Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

What Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences does

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), operating under the brand Rutgers Health, is the academic health sciences division of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Established in 2012 under inaugural Chancellor Brian Strom, the division integrates biomedical education, clinical research, and healthcare delivery across multiple schools — including the Rutgers School of Nursing, New Jersey Medical School, and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School — with campuses in New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden, and a planned unified Rutgers School of Medicine.

The organization's core platform rests on three integrated pillars: Education & Training (spanning undergraduate certificates through postdoctoral research and continuing education), Research & Innovation (with over 450 simultaneous clinical trials, the Rutgers Cancer Institute, ARPA-H funding pursuit, and the BMIHAI Roadmap Initiative in biomedical informatics and health AI), and Patient Care (approximately 2.3 million annual patient visits delivered through direct provider networks and an integrated clinical enterprise with RWJBarnabas Health). Supporting these are community engagement programs including the Rutgers Health Service Corps, REACH, and the Rutgers Health Food Pantry.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed and is generated through a mix of federal and state research grants, clinical service billing, tuition, and philanthropy. As a public state university division, RBHS is owned by the State of New Jersey and is not a venture-backed entity. Notable research outcomes include $4 billion in cumulative federal research funding secured across Chancellor Strom's tenure, T cell therapy advances for HPV-associated cancers at the Rutgers Cancer Institute, and a single-drop blood diagnostic method for asthma. Brian Strom has announced he will step down at the end of the Fall 2025 semester after more than a decade of leadership.

Name

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

Legal name

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Website

https://academichealth.rutgers.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (Rutgers Health) is the academic health sciences division of Rutgers University, integrating biomedical education, research, and patient care across New Jersey campuses, serving 2.3 million annual patient visits and 450+ active clinical trials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Health Sciences

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Medical Laboratories (621511), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-Integrated Cancer Centers (Acute Oncology Programs) (HLAFAAAM), Oncology & Cancer Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAC), Primary Care & General Medical Services (EDALAFAA)

Keywords

• Academic health sciences
• Biomedical education programs
• Clinical research services
• Graduate medical training
• Patient care delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rutgers Health is the academic health sciences division of Rutgers University that integrates biomedical education, clinical research, and patient care. It offers undergraduate to postdoctoral training in medicine, nursing, and health sciences, conducts translational and clinical research across disciplines including cancer and infectious diseases, and delivers direct patient care through partnerships such as RWJBarnabas Health. The institution operates three campuses (New Brunswick, Newark, Camden), supports 450+ simultaneous clinical trials, and serves approximately 2.3 million patient visits annually.

Product overview

Rutgers Health is a unified academic health organization structured as a platform combining three core pillars—Education & Training, Research & Innovation, and Patient Care—alongside Community Engagement initiatives. It operates through multiple sub-brands including Rutgers Cancer Institute, Rutgers School of Nursing, and the future Rutgers School of Medicine. The organization supports approximately 450+ clinical trials, 2.3 million annual patient visits, and manages various community health programs including the Rutgers Health Service Corps and Food Pantry. No standalone software product, SaaS platform, or API product is described—the organization functions as an institutional entity combining academic medical education, research institutions, and clinical care delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rutgers Health Service Corps: A service-learning program connecting students, faculty, and staff with community health improvement opportunities
• Rutgers Rising Stars
• Rutgers School of Medicine

Products and services

• Education and Training Programs
• Patient Care Services
• Research and Innovation Programs
• Rutgers Cancer Institute Services
• Community Engagement Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.3 million annual patient visits across Rutgers Health clinical facilities
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RWJBarnabas HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRutgers Health and RWJBarnabas Health operate an integrated clinical enterprise combining academic medicine with community healthcare delivery. This partnership enables the translation of research into patient care and supports the Rutgers Cancer Institute and other specialty services. Brian Strom, former chancellor, led the creation of this partnership during his tenure.
• Federal Research Funding AgenciescoreOthersDuring Brian Strom's leadership, Rutgers secured $4 billion in federal research funding, establishing Rutgers as a national research powerhouse. This represents sustained investment from federal research agencies over his tenure.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NYU Langone Health: Elite Northeast academic medical center integrating biomedical research, medical education, and clinical care. Comparable scale (large patient volumes, NIH funding, top-tier medical school) and similar three-pillar integrated model.
• Mount Sinai Health System: Large New York academic medical system combining research (Icahn School of Medicine), education, and clinical care across multiple hospitals. Comparable scale and integrated academic medical model.
• RWJBarnabas Health: Largest New Jersey healthcare system and direct academic partner of Rutgers Health. Operates the integrated clinical enterprise with Rutgers and shares patient base, clinical trials, and workforce pipeline in NJ.
• Yale School of Medicine (Yale New Haven Health): Elite Northeast academic medical center with major federal research funding and a teaching hospital network. Comparable operating model combining biomedical research, medical education, and clinical delivery.
• Weill Cornell Medicine: Top-tier NYC-area academic medical center with elite medical education and substantial NIH-funded research. Comparable institutional model with research, education, and integrated clinical operations.
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Montefiore Health System): Major research medical school integrated with a large urban health system. Comparable biomedical research output, NIH-funded investigator base, and combined education/research/clinical operating model.
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center: Major academic medical center affiliated with a public/private research university, integrating medical education, biomedical research, and clinical care across multiple health sciences schools. Comparable in scale and federal research funding.
• Johns Hopkins Medicine: Top-tier research academic medical center with leading NIH funding, elite medical school, and integrated clinical enterprise. Directly comparable on the integrated research/education/clinical platform.
• University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine): Top-tier research-intensive academic medical center combining research, education, and clinical care. Similar scale of federal research funding, NCI-designated cancer center, and medical school with elite reputation.

Regional players

• Hackensack Meridian Health: Large New Jersey-based health system with academic partnerships (including Seton Hall) and growing research footprint. Comparable NJ market presence and clinical scale, though less research-intensive than Rutgers Health.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rutgershealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/RutgersBHS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rutgershealth

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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