The Research & Development Council of New Jersey announced the 2020 Thomas Edison Patent Award winners, along with the special individual honorees. These honorees include Merck Research Laboratories President Dr. Roger Perlmutter, former Rutgers Waksman Institute President Joachim Messing (posthumously), and former Kean University President Dawood Farahi. This year, 14 patent awards cover a wide range of research, all of which will be highlighted at the annual Thomas Alva Edison Patent Awards Ceremony on Nov. 12, 2020….