New Jersey gives $270 million to Stem Cell Research Center
{{date|December 20, 2006}}

[[w:Jon Corzine|Governor Jon Corzine]] announced a bill that would provide $270 million to [[w:Stem cell|stem cell]] research. He announced, "I don't want New Jersey to join the crowd of stem cell research states, I want New Jersey to lead it."

[[w:BusinessWeek|BusinessWeek]] reports that the announcement came two days after Corzine announced that the state will give out $10 million in research grants next year, including $7 million for stem cell research.

Below is a summary of the fund allocation.

{| class="prettytable"
|+ '''Fund allocation'''
|-
! Funds
! Recipient
|-
| $150 million
| [[w:Rutgers University|Rutgers University]] for a stem cell research institute 
|-
| $50 million
| [[w:Rutgers-Camden|Rutgers-Camden]] for a biomedical research facility
|-
| $50 million
| [[w:New Jersey Institute of Technology|New Jersey Institute of Technology]] (Newark) for a stem cell research facility
|-
| $10 million
| Garden State Cancer Center (Belleville)
|-
| $10 million
| Elie Katz Umbilical Cord Blood Program (Allendale)
|}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=41823
|title=New Jersey Gov. Signs Bill That Will Expand Stem Cell Research Facilities in the State
|author=
|pub=Kaiser Network
|date=December 22, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8M4QSIG2.htm
|title=New Jersey makes another stem cell push
|author=Tom Hester Jr., Associated Press
|pub=BusinessWeek
|date=December 20, 2006
}}
*{{source|url=http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061215/NEWS01/61215005
|title=Stem-cell research coming to N.J.
|author=Angela Delli Santi, Associated Press
|pub=Courier Post Online
|date=December 15, 2006}}

==External links==
*[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/S1500/1471_I1.HTM Text of Senate Bill No. 1471]

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Governor Jon Corzine announced a bill that would provide $270 million to stem cell research. He announced, "I don't want New Jersey to join the crowd of stem cell research states, I want New Jersey to lead it."

BusinessWeek reports that the announcement came two days after Corzine announced that the state will give out $10 million in research grants next year, including $7 million for stem cell research.

Below is a summary of the fund allocation.


+ 'Fund allocation'

 Funds

 Recipient

 $150 million

 Rutgers University for a stem cell research institute 

 $50 million

 Rutgers-Camden for a biomedical research facility

 $50 million

 New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark) for a stem cell research facility

 $10 million

 Garden State Cancer Center (Belleville)

 $10 million

 Elie Katz Umbilical Cord Blood Program (Allendale)
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