WPI offers researchers a multitude of support, including software, hardware, and consulting services that are on par with some of the greatest research universities in the world. The supportive, well-grounded infrastructure allows researchers to hit the ground running without delays from startup times or transitions from previous labs or universities. We’ve included just a sample of the resources available to researchers here.
PracticePoint
PracticePoint is a membership-based research, development, and commercialization alliance founded to advance healthcare technologies. The focus is on smart and secure medical devices that interact with the physical world to improve healthcare.
LEAP@WPI/QCC
WPI, in collaboration with QCC, has developed a Lab for Education & Application Prototypes (LEAP) facility, part of the national AIM Photonics initiative, LEAP@WPI/QCC supports the integrated photonics manufacturing sector.
LSBC
WPI’s Life Sciences & Bioengineering Center was built specifically to suit inter-collaboration in the life sciences. Learn more about the instrumentation, histology, and microscopy core - as well as the vivarium..
Sagamore Lab
The New England Hub for Advanced Manufacturing, based at WPI, will pursue digital manufacturing initiatives that will enhance the competitiveness of industry in the Northeast region of the United States.
Materials Labs
WPI's world-class Materials Science and Engineering Laboratories provide a broad range of facilities for advanced research and student project work. They include the laboratories within the renowned Metal Processing Institute.
FPE Labs
The only facility of its kind at a university, the Fire Protection Engineering Laboratory in WPI's Gateway II building is a state-of-the-art facility for advanced research in fire science.