TRENTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Considered the kickoff event of the year for the life sciences industry, BioNJ’s 23rd Annual Gateway Gala, Dinner Meeting & Innovation Celebration is scheduled for February 4, 2016 at the Hilton East Brunswick. Saluting New Jersey’s medical innovation, the inspirational evening will include a Keynote by the Honorable Patrick Kennedy, the presentation of the ninth annual Dr. Sol J. Barer Award for Vision, Innovation and Leadership to Clive Meanwell, M.D., Ph.D., Founder and CEO of The Medicines Company and the much anticipated Innovator Awards honoring companies with a footprint in New Jersey that have received a U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in 2015.