Featured Programs
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship Challenge
A variety of student award opportunities in a single application for upper-level teams to work on their ventures over the coming year, including monthly cohort meetings.
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Kindling
Pre-accelerator for entrepreneurs who want an introduction to the innovation landscape.
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Social Innovation Lab
Designed for mission-driven startups working towards a solution with a stated social or environmental impact.
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Summer Incubator
A six-week, co-working experience for student ventures ready to take a “deep dive” into building their startups.
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Empowering Student, Alumni, and Community Ventures
Featured Ventures
Grounded in Baltimore, with an eye toward the world, the Pava Center convenes diverse stakeholders and resources. We support founders creating value and opportunity; anyone from the curious to the committed is encouraged to plug in and access funding, support, and more.
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Building the industry’s first AI-driven SaaS platform for organoid assay standardization, delivering reproducible, high-confidence data to guide compound selection.
- Medical Technology
Modelus
Building the industry’s first AI-driven SaaS platform for organoid assay standardization, delivering reproducible, high-confidence data to guide compound selection.
“My time at Johns Hopkins gave me both the technical foundation and the entrepreneurial ecosystem to take that question seriously…it was the right environment to turn an idea into something tangible.”
Prem
Developing a novel port system to significantly enhance the safety of complex procedures.
- Medical Technology
Fetal Therapy Technologies
Developing a novel port system, alongside the Johns Hopkins Center for Fetal Therapy, to address the lack of innovation in fetal therapy technologies, significantly enhancing the safety of these complex procedures.
“Early-stage student ideas can grow into ventures with real clinical and commercial potential. This fellowship affirms our belief that with the right support, student-led innovation can change the future of healthcare.”
Selena
Leveraging the power of AI to give your clients the best counsel.
- SAAS/Data Technology
FDA cleared, first and only single-use cranial access kit & drill with advanced features for safety and efficiency for any…
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Hubly
FDA cleared, first and only single-use cranial access kit & drill with advanced features for safety and efficiency for any setting.
“We’ve sold over 5,000 drills in this initial launch. Seeing the Hubly Drill perform exactly as intended, saving thousands of patient lives, is deeply fulfilling and really is the most powerful reminder of why we do this work.”
Casey
Providing a multidisciplinary arts education to youth in underserved communities and to neurodivergent youth and young adults.
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RISE Arts Center of Baltimore
Providing a multidisciplinary arts education to youth in underserved communities and to neurodivergent youth and young adults.
“I was able not only to connect and partner with other amazing entrepreneurs, but I was also given the opportunity to step outside of the organization in order to build a solid business foundation. “
Kammeran
A peer tutoring space designed to equip students with the reading and writing support necessary to strengthen their academic performance,…
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Baltimore Writing Center
A peer tutoring space designed to equip students with the reading and writing support necessary to strengthen their academic performance, build their confidence, and foster a growth mindset.
“Because of this experience, we will be able to grow and expand in ways we had previously only been able to imagine and dream of. And that is a lasting gift.”
Lena
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Community and Collaboration Shine in SIL 2024-2025 Showcase
The Social Innovation Lab (SIL) at Johns Hopkins University concluded its 2024-2025 cohort, which was announced in November 2024, and took place throughout the spring semester. The showcase event celebrated innovation, resilience, and community-driven impact. From reimagining parole re-entry to empowering young women through dance, the evening spotlighted the diverse ventures that emerged from this year’s […]
Student invention wins top prize at ASME Innovation Showcase
A device created by Johns Hopkins engineering students to help infants with nerve injuries wins top honor at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovation Showcase
2025 PVF and I&E Challenge Winners Redefine What’s Possible
The President’s Venture Fellowship and Innovation & Entrepreneurship Challenge represent a cornerstone of our institution’s commitment to fostering groundbreaking ideas and empowering the next generation of changemakers. These awards not only provide vital support and recognition to student innovators but also catalyze transformative ventures that address real-world challenges. For the third year, two promising startups […]