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Brandon Chi of Crop Diagnostix hands a leaf to Kevin O'Leary on stage

'Shark Tank' Star Kevin O’Leary Talks Startups and Setbacks

In an event co-hosted by Harvard Business School and the Harvard Innovation Labs on October 24, celebrity entrepreneur, investor, and “shark” on ABC’s “Shark Tank” Kevin O’Leary discussed entrepreneurship and judged a student pitch competition.

Oct 26, 2023

pair of sneakers and Surgifield invention

IAMBIC MODEL T Sneaker and SurgiBox SurgiField Named 2023 TIME Best Inventions

The Harvard Innovation Labs is thrilled to share that the IAMBIC MODEL T, a sizeless sneaker fitted by AI, and SurgiBox SurgiField, an ultraportable surgical environment, have been selected as 2023 TIME Best Inventions.

Oct 24, 2023

Harvard Innovation Labs Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Venture Creation

The Harvard Innovation Labs is honored to announce that it has received the highest honors in the 2023 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Center (GCEC) Awards for “Outstanding Contributions to Venture Creation.”

Oct 18, 2023

The EarthAcre team with local partners and community members at a pilot site.

Bringing Back the Elephants

With the support of the UN, conservationists, and policymakers, global innovators like EarthAcre are devising new models for financing biodiversity preservation to protect the world’s most-endangered ecosystems — bringing back diverse wildlife in the process.

Oct 17, 2023

Harvard Innovation Labs Announces Alumni Startups in 2023-2024 Launch Lab X GEO Cohort

The Harvard Innovation Labs is welcoming 25 ventures into the 2023-2024 Launch Lab X GEO cohort, a global startup leadership program designed to help early-stage, Harvard alumni-led ventures grow into sustainable and disruptive businesses.

Oct 12, 2023

Labhya Foundation's Richa Gupta teaching students in an Indian classroom.

Alumni Founders Receive Prestigious Fellowship To Fight Global Poverty

Richa Gupta (HGSE 2021) and Nikki Okrah (HBS 2021) selected for competitive Mulago Foundation fellowship

Oct 05, 2023

Members of the Harvard Innovation Labs gather for fall orientation.

Harvard Innovation Labs Announces Record-Setting Student Engagement for Fall Semester

1,700 students have signed up as members of the university innovation center — a more than 50% increase in membership from the fall of 2022.

Sep 27, 2023

A Data Scientist and a Robot Walk into a Newsroom

A new podcast from i-lab member Nikita Roy (HES 2023) explores the intersection of AI and journalism.

Sep 25, 2023

Collaboration Fuels Innovation: Harvard i-lab Alumni Team Up to Improve Public Safety

In the competitive landscape of startups and innovation, founders at the Harvard Innovation Labs find something different: a collaborative and supportive community that they can call upon, even after graduation. Just ask the founders of Mark43 and RapidSOS.

Sep 21, 2023

The Body Empowerment Project Is Helping Young People to Feel Good in Their Skin

This nonprofit venture is teaching underserved students about self-worth, health and wellness, and happiness that’s independent of the opinions of others.

Sep 13, 2023

Decoding depression through novel treatment development

Mariam Khayretdinova talks Brainify.AI

Aug 25, 2023

Participants in the 2023 NextGen Accelerator smile at the i-lab.

That’s a Wrap! Reflecting on the Inaugural NextGen Accelerator for Black Founders

This summer, the Harvard Innovation Labs welcomed 25 Black-led ventures to the inaugural NextGen Accelerator, a two-week founder bootcamp for early-stage student founders from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and universities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Aug 22, 2023