The HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ) is a trade association that since 1997 has served as the voice for our state’s leading research-based biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies.
HINJ strives to raise awareness and appreciation of the clinical and economic value of expanding patient access to medical innovations that improve outcomes and quality of life, and works to sustain the life sciences as New Jersey’s premier industry and a pillar of the state’s economy.
New Jersey proudly champions its life sciences industry and is globally recognized as the “Medicine Chest of the World” for its world-renowned cluster of life sciences companies.
For over 135 years, New Jersey has been a global leader in medical science. It offers a dynamic innovation ecosystem for researching and developing new medicines, therapies, diagnostics and technologies that improve the quality of patients’ lives. This includes over 3,200 life sciences companies and the largest concentration of scientists and engineers per square mile in the U.S.
We diligently monitor a number of policy debates — both in Washington, DC and Trenton.
Trenton, January 21, 2026 ― Chrissy Buteas, President and Chief Executive Officer of the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, released the following statement concerning New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill’s Executive
Trenton, January 20, 2026 ― Chrissy Buteas, President and Chief Executive Officer of the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, released the following statement concerning the inauguration of Governor Mikie Sherrill:
By Tom Bergeron, January 20, 2026 Murphy, Legislature attempt to counter what they believe is shift away from science at federal level In an effort to guard against what nearly
