HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ)

HINJ President & CEO Chrissy Buteas was pleased to attend the AI Hub Ribbon Cutting this week with HINJ member George Coutros of Sanofi (pictured here with Governor Phil Murphy and Assemblywoman Tennille R. McCoy, MBA, MLER), along with many state officials, business leaders and academic partners from around #NewJersey. The AI Hub will be key to training an AI-boosted workforce, which is essential to our state’s #InnovationEconomy.

HINJ President and CEO Chrissy Buteas was honored to serve as the keynote speaker at Rowan University’s Research Day yesterday! As a proud #Rowan alum and leading voice for the #lifesciences industry here in New Jersey, Chrissy spoke on how policy and research work hand-in-hand and the importance of advocacy and partnership in driving advances in the field and sustained economic growth, both here in New Jersey and across the globe. (Photo credit: Rowan University)

HINJ President and CEO Chrissy Buteas was honored to be a featured panelist at the Morris County Chamber of Commerce's annual Legislative Luncheon this week, discussing New Jersey’s #lifesciences and our contributions to global human health, as well as New Jersey’s workforce and economy. HINJ applauds the Chamber and President Meghan Hunscher on a very successful event! At the luncheon, Chrissy joined Keynote Speaker Peter J. Woolley, Ph.D., Founding Director of the School of Public and Global Affairs at Fairleigh Dickinson University and all those who took part in the Legislative Insights Panel - Co-Moderators Jacy Lance, MPAP and Rosalie Serapiglia, and fellow Panelists Michael Affuso, President & CEO, NEW JERSEY BANKERS ASSOCIATION and Christopher Emigholz, Chief Government Affairs Officer, New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA). Special congratulations to Assemblywoman Aura Kenny Dunn of LD-25 on receiving the Alex DeCroce Award for her dedication to Public Service!

Congratulations to HINJ President & CEO Chrissy Buteas, who has been named to NJBIZ's 2025 Health Care Power List. New Jersey’s #lifesciences continue to drive global human health and our state’s economy - read more about this year's Power List here: https://lnkd.in/ek5Pj-xe

Relationships are key when it comes to creating a network of allies within the life sciences industry. HINJ works closely with national trade associations while cultivating strong working relationships with other state-based life sciences trade associations all in efforts to work collaboratively and across state borders to expand patient access and drive medical innovation. Learn more about our impactful work here: https://lnkd.in/gNfHtBHZ

HINJ President & CEO Chrissy Buteas will be presenting at the Morris County Chamber of Commerce & Morris County Economic Development Corporation Life Sciences & Healthcare Forum, hosted by Ferring Pharmaceuticals, on Wednesday, April 2 - with Morris County being the home to many world-class life sciences organizations and healthcare institutions, this forum will be an opportunity to examine and discuss many of the issues and trends specific to this sector. For more information or to register, visit: https://lnkd.in/ehN6cr9J

HINJ was proud to attend the New Jersey Diverse Business Advisory Council (NJDBAC) Gubernatorial Discussion 2025, hosted at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). This important conversation brought together business leaders and NJ’s gubernatorial candidates to discuss their vision for New Jersey. Great job, NJ Spotlight News Anchor Briana Vannozzi, for moderating the forum.

Why is reforming the #IRA pill penalty important? 78% of companies reported they expect to cancel early-stage small molecule pipeline projects as they are no longer economically viable. Read Information Technology and Innovation Foundation's deep dive here: https://lnkd.in/d9cej9tE

New Jersey is known as the Innovation State for good reason – we’ve been leading the world in technology and medical advances for over a century. In honor of STEM month, check out our latest Op-Ed in the New Jersey Globe, entitled "Celebrating STEM month: New Jersey is based on science": https://lnkd.in/dEGz2qiC

Check out some additional photos from our Life Sciences: The Future of New Jersey’s Iconic Industry Summit! President and CEO Chrissy Buteas and the entire HINJ team would like to extend special thanks to all who made this event such a success - all of our attendees, our generous event sponsors, Governor Murphy, our host Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters and all of our expert moderators and panelists who spurred discussions and offered perspective on the #lifesciences industry. #HINJLifeSciencesSummit25