Rutgers launches redesigned website that helps businesses engage with university

Rutgers University has completely redesigned its Business Portal, a website designed by the university’s Corporate Engagement Team and industry leaders to help serve New Jersey’s business community.The portal offers businesses easy access to four key areas, including research, technology licensing, professional development and recruiting. It features two internal search functions and contacts for Rutgers’ Corporate Engagement Team, Office of Research Commercialization and Rutgers Translational Sciences.

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Chris Molloy, senior vice president for research and economic development, said the portal is part of the university’s commitment to augment economic development in the state.

“Rutgers is committed to working with industry in New Jersey, and this website is just one of the tools that we’ve developed to accomplish that strategic objective,” he said in a news release. “The university is expanding the depth and scope of its industry partnerships, and our Corporate Engagement Team is spearheading the effort. The Business Portal makes it easier to access that team and the university’s extensive research enterprise.”

The redesign was launched Friday.

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