Harvard Innovation Labs (i-Lab) is an institution which aims to promote team-based and entrepreneurial activities among Harvard students, faculty, entrepreneurs, and members of the Allston and Greater Boston communities.

[3] Jodi Goldstein succeeded Jones in 2015 and served in the position through the 2019-20 academic year.

Unlike the i-Lab, which is free for Harvard students, the Launch Lab functions on a pay-for-table model.

The Challenges are similar to traditional business plan competitions in which teams submit proposals, give presentations, and are judged by a panel of experts.

[11] In the first half of 2020, several VIP teams played significant roles in addressing the COVID-19 global pandemic, from making personal protection equipments (PPE) to providing key economic data for the Harvard COVID-19 Business Impact Center.