Incubator · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab

Wet-lab and co-working space in Allston run by Harvard Innovation Labs for biotech and life-science ventures founded by Harvard students, alumni, faculty and postdocs, on month-to-month memberships.

Rolling applications Run by Harvard Innovation Labs, Harvard University

Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding
not published
Instrument
not published
Equity taken
not published
Programme fee
not published Published rates are US$300 a month per resident for membership and US$2,700 a month per lab bench, on flexible month-to-month terms
Duration
not published
Cohort size
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Cohorts
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Delivery
In person
Stages
Pre-seed, seed
Sectors
Biotech
Open to founders from
not published
Perks
  • Wet lab benches
  • Co-working space
  • Shared lab equipment

One application covers this lab at 127 Western Avenue in Allston and its sibling, the Blavatnik Harvard Life Lab Longwood at Harvard Medical School. A selection committee reviews applications three to four times a year and invites selected ventures to pitch before offering a place.

Application dates

Rolling applications

Applications are accepted at any time.

Who can apply

  • Founders must be students, alumni, faculty or postdocs of Harvard or an affiliate institution, in a C-suite or co-founder role
  • The Harvard founder or Harvard team lead must be based on-site
  • Faculty and alumni ventures should have institutional funding, such as commercialisation grants, angel or venture capital funding
  • Ventures must show they support the Harvard community and will contribute to the i-lab ecosystem
  • Stage: pre-seed, seed

What founders should check

  1. The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
  2. Fees: Published rates are US$300 a month per resident for membership and US$2,700 a month per lab bench, on flexible month-to-month terms.
  3. It runs in person in Boston. Plan to be there for the length of the programme.
  4. Applications are accepted at any time, so there is no deadline to plan around.

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