We are Bluedoor – a full service digital health agency providing strategy and execution through a diverse team of healthcare leaders with proven track records and decades of real-world experience. We work across the healthcare ecosystem from startups to multinationals to facilitate innovation and solve common healthcare problems. We are dedicated to transforming the way healthcare is designed, delivered and experienced leveraging digital pathways and emerging technologies. We help businesses of all sizes transform their operating model, accelerate their product development, and amplify their presence in market, delivering value and impact.

Innovate Carolina is the University-wide initiative for innovation and entrepreneurship. We help faculty, students and staff at UNC-Chapel Hill move more ideas into the world faster to solve the world’s problems and strengthen the economy. We believe that only through rigorously applying the tools of innovation can we solve society’s most complex challenges.

Hippo™ bridges the gap between physical care and virtual care, enabling healthcare providers and educators to overcome the barriers of time, distance and training. Our highly experienced multi-dimensional team includes a blend of clinical and technology expertise with decades of experience across healthcare and mobile devices. Each of us brings a unique skillset backed by a track record of success to bear on our company – from excellence in supply chain management, to building global telehealth, technology and healthcare brands, to designing and developing enterprise-level platforms, to running multinational Fortune 500 companies.

Cutting-edge health care is more than simply employing state-of-the-art clinical care, facilities and equipment. It’s an evolution that relies upon new technologies and skills like data collection and analytics, predictive medicine and health IT to improve access to quality care at high speeds and low costs.

As the industry continues to evolve, there is an overwhelming need for health care professionals who have the multidisciplinary expertise to manage and lead data-driven innovation in institutions around the world.

Duke University’s Master of Management in Clinical Informatics (MMCi) is a program specifically designed to impart this expertise to individuals interested in a variety of health care disciplines. The program is an innovative extension of the Duke University School of Medicine, the world-class higher learning university renowned for its expertise in business, medical research, and clinical care.

SpringTide is a boutique investment research, consulting and management firm dedicated to delivering forward-thinking investment solutions for family offices, advisers and foundations. We partner with families and organizations who collectively oversee over $20 billion in assets. By engaging with us, our clients can focus on their core mission, growth, building client relationships or on the parts of the investment process that leverage their time most effectively.

The Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) is a National Science Foundation sponsored Nanosystems Engineering Research Center (NERC). ASSIST develops and employs nanotechnology enabled energy harvesting and storage, ultra-low power electronics, and sensors to create innovative, battery-free, body-powered, and wearable health monitoring systems. This Center received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2012 for five years of research, renewable out to 2022.

Cone Health Ventures identifies entrepreneurial companies with solutions that address the greatest needs and top strategic aims of Cone Health. Through negotiating win-win co-development agreements to align the interests of all parties, Cone Health Ventures accelerates commercialization into the broader healthcare market to create value for the companies, Cone Health, and our patients.

Have an invention? Ready to start a company? Questions about licensing software? Tell us about it! We can help move your idea forward.

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

First Flight (FFVC) is a science and technology incubator located in the heart of Research Triangle Park. Established in 1991 to serve the initial needs of entrepreneurs and early stage companies. FFVC strives to produce companies that graduate from the facility as financially viable and freestanding businesses. These incubator graduates migrate into the mainstream of the business community, creating jobs and commercializing important new technologies that contribute to a stronger North Carolina economy.

We are an integrated system of physician practices, hospitals, outpatient centers, and more – each element committed to delivering a remarkable healthcare experience for you and your family. With world-class technology, personal connections, and care that’s easier to access and understand, Novant Health is with you every step of the way on your journey to health and wellness.

At the UNC Gillings School, we’re on the front lines of public health. From disease prevention to promoting equity and engineering a healthier planet: We’re on it. As the top-ranked public school of public health, our mission is to improve public health, promote individual well-being and eliminate health inequities across North Carolina and around the world. We’re committed to excellence in all we do – and we keep our students at the center. The Gillings School is home to about 1,600 diverse, creative and dedicated students — practical idealists who want to change the world for the better. They work closely with faculty, peers and practitioners, forming bonds that help them grow as students and future public health professionals. The School’s curriculum balances classroom education with real-world experience, preparing students to tackle the toughest public health challenges facing North Carolina and the world.