The Hard-Earned Lessons of Academic Entrepreneurs
Faculty entrepreneurs from Duke Engineering share their experiences of what it takes to spin a startup out of a university.
Translation
The goal of engineering is to serve society, and we believe that promoting entrepreneurship is one way to achieve that lofty goal.
Here in Duke BME, we have a long and impressive history of bringing our research out of the lab and into the marketplace where we can make a direct impact on physicians and patients. With our ever-expanding efforts to promote and support our entrepreneurial faculty, staff and students, we know the impact of Duke BME will continue to grow.
Duke BME faculty have founded 22 startups based on their research.
Faculty Founders
Cameron R. Bass
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Ashutosh Chilkoti
Acting Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Alan L. Kaganov Distinguished Professor of BME
Charles Gersbach
John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Warren M. Grill
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Michael D Lynch
W. H. Gardner, Jr. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Mark L. Palmeri
Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Nimmi Ramanujam
Robert W. Carr, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Tuan Vo-Dinh
R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Transforming Ideas into Prototypes
Duke Engineering’s Wilkinson Building gives students space—and support—to craft innovative tools that can translate into entrepreneurial success. In downtown Durham, the renovated Chesterfield Building provides additional space for spinouts.
Sondland/Durant Center
The Sondland/Durant Center for Entrepreneurship offers offices, large meeting spaces, and teleconference rooms for a collaborative workspace.
CFCI
The Christensen Family Center for Innovation provides students with space to plan and prototype their ideas with clinical partners.
Visit CFCI
BRiDGE
The BRiDGE Startup Incubator supports the development and launch of Duke startups through expert assistance and access to 2,000 square feet of lab and office space.
Visit BRiDGEDuke Engineering Entrepreneurship Program (DEEP)
Our entrepreneurial post-doctoral program provides mentorship and advisory committees, lab resources and one year of salary support to recent PhD graduates as they launch startups based on their research.
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