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WPI's Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center supports the culture of entrepreneurial and innovative thinking and action at WPI through skill-based workshops, seed funding, mentorship, innovation challenges, networking opportunities, hands-on projects, and more. Whether it's a student IQP, MQP, ISP, graduate research, a hobby project, a venture, or nonprofit idea, we're here to help support the development of your idea and turn it into reality for the greater good of our local and global communities.
All the greatest innovations, companies, and nonprofits in the world started with an idea, a conversation between tinkerers and idealists, or even a "what if..." to solve real-world problems. At WPI, those conversations happen every day during hands-on projects in class, over late-night texts, and while at weekend social events. Get in touch with I&E to let us know how we can assist. If you're a faculty member and need assistance promoting an event or using the right channels, let us know and we can help.
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Chat to Connect- Brand Yourself and Your Idea as a Woman in the STEM Industry
In honor of Women's History Month, join Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) and Panhellenic Council for an insightful conversation with two of I&E's accomplished women Mentors in Residence- Claire Leurent, Principal, Venture Investments at Johnson & Johnson Innovation Center, and Julianne Zimmerman, Managing Director, Reinventure Capital, as they share their personal work experience from the tech and biotech industries. Learn valuable strategies about branding yourself and marketing your ideas as a woman in the evolving STEM industry. Hear their success and failure stories on how they achieved their career goals. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a casual discussion and ask questions.
Program type: Inspire
Tinkerbox
WPI Tinkerbox provides seed funding for WPI student-initiated innovation and entrepreneurship ideas (MQPs, graduate research and similar projects may also qualify). Grant recipients will have access to mentors, workshops that will provide customized “just-in-time” skills and events.
Program type: Build
WPI’s Mentors in Residence program connects aspiring entrepreneurs with accomplished and recognized mentors who are committed to offering guidance and sharing their expertise.
Program Type: Elevate
One of the cornerstones of the innovation ecosystem at WPI is the Tech Advisors Network (TAN), essentially a virtual incubator that launched in 2012. The Tech Advisors Network has engaged with entrepreneurs on various new products, such as a smartphone application that prevents texting and driving, an online educational tool for middle school science, and a video monitoring system.
Programs Overview
Our I&E programs are intentionally developed to inspire nnovation that will lead into building foundational skills for our students to help elevate their ideas to solve real world problems.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Project Collaboration Space
Interested in building a new product or have an idea for an innovative technology?
The NEW MakerBucks program helps students to 'Go and Try' their hands at a prototyping machine in our Innovation Studio Makerspace to build hardware and software prototypes. Students are given $100 to purchase project supplies and taught how to use our machines including the 3D printers and laser cutters in our prototyping lab as well as utilizing resources and tools to bring their ideas to life.
For questions and inquiries about the program, please contact Mitra Anand at mvanand@wpi.edu
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Coaching at the I&E Center
Are you interested in how the I&E Center can coach you in innovation strategies, best practices, and how to move forward? Get in touch with us to find out.
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship , The Business School
#17
of 25 Private Colleges Where Graduates Go on to Earn the Most Money
Newsweek (2021)
#57
most innovative schools
U.S. News & World Report (2022)
$130 million
in funds raised for WPI startups
(2013-21)
$56.3M
research funding from government, corporate, and private sources through OSP (FY 2020)