon’s Boathouse, words of appreciation and inspiration from NJII President Michael Johnson and NJIT President Dr. Teik Lim, and a video commemorating highlights and memories from the past 10 years. Featured in this video is nearly every person to have worked at NJII since its inception, as well as some of our most iconic and impactful moments within our community and beyond. Here’s to another 10 years!
Companies that Care
New Jersey Innovation Institute: As an organization, we have been recognized with the 2026 Companies That Care award, presented through a collaboration between CIANJ and Commerce Magazine, honoring our collective commitment to supporting our employees, community, and broader impact.
Certified Best Place to Work in New Jersey
How do you determine New Jersey’s Best Places to Work?
You ask the employees, of course.
The 2024 honorees across small (15 – 49 employees), medium (50 – 249 employees) and large (more than 250 employees) employers are based upon the results of a survey conducted by BridgeTower Media’s Best Companies Group.
The program confidentially collects data, allowing workers to share feedback about their employers, and for those companies to learn from and act on that knowledge.
To be eligible for consideration, organizations must meet several criteria, including having a facility in New Jersey.
NJII has earned the rank of New Jersey’s Best Places to Work for 2024, for a Medium-sized company
Second HITRUST Risk-Based, 2-year Certification
HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certification demonstrates that the organization has met demanding regulatory compliance and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places NJII in an elite group of organizations worldwide that have earned this certification. By including federal and state regulations, standards, and frameworks and incorporating a risk-based approach, the HITRUST Assurance Program helps organizations address security and data protection challenges through a comprehensive and flexible framework of prescriptive and scalable security controls.
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