Past Events

This mini-session will offer a preview of the types of workshops and events you will experience in the program and give you some tools to kickstart your venture before the fall.

At this immersive, interactive virtual awards celebration, twenty-five Finalist teams will pitch their ventures. Together, we’ll discover which ten ventures and Ingenuity Award winners will take home a share of $510,000 in prize money, generously funded by the Bertarelli Foundation.

Harvard Innovation Lab's Gong-a-Thon Event is a chance for us to celebrate our accomplishments, share our appreciation for each other, and have some fun as a community at the end of the term. Join us for i-lab Paper Plate Awards, milestone bingo, appreciation boards, and details and insight into the next term!

Join Dave Cappillo as he covers key mistakes to avoid when forming a business, and provides an overview of choice of entity and capital structures. He’ll also drill-down on corporate governance considerations for start-ups, including best practices for Founders Agreements, issues relating to employees and contractors, and critical IP. 

Raising venture capital can be tricky, especially for first-time founders. Learn from a panel of entrepreneurs about how they found support for their idea and raised money from individuals, before going to venture capitalists.

This is a great opportunity for founders to practice their investor and partner pitches in a closed session with the workshop group and a panel of i-Labs healthcare and life sciences advisors. Get valuable practice presenting in a safe environment, testing alternative approaches, addressing key communication challenges, and getting open and honest feedback from your peers.

Hey newly admitted Harvard students! Interested in innovation & entrepreneurship? See what's possible with us at the Harvard Innovation Labs.

The target product profile sheet (TTP) is a commonly used tool in the biopharmaceutical industry that assists in the strategic decision-making process. It’s designed to help you decide whether to advance a product candidate or drug program. While the TTP is not comprehensive in nature, it focuses on the key elements necessary to make “go, no go” decisions. This session will review a standard TTP and the assumptions underlying the key elements that go into creating a TTP. 

Often, you only have 30 seconds to grab the attention of a prospective customer or investor. Having a strong elevator pitch – one aligned among all the members of your team – is critical toward helping investors, customers, prospects, and employees understand what you do. This workshop will include a discussion of the elements necessary for a perfect elevator pitch, as well as pitch practice with your peers for real-time feedback.

What elements help create a compelling and effective deck? Learn the best ways to communicate your idea to investors, customers, and other key stakeholders.