Duke's Office for Translation & Commercialization Employee Directory
Higher EducationNorth Carolina, United States11-50 Employees
The Office for Translation & Commercialization at Duke University acts as the university’s technology transfer and commercialization arm within the higher education ecosystem. Based in Durham, North Carolina, it collaborates with faculty, industry partners, entrepreneurs, and investors to move Duke innovations toward the marketplace and to support ongoing investment in Duke research. It provides guidance to inventors who want to license software, start new companies, or otherwise advance ideas from concept to practical use. Recent activity includes a collaboration with Pantheonregen, a peatland project developer, to deliver carbon credits, illustrating a path from Duke research to industry-driven environmental projects. This work demonstrates the office’s broader role in connecting academic discoveries with external partners to realize real-world impact.