• The Creative Entrepreneurship Innovation Lab functions as a hub for MICA students and alumni to “soft launch” their creative entrepreneurship ventures and learn how to share their creative practices while generating income through their work.

    We are currently reenvisioning this program and will be relaunching in Fall 2025 - stay tuned!

CEINNOV Launch Events

  • Angela McQuillan is the founder of Chimaera and former UP/Start participant, the Art Meets Science Happy Hour brought her gallery of bioart to CEINNOV.


  • Boba Studios, also a former UP/Start fellow, held a kickstarter crowdfunding party to raise funds to launch a new video game character and matching plushie toy, they exceeded their kickstarter goal of $30K.