We connect faculty and student founders with advice and mentorship, facilities where they can grow their startups, funding opportunities and campus partners with expertise in IP management and regulatory compliance
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EngEn Programs and Resources
A. James Clark Scholars
Supports incoming first-year students of need who show academic and leadership potential and interest in founding ventures
BRiDGE Startup Incubator
A business incubator in downtown Durham, NC, which is home to Duke-affiliated startups
Christensen Family Center for Innovation
Maker space and more, teaching design and entrepreneurial skills. Home to a collaborative effort to discover how to make innovation easier, faster and cheaper
Consultation & Advice
Using virtual communication platforms, experienced advisors help student, staff and faculty founders along the startup journey
Duke Design Defense
In this course, student teams craft solutions to authentic defense-related design challenges posed by program partners (Previously known as Hacking 4 Defense)
Duke Design Health
Brings together engineering and business graduate students with medical trainees to design solutions to authentic clinical problems
EGR 102L: Design to Deliver
In this follow-up to First-Year Design, engineering undergrads refine projects that have strong potential to be delivered to clients
Entrepreneur's Workshop Series
Free, weekend in-depth sessions with startup and industry experts.
Entrepreneurial Post-Doctoral Program
Prepares recent Duke BME PhD grads to launch startups
FastTrack Medical Device Translation
An accelerator program supporting the development and commercialization of new medical devices
Founder's Workshop Course
A course in which students investigate their own potentially marketable solutions to problems they identify
iMED: Innovative Medicine Student Group
Student members share an interest in solving global health care problems and gaining new entrepreneurial skills.
Master of Engineering Management: Entrepreneurship Track
A master's degree program teaching startup strategies and skills
Medical Technology Design
Master's degree and graduate certificate programs which students engage in hands-on design projects alongside Duke Health clinicians.
Sondland/Durant Center for Entrepreneurship
Provides meeting and instructional space to help Duke students develop and launch new ventures
Student Founders Program
Entrepreneurship coaching, practice and community for Duke students interested in starting new ventures. A joint program with the Duke I&E Initiative
Partner Programs and Resources
Duke Capital Partners
Supports the Duke entrepreneurial community with an investing platform and a co-investment fund.
Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Connects investigator-founders to funding, project management, datasets and other resources
Duke I&E Graduate & Professional Certificate
A one-year experiential program in innovation and entrepreneurship. An educational program of the Duke I&E Initiative
Duke I&E Initiative
A university-wide hub connecting Duke students and faculty to educational programs, mentoring, resources and community
Duke I&E Undergrad Certificate
A cross-disciplinary certificate that covers innovation, design, business and entrepreneurial action. An educational program of the Duke I&E Initiative
Duke Office of Regulatory Affairs and Quality (ORAQ)
A Duke resource providing support to help meet the regulatory requirements that accompany biomedical translational research
Duke Office of Translation & Commercialization
Ensures that Duke innovations reach the marketplace for the benefit of society and to enable future investment in research and innovation
Duke-Coulter Translational Partnership
A program based in Duke BME that funds clinician-engineer teams on collaborative projects that address unmet clinical needs
HeadHealthTECH Challenges
An NFL and Duke CTSI partnership that funds innovation challenges related to head-injury prevention
Innovation Co-Lab
A creativity incubator offering innovation grants as well as access to 3D printing and other prototyping technologies
Melissa & Doug Entrepreneurs
A year-long fellowship for current undergraduates in which students create their own startups
Shared Materials Instrumentation Facility (SMIF)
Offers high-quality and cost-effective access to nanotech processes — including fabrication, characterization and imaging
The Foundry
A 7,600-square-foot maker space offering reservable workspaces and access to the latest in rapid prototyping technology