Who we are
Housed under the Office of the Provost, the internationally recognized award winning WVU LaunchLab Network serves as a comprehensive, one-stop innovation and commercialization center. Located in Morgantown, Beckley and Keyser, the LaunchLab Network consists of applied innovation centers providing WVU students with a collaborative working environment to create their new ideas. Whether the idea is a for-profit or non-profit, the LaunchLab Network offers hands-on idea development support, education, mentorship, prototyping facilities, resources and connections to help advance innovative entrepreneurs.
These student-based applied innovation centers leverage the capabilities and resources of multiple academic and professional disciplines. The LaunchLab Network offers a comprehensive approach to providing startup support while utilizing the university and the state’s economic development community.
Click on the links at the bottom of the page to read articles about the events we host, and students we support.
Why we need your support
All the WVU LaunchLab Network’s services are free of charge to students. We help any student, in any major, offering guidance throughout the entire innovation process from ideation to commercialization.
Over the last two years, the LaunchLab Network assisted 360 new student ideas and supported 210 student businesses in their development. Our students received close to $178K in funding through grants or pitch competitions.
We are asking you to partner with the LaunchLab Network to help us continue to provide these opportunities. Your monetary donation will be used to directly support our students by providing them with the resources needed for future innovation.
How you can help
Greatest Needs
One of the biggest components of our free services lies within prototype development, which happens in our Maker Lab. Since our services are free to students, the LaunchLab Network supports the cost of prototype and product development. With the help of donations and sponsorships, the LaunchLab Network will be able to support more student innovations towards commercialization and/or business startups. In addition, we would like to mobilize our prototyping labs throughout the state by creating portable Maker Lab units.
Our Greatest Needs Fund also supports:
Seed Funding
The LaunchLab Network Seed Fund is an application-based grant fund designed to support ventures that have been formed and vetted, with student owners who are prepared to work full time on the product or company. Seed funding is appropriate for companies that are pre-revenue and need the funds to complete product development and build their team in preparation for launch.
Pitch Competition Proceeds
The LaunchLab Network hosts several opportunities for student innovators to pitch their ideas for startup funds. These funds are small grants geared towards continued product development and are applied directly to materials or service providers. We also help our students attend national pitch competitions by providing coaching and assisting with transportation cost.
Morgantown: https://enews.wvu.edu/articles/2019/03/28/wvu-launchlab-network-hosts-third-annual-march-idea-challenge
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,500 | WVU Extension Service | 75 |
2 | College of Creative Arts | 25 | |
3 | Chambers College of Business & Economics | 22 | |
4 | Eberly College of Arts and Sciences | 20 | |
5 | WVU Medicine Children's | 17 | |
6 | WVU Cancer Institute | 15 | |
7 | Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources | 13 | |
8 | Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design | 11 | |
9 | The Daily Athenaeum and U92-The Moose | 10 | |
10 | WVU Libraries | 8 | |
11 | College of Law | 8 | |
12 | School of Medicine | 7 | |
13 | College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences | 5 | |
14 | College of Education and Human Services | 5 | |
15 | Reed College of Media | 4 | |
16 | School of Pharmacy | 3 | |
17 | School of Dentistry | 3 | |
18 | Alumni Chapters | 3 | |
19 | WVU Athletics | 3 | |
20 | Global Affairs (International) | 3 | |
21 | Honors College | 3 | |
22 | Children's Vision Rehabilitation Program | 3 | |
23 | Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute | 2 | |
24 | Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 2 | |
25 | Diversity, Multicultural & Inclusivity Initiatives | 2 | |
26 | WVU LaunchLab Network | 2 | |
27 | Sports Club Federation | 2 | |
28 | School of Public Health | 1 | |
29 | First-Generation Student Success | 1 | |
30 | Rosenbaum Family House | 1 | |
31 | School of Nursing | 1 | |
32 | Student Life | 1 | |
33 | WVU Tech | 1 | |
34 | Fraternity and Sorority Life | 1 | |
35 | Folds of Honor (Veteran Support) | 1 | |
36 | Critical Care and Trauma Institute | 0 | |
