Amazon Will Run AI, Cloud Computing From New Brunswick HELIX

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Amazon Web Services will run cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) services out of the HELIX in New Brunswick, real estate news blog Jersey Digs reported this week.

HELIX stands for Health + Life Science Exchange, and it's the large building that's been under construction in the heart of New Brunswick city center, just steps from the New Brunswick train station.

RWJBarnabas previously said it will have research labs at the HELIX. On Sept. 16, Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health announced the launch of the Rutgers/RWJBarnabas Health Innovation Hub, powered by Amazon Web Services, which is Amazon's cloud computing technology.

"This collaboration will provide opportunities for students studying medicine, engineering, computer science, business and other fields to work at the forefront of technology-driven discovery," said Rutgers and RWJBarnabas. "By bringing together students, clinicians, researchers and technology experts, the hub will accelerate advancements in medical education, clinical innovation and patient care throughout New Jersey."

The HELIX will consist of three buildings; Building H-1, H-2 and H-3. Building H-1 is already open and has 17 tenants that have been renting lab space there since the summer. The full list of all 17 tenants is here; they are mostly small companies that work in biotech, pharmaceutical, AI and computers and medical research.

In the future, Building H-1 will also become the new home of Rutgers Medical School.

The New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO), which is overseeing construction, will hold a ribbon cutting for Building H-1 on Oct. 6.

However, it's not just small companies: Some big-name tenants agreed to move into the HELIX, such as Johnson & Johnson, which plans to rent office space there, the pharmaceutical giant announced in May.

And Nokia Bell Labs plans to leave their Berkeley Heights headquarters and relocate to the HELIX in 2028, occupying all of the second tower, building H-2.

Israel's Tel Aviv University plans to open a satellite campus there. Even Clydz cocktail bar, a locals' favorite underground watering hole, is relocating to the HELIX. Clydz is supposed to move into the ground floor of building H-1 this fall.

Building H-3 is planned to be all high-rise apartments.

Johnson & Johnson Joins New Brunswick HELIX Tech/Science Campus (May 2026)

Clydz Cocktail Bar Is Relocating To The New Brunswick HELIX (March 2026)

Tel Aviv University The Newest Tenant At Rutgers' Tech Hub (2021)