Nokia Bell Labs opens new headquarters in New Jersey

Nokia Bell Labs There is much to celebrate. The research giant celebrated its 100th anniversary in May at its iconic campus in Murray Hill, part of New Providence, NJ, where major technological developments have taken place, such as the BELMAC-32 microprocessor and The satellite Earth station is known as the Horn Antenna, which helped prove the Big Bang theory.

The company also held a groundbreaking ceremony on September 4 for its new headquarters in New Brunswick, NJ, approximately 32 kilometers south and 10 kilometers south of Murray Hill. ieeePiscataway Office.

Construction of the 10-storey, 34,374 square meter building is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2027. Health and Life Sciences Exchange 2 The building, known as Helix 2, is the second of three planned buildings being built in the city’s new Innovation District, designed to attract research labs, workspaces and office suites for startups.

Attendees at the event included Thierry E. Klein, President of Bell Labs Solutions Research and peter waiterChief Research Chairman of Bell Labs. Both men are IEEE Fellows. Governor of New Jersey, Phil MurphyThere were also, as were the New Brunswick mayors james cahill and other state and local officials.

“Today’s groundbreaking marks a new and exciting chapter in Bell Labs’ long history in New Jersey,” Klein said. “As we build and move into Helix, it continues our legacy of excellence, pioneering spirit and commitment to groundbreaking research on the East Coast. This location offers unique advantages that will accelerate our innovation capabilities and provide greater proximity to academic centers of excellence and brilliant new startups and enterprises.”

The new location, he said, “will provide access to a vibrant and urban environment that will help us attract the next generation of talent. Access to universities such as princeton, RutgersThe New Jersey Institute of Technologyand this Stevens Institute of Technology It is incomparable. This is not just a move for the next two, three, four or five years; “This will be the home of Bell Labs for a very long time.”

center of innovation

Murphy said that Nokia Bell Labs could have moved its headquarters anywhere in the world, but decided to remain in New Jersey.

The Governor said, “Our illustrious history of innovation in New Jersey can be summarized in two words: Bell Labs.” “For more than a century, Bell Labs has transformed our state, our country and the world. It is virtually an iconic and globally unique institution. We break ground and begin to establish a new foundation for quantum physics, generative artificial intelligence and optical communications. Through partnerships, joint ventures and spinoffs, Nokia Bell Labs will facilitate new products and companies “That will drive the innovation economy in New Jersey.”

To ensure that New Jersey remains at the forefront of innovation, the Governor announced his intention in 2018 to establish 12 Innovation Center across the state as a way to attract entrepreneurs, startups and early-stage companies. The first hub—the Helix 1 building, adjacent to Nokia Bell Labs’ new headquarters—is expected to open next year and will include Rutgers Medical School and the Translational Research Institute.

Governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, addresses attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony on stage. Nokia

Officials say the facilities will offer well-furnished offices and laboratories equipped with scientific equipment. tenants will be involved Hackensack Meridian Health And Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health,

New Brunswick is no stranger to innovators, Cahill said. johnson and johnson The pharmaceutical company is headquartered in the city and got its start in a local wallpaper factory. johnson brothers and Thomas Edison They often ate at the lunch counter of a nearby drugstore, Meyer said, where they discussed advances in manufacturing. Edison’s laboratory was in Menlo ParkCahill also said the same Albert EinsteinThe man, who worked at Princeton University and lived in the city, was often seen roaming the streets of New Brunswick, about 30 km away.

State-of-the-Art Research Facilities

The new Nokia Bell Labs offices will meet the needs of research scientists and specialists in focused areas, Klein said.

“It is an efficient, modern and low-carbon facility that provides sustainable power, heating and cooling capabilities,” he said. “Our researchers will have access to the best facility possible. That’s our dream.”

Vetter said this is not the first time Bell Labs has moved its headquarters. Primary research and development activities were established in New York City in 1925. He moved to Murray Hill in 1941. Some of the biggest innovations during the next decade were developed there, including the transistor and cellular networks.

“I’d like to think that our move will again be a catalyst for significant innovations in the decade after we arrive and in a variety of areas such as 7G, ​​AI, quantum computing and quantum network security,” Vetter said.

“As we build and move forward in Helix, it continues our legacy of excellence, pioneering spirit and commitment to important research on the East Coast.” -Thierry Klein

“We also need to make sure the research goes into the real world,” he said. “We like to say that if someone has a problem in the real world and you solve it in the lab, but you don’t make the technology leap into the real world, the problem still exists.

“It’s not just research or breakthrough technologies,” he said. “It is also building the companies that will commercialize these technologies and lead the next century of innovation.”

IEEE Milestones Recognize Bell Labs’ Innovations

Another celebratory event is scheduled for October 21 in Murray Hill. Several technologies developed there have gone on to be designated as IEEE Milestones. The technologies include three Nobel laureates: Super-resolution MicroscopyThe charge coupled deviceand this partial quantum hall effect, ieee region 1 and this IEEE North Jersey Section Sponsored the nomination.

Administered by IEEE History Center and supported by donorsThe milestones The program recognizes outstanding technological developments around the world.

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