Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship
i3 Lab (Ideate, Innovate, Incubate)
Getting a startup from concept to commercialization requires guidance. The i3 Lab at WPI is the university's hub for innovation and entrepreneurship for all WPI students, empowering them to transform ideas into real-world solutions. As WPI's own cutting-edge incubator and integrated support system, the i3 Lab prepares innovators and entrepreneurs to take their ideas to the next level.
Startup Spaces
The WPI Campus is a hub for innovation and entrepreneurial activities. Students tinker with new ideas in the Innovation Studio's Makerspace, tapping into MakerBucks to fund supplies. Collaborations grow in the university's core research facilities, and students build startups at the i3 Lab.
Student Clubs and Organizations
Outside the classroom, WPI students connect through clubs and associations to innovate and build their entrepreneurial skills.
Some examples:
- WPI Investing Association provides education and practical experience in investing to the WPI community.
- Gompei's Goat Cheese put their knowledge to work through WPI’s first nonprofit student-run business.
- CEO Club: Fosters leadership skills and networking among aspiring business leaders.
- Colibre Club: Merges business and technology for leadership development.
- Enactus WPI: Empowers students to create impactful projects through social entrepreneurship.
Core Research Facilities
WPI's researchers rely on hardware, software, equipment, and consulting services resources. With this kind of support, researchers find an environment where innovation thrives.
Cutting-Edge Lab Equipment
Innovation requires access to lab equipment that advances research and ideas. See the extensive lab equipment at WPI.
Transformative Research at WPI
WPI's growing research enterprise champions innovation and entrepreneurship that solves difficult global problems. Our faculty and student researchers push the boundaries to see what is possible. The results change lives.
Office of Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship (OTIE)
This office supports students navigating innovation beyond the classroom. Through this partnership, students gain access to guidance on intellectual property, venture development, technology commercialization, and pathways to bring research and ideas into the real world.