Welcome to BEST

The Rutgers Business, Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) Institute is an exciting new collaboration among the Rutgers Business School and the Vice President of Research.  Participating schools include the School of Law, School of Engineering, School of Pharmacy, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and the School of Arts and Sciences.

BEST's Mission is twofold:

1. to commercialize the innovation stream produced by Rutgers University faculty and students

2. to educate and train faculty and students in the commercialization of innovation.

BEST identifies commercially viable Rutgers innovations; and, through the BEST venture fund, creates start-up companies around these innovations. BEST then finances, incubates, and nurtures these companies so that they become viable enterprises.

BEST will integrate students and faculty into its operations and provide entrepreneurship-oriented education and training through experiential learning that spans the gamut of intellectual property commercialization, from lab to marketplace.