Accelerating drug, device, biologic, behavioral health, and other innovations from ideas to impact.
DUE Thursday, October 8, 2026
Innovate2Impact welcomes you
Innovate2Impact (i2i) is a collaboration of innovation centers across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that helps innovators transform their promising research ideas into real-world innovations. Through training and education, customer discovery, mentorship, and commercialization support, i2i equips innovators with the tools, knowledge, and connections needed to advance solutions that improve health and create meaningful impact.
Program Benefits
Develop a structured innovation roadmap
Gain customer discovery experience
Build commercialization knowledge
Strengthen pitching and communication skills
Connect with mentors and innovation experts
Increase readiness for funding, partnerships, and translation opportunities
Who Should Apply?
The i2i program is intended for researchers, faculty, clinicians, and innovations teams across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who are interested in advancing health-related technologies, diagnostics, therapeutics, devices, digital health solutions, or other research innovations beyond the laboratory and toward real-world adoption.
Learn About The i2i Journey
Cohort Kick-off & Expo
NSF I-Corps™ Spark
Pitch Lab
Commercialization Workshops
Mentorship Support
Impact Launchpad
Latest News
Innovation Takes Center Stage at Inaugural Impact Launchpad Event
Researchers, founders, and investors packed the room for a night of pitches, posters, and a $50K prize on the line. The room was buzzing before the first pitch even began. On a warm, summer evening in downtown Boston, more than 100 researchers, clinicians, investors,...
Innovate2Impact | Impact Launchpad
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the first Impact Launchpad pitch competition! And very special thanks to Morrison Foerster’s Boston office for hosting us in the beautiful 200 Club. More than 100 researchers, clinicians, investors, founders, students, faculty,...
Recap of Innovate2Impact Innovation Expo 2025
Thank you to everyone who attended the first event of our Innovate2Impact series on Tuesday, October 21 at Tufts University School of Medicine! More than 100 researchers, clinicians, investors, students, and faculty convened at our Innovation Expo to discover emerging...
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Apply to the 2026-27 i2i Cohort
Join a community of innovators committed to transforming research into solutions that improve lives and create meaningful impact.
DUE Thursday, October 8, 2026
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