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Promotional graphic for the 6th Annual Invented at Duke Celebration. The left side features a light blue background with the Duke University Centennial logo and text that reads ‘INVITED FEATURED SPEAKER Dr. Robert M. Califf FDA Commissioner’ above a headshot of Robert Califf. The right side has an orange Invented at Duke logo, and text stating ‘TRANSLATION & COMMERCIALIZATION 6th Annual INVENTED AT DUKE Celebration Wed 11/20/2024 | 4:30 to 7PM | Penn Pavilion’ followed by highlights of the event including inventor booths, featured resources, food & drink, and a free RSVP QR code in the bottom right corner.

Mission

Through our partnerships with faculty, industry, entrepreneurs and investors, ensure that Duke innovations reach the marketplace for the benefit of society and to enable future investment in Duke research and innovation.

Vision

Duke will be a leader in transferring its knowledge and innovations to the worldwide community.

IMPACT: By The Numbers

  • $82.6M

    Total Revenue in FY24

  • $2.4B+

    Capital Raised by Duke Start-Ups in Past 5 Years

  • 126

    Current Active Start-Ups

News

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New therapy for glioma receives FDA approval, leveraging cancer research conducted at Johns Hopkins & Duke University

Drs. Darell Bigner and Hai Yan (Neurosurgery, SOM) and colleagues identified the genetic mutation targeted by this new drug. Dr. Katherine Peters (Neurosurgery, SOM) was…

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The Hard-Earned Lessons of Academic Entrepreneurs

Pratt I/O Magazine – Faculty entrepreneurs from Duke Engineering share their experiences of what it takes to spin a startup out of a university.

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Early-stage startups meet potential investors, partners at Triangle Venture Day

A total of 20 Triangle startups – including 4 with Duke roots – pitched their ideas to an audience that included more than 50 investor…

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Faculty & Innovators

We work together to augment the impact of your innovations, build connections with industrial, entrepreneurial, legal and investment resources and amplify the value and impact of your Duke innovations.

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Industry & Partners

Partner with us to bring transformational ideas to the marketplace.

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New Ventures

Let us help you think through the opportunity, craft a business plan, and connect with the management, mentors, and investors to make your venture a success!

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Duke Capital Partners

The investment network of Duke alumni, faculty, and parents which provides its members with exciting opportunities to invest in early-stage companies with a Duke connection – and for Duke-affiliated entrepreneurs to pitch their companies for potential investment.

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Translational Funds

Learn more about translational funding resources and opportunities that aim to accelerate the path from research to commercialization.

How we support your translational work

Our Technologies

Looking for cutting-edge technology? We welcome you to browse our list of available technologies from therapeutics to imaging and software and find one that will make a difference!

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Resources

Bringing your innovation to the market requires a lot of resources. We are here to guide you on available resources at Duke and beyond that will help you realize your dream.

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Duke Start-ups

  • Duke Start-up: Warden Bio

    Warden Bio is developing novel AAV-mediated gene therapies for glycogen storage disorders (GSDs). The GSD gene therapy  is based on research led by the lab of  Dr. Priya Kishnani, Chen Family Distinguished Professor & Division Chief for Medical Genetics at Duke University, in close collaboration with Dr. Aravind Asokan, Professor & Director of Gene Therapy at Duke University and Co-Founder of StrideBio. Over the past three decades, Dr. Kishnani has built an interdisciplinary team with world-leading GSD expertise whose efforts are most notably demonstrated by the long-standing research and clinical experience that resulted in FDA approval of alglucosidase alfa (Myozyme/Lumizyme) as the...

    Founded:

    2021

    Duke Inventors:

    Kishnani Priya, Aravind Asokan, Sun Baodong

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  • Duke Start-up: Solar Unsoiled

    Solar Unsoiled is an interactive, data-driven platform to optimize global solar energy production. The company is maximizing solar energy profit and reducing financial risk using predictive models to mitigate the impact of energy losses due to dust and air pollution. Solar Unsoiled targets optimization surrounding the issue of detrimental soiling losses.

    Founded:

    2022

    Duke Inventors:

    Michael Valerino

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  • Duke Start-up: Basking Biosciences Inc.

    Basking Bio, founded by endovascular neurosurgeon and research scientist, Shai Nimjee, is developing a drug-antidote pair for treatment of patients with ischemic stroke using technologies founded out of Duke Professor of Surgery, Bruce Sullenger’s Cardiovascular Biology Lab. Basking Biosciences is developing the only reversible anti-thrombotic therapeutic to treat ischemic stroke. Founded based on IP licensed from Duke and Ohio State Universities, DTRI-031, Basking’s lead compound, leverages the proven aptamer technology platform developed in founder Bruce Sullenger’s lab at Duke to create a highly specific inhibitor of Von Willebrand Factor (VWF) and a paired reversal agent. This paired therapy enables rapid...

    Founded:

    2020

    Duke Inventors:

    Bruce Sullenger , Shai Nimjee

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Events

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  • Promotional graphic for the 6th Annual Invented at Duke Celebration. The left side features a light blue background with the Duke University Centennial logo and text that reads ‘INVITED FEATURED SPEAKER Dr. Robert M. Califf FDA Commissioner’ above a headshot of Robert Califf. The right side has an orange Invented at Duke logo, and text stating ‘TRANSLATION & COMMERCIALIZATION 6th Annual INVENTED AT DUKE Celebration Wed 11/20/2024 | 4:30 to 7PM | Penn Pavilion’ followed by highlights of the event including inventor booths, featured resources, food & drink, and a free RSVP QR code in the bottom right corner.

    Invented at Duke 2024

    The 6th Invented at Duke, a special Centennial edition of the annual celebration and showcase of Duke inventors and inventions.

    November 20 @ 4:30 pm
    Penn Pavilion

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