Did you know? The R&D Council of New Jersey... Raised the funds to build the Liberty State Science Center. Worked with the State of New Jersey to create tax credits for R&D facilities. Has partnered with the New Jersey Science Olympiad to create a statewide science competition for students in grades 6-12. Offers a dozen scholarships to New Jersey college students each year. For more than forty years the Research and Development Council of New Jersey has served as a means of cultivating an environment supportive of the advancement of research and development activity throughout the state of New Jersey. To that end, the R&D Council has established a number of working committees designed to identify key issues that effect R&D in New Jersey, as well provide programs that foster the continued growth of the R&D function.

The R&D Council provides a wide array of member benefits, among them: • Provide a number of forums for the exchange of information among members including the allocation of resources and management for research and technical activities. • Analyze New Jersey legislative, regulatory, and administrative proposals or issues that effect the R&D community and take appropriate actions to assure support of the R&D function. • Provide an on-going means of learning, sharing and networking among the technology based community to encourage economic growth for both large and small organizations. • Develop and conduct activities designed to preserve public and employee confidence in the safety of research and development. • Recognize the achievements in science, research and development, and technical education within the state of New Jersey. • Establish and maintain an active stance on matters dealing with economic and political changes that effect the R&D function on a statewide and national basis. • Provide a channel through which R&D Council members can promote the enhancement of educational opportunities and facilities. • On-going communications with the membership on activities of the R&D Council.