Seattle Biotech Startup Tune Therapeutics Lands $175M to Support Clinical Research
Launched from the lab of Charles Gersbach, the company uses epigenetic editing to control gene expression without modifying the DNA itself
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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
Ashutosh Chilkoti, Ph.D.
Alan L. Kaganov Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Charlie Gersbach
John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Dr Roarke Horstmeyer
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Dr Mike Lynch, M.D., Ph.D.
W. H. Gardner, Jr. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Mark L. Palmeri
Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Nimmi Ramanujam, Ph.D.
Robert W. Carr, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Tuan Vo-Dinh, Ph.D.
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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