Fall 2025 Demo Day: Celebrating Innovation Across VCU and Beyond!
“We’re so proud of everyone who presented at Demo Day! Pitching an idea in front of a live audience takes courage, clarity, and heart, and every student, alum, and community innovator who stepped up brought their best. Thank you to everyone who filled the room with encouragement, curiosity, and support. The energy was high, the […]
Celebrating Innovation and Creativity at VCU Demo Day and Holiday Market on November 14th!
The stage is set for one of the most inspiring moments of the semester—VCU Demo Day, a bi-annual pitch competition where student innovators take center stage. Hosted by Shift Retail Lab, this event brings together bright minds from across the university to share their ideas for new products, services and ventures. Finalists will deliver investor-style […]
Ignite Innovation: A NASA Patent Mining Workshop and Networking Event
Brought to you by NASA Langley Research Center and VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation. On March 29, VCU da Vinci Center kicked off Innovation Month at VCU with a workshop exploring the innovative potential of NASA technologies while connecting with collaborators throughout Richmond, VA. Participants in Ignite Innovation got to: During the workshop, inventors […]
VCU’s Shift Retail Lab recognized by Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards
Space operated by the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation earns an honorable mention in the Urban Design category of the magazine’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards. Fast Company has named Shift Retail Lab at Virginia Commonwealth University as an honorable mention in the Urban Design category of the magazine’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards. Shift Retail […]
