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What's New?
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BDI company partners with Chemistry Department at NJCU
VectorGen Founder/CEO Laura Prendergast is working closely with Dr. Ze He of the Chemistry Department in “proof of concept” experiments to develop vector gene therapy technologies that combat viruses that afflict humans. The goal is to introduce genetic material into human cells that destabilize the infectious virus’ ability to reproduce. DNA has been received from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard Medical School and the University of Southern California and has been successfully cloned in the Chemistry Department under the guidance of Dr. Ze He (in blue lab coat) and senior year students Jennifer Della Vecchia of East Rutherford and Jun Giraldo of Ridgefield Park, both biology majors. The intent is to submit a proposal to the National Institutes for Health for a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant for work in the area of vector gene therapy.
NJCU alumni and company CEO’s discuss Entrepreneurship and business ownership with NJCU students: Helen Dao of Dao Consulting Inc., Justin Strawhand of mutationengine, LLC and Alicia Azucar of AIA Credentialing LLC - all NJCU alumni - discuss the opportunities, rewards and challenges of Entrepreneurship with students from the “Intro to Business” course. This has become a BDI tradition! After a lively exchange of practical advice mixed with humor, two words summed up the “must have” qualities to go it on your own – passion and perseverance! BDI celebrates its 4th Anniversary
 
On Wednesday June 17th, immediately following the BDI Advisory Council meeting, the BDI Clients and Council members gathered for a light lunch to celebrate the BDI’s 4th year helping businesses. Everyone joined in to lend their talents, time, efforts and appetites to make our 4th Anniversary Celebration a great success.
BDI hosts a “Salute to Entrepreneurship”
On September 24, BDI and the NJCU Office of Alumni Relations hosted a luncheon to celebrate Entrepreneurship and the creation of the NJCU Student Entrepreneur Society (SES) to foster entrepreneurial learning through the exchange of ideas and the formation of relationships among students, alumni, faculty, industry and government. The event was attended by more than 60 guests, including NJCU President Carlos Hernandez, BDI companies, NJCU alumni, students interested in entrepreneurship and community leaders. The keynote speaker, Robert W. Larson, Jr ’74, President of Berman, Larson Kane, spoke about “Entrepreneur Decision Dichotomies” illustrating his talk with decisions he had made along the way, both right and wrong! Prof. Leonard Nass, Associate Professor, Business Administration, will advise SES in creating a resource that provides a broad view of entrepreneurship, its challenges and opportunities.
Kudos to mutationengine! 
The company has been notified that their feature documentary: “War Against the Weak” has been accepted at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) which takes place January 22 through February 1, 2009. The film is directed by Justin Strawhand, President and CEO of mutationengine and based on the book by New York Times best selling author and nine-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, Edwin Black. “War Against the Weak” is the untold story of American Eugenics, a movement that attempted to breed a Nordic master race through the elimination of those deemed 'unfit.' The film has been selected as one of 21 World Premieres and a rich selection of films representing 41 countries. "For the past 24 years the film festival's goal has been to bring the best of world cinema to light in Santa Barbara," commented SBIFF Director, Roger Durling in a statement, "and in these trying economic and political times - this role of being able to unite filmmakers' visions from all over the world in one place is a prerogative and an immediate directive that we have proudly fulfilled."
BDI Hosts Teen Group
On August 7, accompanied by Blanca Santana, Director, Youth and Family Services, teenagers from the Youth Entrepreneurs Program (YEP!) visited BDI to see first-hand what it’s like to be an entrepreneur. In YEP!, teens start their own micro-enterprises, choose business names and slogans, design ad campaigns, open business bank accounts, invest $25 venture capital in wholesale merchandise, and develop business plans. Along the way, they increase their life skills, self-esteem, interest in academics, and hope for the future. Listening to Wendy Oliveras, Jarrod Greene, and Jim Foster, they also learned about perseverance! BDI Director is speaker at 22nd International Conference on Business Incubation
GSTS honored with Hudson County 2008 Gateway Award
Group Systems Travel Service (GSTS) a full service B2B Travel Agency at BDI on West Side Avenue, has been honored with the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce
2008 Area Development Council Gateway County Award. The Award was presented to GSTS President, Achma Asokan, by Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive, at ceremonies May 1, 2008
at Casino in the Park, Jersey City.
MET Tech selected to exhibit at New Jersey Technology Conference in March 2008 Jacob Bindler and Dr. Catherine Rice presented MET Tech to potential investors, service providers and the public at the NJTC Venture Conference in March at The Palace in Somerset Park. The company has developed a product line of inertial sensors based on a proprietary technology called Molecular Electronic Transducers (MET) and recently received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contract from the U.S. Army (ARDEC) at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ for research in: “Gun Hardened High-Performance Miniature Angular Acceleration Sensor” devices .
BDI is honored with the NJBIA 2007 New Good Neighbor Award
 Nominated by Bob Cotter, Director, Jersey City Division of City Planning for "Hatching Success in Jersey City" BDI was awarded the 2007 New Good Neighbor Award by the New Jersey Business and Industry Association on June 1, 2007. NJBIA annually recognizes the best and most exciting commercial and industrial development projects in New Jersey, and recognizes companies that have built, expanded or renovated buildings, thus improving both the landscape and the economy of the state. BDI was among an illustrious group of awardees, including the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center at Basking Ridge, and the 1.3-million square feet Verizon Operations Center in Basking Ridge, the former AT&T headquarters.
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BDI Director Gina Boesch was a speaker at the National Business Incubation Association Conference in San Antonio, TX in May, 2008, on the topic:
