Nadine Wong Named Managing Director of Licensing and Strategic Initiatives at Duke Office for Translation and Commercialization
By Aliza Inbari Durham, NC, October 28, 2021 — Nadine Wong, PhD, Managing Director of the Biointerfaces Institute at the University of Michigan, will join the Duke Office for Translation and commercialization (OTC) as Managing…
Duke graduate students and post-docs play an important role at the intersection of science and business – and you could too!
Duke's Office for Translation & Commercialization (OTC) helps inventors take projects out of the lab and into the market. Find out how Duke graduate students and post-docs can get involved through the OTC Fellows Program.
Spring 2021 Duke Incubation Funds Awards Announced
Seven projects representing early-stage innovations at Duke University have been awarded Incubation Fund awards totaling more than $249,000. Established in 2017, the Incubation Fund supports innovation in all schools and departments at Duke with the…
Epicenter and ZeroTo510 Present: The Innovation Lab
The Innovation Lab was designed to support people with great tech ideas. To increase the odds of acceptance into larger acceleration programs, ZeroTo510 and Epicenter have partnered to present The Innovation Lab: a virtual pre-acceleration program with a…
MetaVC Partners Launches Debut Venture Capital Fund Focused on Startups Using Metamaterials
SAN FRANCISCO and SEATTLE, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MetaVC Partners has launched its first fund which will focus on venture investments in early-stage startups employing metamaterials technology. Founded by tech industry veterans Chris Alliegro and Conrad Burke, the fund debuts with…
Filing an Invention Disclosure Form
At Duke, an Invention Disclosure Form, or “IDF” for short, represents the first recording of an invention, and the “kick-off point” for the office to begin working with you on the best way to protect,…
UNC and Duke Team up to Launch Entrepreneurial Startup Hub
Funded by the U.S. EDA Sprint Challenge award, the new hub will boost economic development in the Research Triangle by providing startups with entrepreneurial advisers, a joint talent network and access to service providers. …
Jeff Welch Named Director of New Ventures at Duke Office for Translation and Commercialization
By Aliza inbari DURHAM, N.C., May 17, 2021 —Jeff Welch, PhD, a longtime life science and business development executive, joins today the Duke Office for Translation and Commercialization (OTC). “We are excited to welcome Jeff…
Duke University Redoubles Efforts to Convert Research Into Social Impact
Resources being added for commercialization, flexible research spaces By Karl Leif Bates DURHAM, N.C. – With a sweeping administrative restructuring and new resources for technology transfer operations, Duke University will be enhancing the ability of…