Laurence A. Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship

Incubation Space

In March 2001, the Baiada Institute opened the doors of its state-of-the-art entrepreneurial environment at 3225 Arch Street on the Drexel Campus in Philadelphia.

The new Baiada Institute space has been conceived in direct response to student input as a unique, full-service work, mentoring and collaboration space for the entrepreneurial community at Drexel. An architectural reflection of Drexel's commitment to entrepreneurial innovation, the Baiada Institute contains:

Significant incubation space for student teams creating businesses while at Drexel, including:

• Entrepreneurial Space Private, dedicated workstations are awarded to teams based on winning the Business Plan Competition and/or exceptional merit and progress in turning ventures into realities.
• FlexSpace This area is designed to foster synergistic opportunities among non-resident entrepreneurs and student teams with 12 flexible workstations.
• The Wedge A presentation room with seating for up to 60 people, the Wedge is the venue for the Baiada Institute's Entrepreneurial Workshops, classes and other events.
• The Cybercafe A central gathering place for students and entrepreneurs.
• Mentoring Rooms and Conference Rooms Space is available for private meetings with mentors as well as student/faculty conferences. The Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship in Technology wishes to acknowledge all of the mentors who shared their time, knowledge and expertise with Drexel's entrepreneurial teams, providing invaluable encouragement and leadership.
• Victory Bell Engraved with "A ship is safe in the harbor, but ships were not made to stay in the harbor", the victory bell is the Baiada Institute entrepreneurs' song for accomplishments both great and small.
• A home for the Office of Technology Commercialization of Drexel, bringing Drexel's resources and guidance in the commercialization of new technologies to the wide spectrum of talent at Drexel -- from Drexel student teams with promising business ventures to Drexel researchers developing new technologies, to students and researchers creating new uses for advances in the biosciences.