Out of 400+ applications, we've selected 25 finalists who will pitch live on May 6. These ventures represent 11 Harvard schools and are one step closer to winning a share of $500,000+ in Bertarelli Foundation funding.
2026
President’s Innovation Challenge
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All
25
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Harvard Business School
6
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Harvard College
4
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Harvard Extension School
2
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Harvard Graduate School of Design
1
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Harvard Graduate School of Education
2
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Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
2
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Harvard Kennedy School
3
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Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
3
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Harvard Law School
2
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Harvard Medical School
5
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
2
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Harvard University
2
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Bond Health
Accelerating patient enrollment in clinical trials by automating how sites find, contact, and enroll eligible patients.
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FIND Neuro
Revolutionizing drug-resistant epilepsy surgery with an FDA-path clinical decision support platform.
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MonitAir
The remote patient monitoring platform built for sleep medicine: helping practices monitor CPAP adherence, close care gaps, and get reimbursed for it.
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NuCyRNA Therapeutics
Redefining RNA-targeting therapeutics, starting in neurodegenerative diseases.
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Promakhos Therapeutics Inc.
Developing oral, non-immunosuppressive, small molecules to cure chronic inflammatory disorders.
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