37 | Grateful Patients, Families, and Friends Program | 0 | |
38 | HSC Charleston Campus | 0 | |
39 | HSC Eastern Campus | 0 | |
40 | Humanities Center | 0 | |
41 | Mountaineer Maniacs | 0 | |
42 | Office of Graduate Education and Life | 0 | |
43 | Residence Hall Association | 0 | |
44 | Science Adventure School | 0 | |
45 | Student Government Association | 0 | |
46 | West Virginia University Potomac State College | 0 | |
47 | WVU Eye Institute | 0 | |
48 | WVU Greatest Needs | 0 | |
49 | WVU Heart & Vascular Institute | 0 | |
50 | WVU Online | 0 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,500 | WVU Extension Service | 67 |
2 | WVU Medicine Children's | 65 | |
3 | College of Creative Arts | 26 | |
4 | Chambers College of Business & Economics | 17 | |
5 | Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources | 14 | |
6 | Alumni Association | 14 | |
7 | Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design | 14 | |
8 | Alumni Chapters | 13 | |
9 | Eberly College of Arts and Sciences | 13 | |
10 | College of Law | 12 | |
11 | School of Medicine | 11 | |
12 | College of Education and Human Services | 9 | |
13 | WVU Cancer Institute | 8 | |
14 | School of Nursing | 7 | |
15 | The Daily Athenaeum and U92-The Moose | 6 | |
16 | WVU Athletics | 5 | |
17 | College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences | 5 | |
18 | Reed College of Media | 4 | |
19 | School of Pharmacy | 4 | |
20 | First-Generation Student Success | 3 | |
21 | WVU Greatest Needs | 3 | |
22 | WVU Tech | 2 | |
23 | Rosenbaum Family House | 2 | |
24 | WVU Libraries | 2 | |
25 | Honors College | 2 | |
26 | WVU Eye Institute | 2 | |
27 | School of Public Health | 2 | |
28 | West Virginia University Potomac State College | 1 | |
29 | School of Dentistry | 1 | |
30 | HSC Charleston Campus | 1 | |
31 | Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute | 1 | |
32 | Residence Hall Association | 1 | |
33 | Folds of Honor (Veteran Support) | 1 | |
34 | Children's Vision Rehabilitation Program | 0 | |
35 | Critical Care and Trauma Institute | 0 | |
36 | Diversity, Multicultural & Inclusivity Initiatives | 0 | |
37 | Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 0 | |
38 | Fraternity and Sorority Life | 0 | |
39 | Global Affairs (International) | 0 | |
40 | Grateful Patients, Families, and Friends Program | 0 | |
41 | HSC Eastern Campus | 0 | |
42 | Humanities Center | 0 | |
43 | Mountaineer Maniacs | 0 | |
44 | Office of Graduate Education and Life | 0 | |
45 | Science Adventure School | 0 | |
46 | Sports Club Federation | 0 | |
47 | Student Government Association | 0 | |
48 | Student Life | 0 | |
49 | WVU Heart & Vascular Institute | 0 | |
50 | WVU LaunchLab Network | 0 | |
51 | WVU Online | 0 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,500 | WVU Extension Service | 63 |
2 | College of Creative Arts | 29 | |
3 | School of Medicine | 18 | |
4 | Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources | 18 | |
5 | Eberly College of Arts and Sciences | 17 | |
6 | Chambers College of Business & Economics | 14 | |
7 | WVU Medicine Children's | 13 | |
8 | Alumni Chapters | 11 | |
9 | Reed College of Media | 9 | |
10 | WVU Athletics | 7 | |
11 | College of Education and Human Services | 7 | |
12 | WVU Cancer Institute | 5 | |
13 | Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design | 5 | |
14 | Alumni Association | 4 | |
15 | School of Dentistry | 4 | |
16 | Honors College | 4 | |
17 | College of Law | 3 | |
18 | School of Pharmacy | 3 | |
19 | School of Nursing | 3 | |
20 | College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences | 3 | |
21 | The Daily Athenaeum and U92-The Moose | 3 | |
22 | Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 2 | |
23 | WVU Tech | 2 | |
24 | Sports Club Federation | 2 | |
25 | WVU Greatest Needs | 1 | |
26 | WVU Heart & Vascular Institute | 1 | |
27 | Grateful Patients, Families, and Friends Program | 1 | |
28 | HSC Charleston Campus | 1 | |
29 | Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute | 1 | |
30 | Science Adventure School | 1 | |
31 | Humanities Center | 1 | |
32 | Rosenbaum Family House | 1 | |
33 | Critical Care and Trauma Institute | 1 | |
34 | Student Life | 1 | |
35 | Children's Vision Rehabilitation Program | 1 | |
36 | Mountaineer Maniacs | 1 | |
37 | Diversity, Multicultural & Inclusivity Initiatives | 0 | |
38 | First-Generation Student Success | 0 | |
39 | Folds of Honor (Veteran Support) | 0 | |
40 | Fraternity and Sorority Life | 0 | |
41 | Global Affairs (International) | 0 | |
42 | HSC Eastern Campus | 0 | |
43 | Office of Graduate Education and Life | 0 | |
44 | Residence Hall Association | 0 | |
45 | School of Public Health | 0 | |
46 | Student Government Association | 0 | |
47 | West Virginia University Potomac State College | 0 | |
