Eligibility
Before You Submit
Idea Submission
Next Steps
Questions
Eligibility
Applicants have a Duke Affiliation which satisfies one of the following requirements:- Duke Faculty
- Duke Staff (Post-docs, Residents and Fellows)
- Graduate/Medical Students
Review Criteria
The FastTrack team reviews and scores applications using several factors, including readiness and motivation of the inventor/team, capability match with the FastTrack program, market validation of the idea, a need evaluation and intellectual property and competition assessments.The FastTrack consult form aims to capture early stage ideas and guide the founder to think critically in respect to how their device addresses an unmet need, what procedures currently exist as potential competition and the scope of this issue beyond Duke.
Be prepared to answer questions regarding:
- A description of your proposed research project
- The clinical need your idea meets including current technologies, devices or tools that are currently used and why they are insufficient.
- An estimated market size of this device at Duke and across the United States
- The potential design of your device, and if possible, going into detail on the materials, software and components it may include
- Any questions you think the FastTrack team and Innovation Committees should focus on during their evaluations
Medical device translation can be complicated, so we made our consult process simple. Here's how to get started:
- Visit the consult form
- Answer the questions. These answers provide our FastTrack team will information to do preliminary clinical need and market evaluations, so take your time to provide explanatory responses!
- Submit your proposal
- Keep thinking about your idea! Our FastTrack team will contact you with next steps
For any other questions regarding your consult form, please contact us
After your idea is submitted, you will...
- Meet with our Engineer to discuss your idea
- The FastTrack team does preliminary market + project assessments and scores projects
- You will be contacted by our team if your idea is shortlisted
- Shortlisted Ideas are invited to pitch in front of the Innovation Consortium
Check out our FAQ to answer general questions about the eligibility, the consultation process, FDA regulations and more.
For any other questions, contact us.
