About Our Office

Driving Tomorrow’s Innovations Through Purposeful Partnerships

Our mission is to establish purposeful external partnerships to support research from all disciplines, accelerate basic and translational research, and drive innovation across Duke.

Our Team

Ed Pagani, Ph.D., Executive Director of External Partnerships

Ed Pagani, Ph.D.

Executive Director of External Partnerships

Email
ed.pagani@duke.edu

Phone
(734) 645-1585

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Daniel Dardani, C.L.P., Director of Physical Sciences and Digital Innovations Licensing and Corporate Alliances

Daniel Dardani, CLP

Director of Physical Sciences and Digital Innovations and Corporate Alliances

Email
daniel.dardani@duke.edu

Phone
(919) 684-3311

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Our Extended Team

Jonathan Owens, Director of Business Development and Industry Partnerships

Jonathan Owens

Pratt Director of Business Development and Industry Partnerships

Email
jonathan.owens@duke.edu

Phone
(919) 660-5671

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Amy Peters

Amy Peters

Computer Science Director of Industry and Alumni Engagement

Email
amy.peters@duke.edu

Phone
(919) 660-6538

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Stephen Windham, Duke Fuqua Director of Student and Corporate Relations

Stephen Windham

Fuqua Director of Student and Corporate Relations

Email
swindham@duke.edu

Phone
(919) 660-7710

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Jonathan Owens, Director of Business Development and Industry Partnerships

Anurodh Tripathi, Ph.D.

Pratt Associate Director of Business Development & Corporate Relations

Email
anurodh.tripathi@duke.edu

Phone
(919) 534-5027

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Amy Peters

Stephen Blackwelder, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Technology Partnerships, DUHS

Email
stephen.blackwelder@duke.edu

Phone
(919) 434-3405

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Stephen Windham, Duke Fuqua Director of Student and Corporate Relations

Ginger Sigmon, Ph.D.

Nicholas Director of Research Development and Administration

Email
ginger.sigmon@duke.edu

Phone
(919) 613-8075

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OEP Interns

Saili Anil Sonawane, M.S.

Allaya Davis

Science Communicator Summer Intern – Summer 2024

Email
allaya.davis@duke.edu

Phone
(919) 660-9575

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Work With a Specific School, Institute, or Center

Contact a member of our team to get started.

Divinity School Victor Taylor
Fuqua School of Business Victor Taylor
Graduate School
Victor Taylor, Sharlini Sankaran, Ph.D.
Nicholas School of the Environment Sharlini Sankaran, Ph.D.
Pratt School of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Sharlini Sankaran, Ph.D.
Civil & Environmental Engineering Dan Dardani, CLP
Electrical & Computer Engineering Dan Dardani, CLP
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science Dan Dardani, CLP
Sanford School of Public Policy Victor Taylor
School of Law Victor Taylor
School of Medicine
Diagnostics Ed Pagani, Ph.D.
Devices Sharlini Sankaran, Ph.D.
Therapeutics Ed Pagani, Ph.D.
School of Nursing Sharlini Sankaran, Ph.D.
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Arts & Humanities Victor Taylor
Computer Science Dan Dardani, CLP
Natural Sciences Sharlini Sankaran, Ph.D.
Social Sciences Victor Taylor
Duke Cancer Institute Ed Pagani, Ph.D.
Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Ed Pagani, Ph.D.
Duke Clinical Research Institute Ed Pagani, Ph.D.
Duke Global Health Institute Ed Pagani, Ph.D.
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Ed Pagani, Ph.D.
Duke – Margolis Institute for Health Policy Victor Taylor
John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute Victor Taylor
Kenan Institute for Ethics Victor Taylor
Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability Sharlini Sankaran, Ph.D.
Social Science Research Institute Victor Taylor
Duke Athletics Victor Taylor
Duke Lemur Center Ed Pagani, Ph.D. or Sharlini Sankaran, Ph.D.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative Victor Taylor
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University Victor Taylor
University Data Dan Dardani, Ph.D.
Other Center Not Listed Ed Pagani, Ph.D.
Debra Clark Jones

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