Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at the HELIX
In July 2026, the first tower (H-1) of the Health + Life Science Exchange (HELIX) officially opened as the new home for the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, welcoming its incoming student class for orientation and initial campus programming.
Located in downtown New Brunswick, the HELIX is an innovation district providing industries and universities the critical ecosystem to research, learn, work, and collaborate.
The project has transformed the city’s skyline, along with Robert Wood Johnson Medical School's educational facilities. A blend of research, health care, education, and innovation, the HELIX is a public-private partnership representing the largest investment in life sciences and medical education in the history of New Jersey.
A Hub of Innovation
HELIX is planned as a three-building complex with 1.5 million square feet of laboratory, office and residential space.
The first tower is the new home of the medical school on the New Brunswick campus. It includes a modern mix of educational spaces for learning, training, laboratory work, and discovery. A translational research facility equipped with laboratories will advance the work of 80 research teams, and an innovation hub will support economic growth, entrepreneurship, and business incubation. It’s hard to imagine a more fertile environment for science, learning, and career development.
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