48 | WVU Eye Institute | 0 | |
49 | WVU LaunchLab Network | 0 | |
50 | WVU Libraries | 0 | |
51 | WVU Online | 0 |
Rank | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|
1 | WVU Extension Service | 577 |
2 | College of Creative Arts | 496 |
3 | Eberly College of Arts and Sciences | 339 |
4 | WVU Medicine Children's | 326 |
5 | Chambers College of Business & Economics | 285 |
6 | Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources | 235 |
7 | School of Medicine | 208 |
8 | WVU Cancer Institute | 180 |
9 | Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design | 147 |
10 | Alumni Chapters | 144 |
11 | Alumni Association | 135 |
12 | WVU Athletics | 123 |
13 | College of Law | 120 |
14 | Reed College of Media | 108 |
15 | College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences | 100 |
16 | The Daily Athenaeum and U92-The Moose | 83 |
17 | School of Nursing | 74 |
18 | College of Education and Human Services | 71 |
19 | School of Pharmacy | 66 |
20 | School of Dentistry | 63 |
21 | WVU Tech | 57 |
22 | WVU Libraries | 53 |
23 | Honors College | 51 |
24 | Sports Club Federation | 38 |
25 | Children's Vision Rehabilitation Program | 37 |
26 | Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute | 35 |
27 | School of Public Health | 34 |
28 | WVU Greatest Needs | 33 |
29 | HSC Charleston Campus | 30 |
30 | WVU Foundation | 22 |
31 | Global Affairs (International) | 21 |
32 | Student Government Association | 21 |
33 | First-Generation Student Success | 20 |
34 | Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 18 |
35 | Student Life | 18 |
36 | Rosenbaum Family House | 16 |
37 | Folds of Honor (Veteran Support) | 15 |
38 | Mountaineer Maniacs | 15 |
39 | WVU Eye Institute | 13 |
40 | Diversity, Multicultural & Inclusivity Initiatives | 8 |
41 | West Virginia University Potomac State College | 7 |
42 | WVU Heart & Vascular Institute | 6 |
43 | WVU LaunchLab Network | 6 |
44 | Humanities Center | 5 |
45 | Fraternity and Sorority Life | 5 |
46 | Science Adventure School | 4 |
47 | Office of Graduate Education and Life | 4 |
48 | Critical Care and Trauma Institute | 3 |
49 | Grateful Patients, Families, and Friends Program | 2 |
50 | HSC Eastern Campus | 2 |
51 | WVU Online | 2 |
52 | Residence Hall Association | 2 |
Rank | Department | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources | $6,098,886.36 |
2 | WVU Extension Service | $1,351,643.55 |
3 | WVU Medicine Children's | $1,213,359.04 |
4 | HSC Charleston Campus | $259,950.00 |
5 | Chambers College of Business & Economics | $249,560.77 |
6 | Eberly College of Arts and Sciences | $167,563.74 |
7 | School of Dentistry | $142,335.00 |
8 | School of Pharmacy | $140,685.00 |
9 | School of Medicine | $139,781.70 |
10 | Alumni Association | $108,454.04 |
11 | WVU Athletics | $98,096.37 |
12 | WVU Foundation | $79,753.67 |
13 | College of Creative Arts | $79,255.25 |
14 | WVU Cancer Institute | $59,623.68 |
15 | Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design | $43,851.38 |
16 | WVU Greatest Needs | $36,334.34 |
17 | Alumni Chapters | $33,313.01 |
18 | College of Law | $28,907.02 |
19 | Reed College of Media | $22,610.37 |
20 | WVU Tech | $18,293.67 |
21 | College of Education and Human Services | $17,164.02 |
22 | School of Nursing | $12,091.20 |
23 | College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences | $12,081.37 |
24 | WVU Libraries | $9,258.35 |
25 | Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute | $7,217.34 |
26 | School of Public Health | $5,786.01 |
27 | The Daily Athenaeum and U92-The Moose | $5,391.89 |
28 | Humanities Center | $5,350.00 |
29 | Honors College | $4,086.70 |
30 | Sports Club Federation | $3,508.67 |
31 | Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | $3,368.67 |
32 | Children's Vision Rehabilitation Program | $3,168.67 |
33 | Rosenbaum Family House | $2,590.00 |
34 | First-Generation Student Success | $2,147.34 |
35 | WVU Heart & Vascular Institute | $1,775.00 |
36 | Global Affairs (International) | $1,406.01 |
37 | Student Life | $1,362.34 |
38 | Student Government Association | $1,326.00 |
39 | Folds of Honor (Veteran Support) | $1,189.68 |
40 | West Virginia University Potomac State College | $893.67 |
41 | WVU Eye Institute | $862.34 |
42 | Critical Care and Trauma Institute | $375.00 |
43 | Diversity, Multicultural & Inclusivity Initiatives | $303.67 |
44 | WVU LaunchLab Network | $277.34 |
45 | Science Adventure School | $275.00 |
46 | Office of Graduate Education and Life | $268.67 |
47 | Grateful Patients, Families, and Friends Program | $200.00 |
48 | HSC Eastern Campus | $200.00 |
49 | Mountaineer Maniacs | $137.19 |
50 | WVU Online | $125.00 |
51 | Fraternity and Sorority Life | $118.74 |
52 | Residence Hall Association | $37.34 |
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