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New England was named the worst in the nation for retaining college graduates this week. With that bad news reiterated, however, there is a promising positive: MassChallenge has done its part to help. Out of the 128 companies participating in its summer accelerator program, dozens come from Greater Boston’s colleges and universities.
Babson College was actually granted the incubator’s “Trendspotter of the Year” award for having referred the most applicants of anyone to the 2013 accelerator. Twelve Babson startups applied, and five were chosen to advance as finalists.
Over the last three years, however, 33 Babson-related teams have been crowned finalists, according to a press release, farther furthering the reason for the accolades.
Babson isn’t the only school with a strong showing, however. Below are 28 teams with ties to the city’s colleges, many of which have already won competitions.
Grand prize winner of the 2013 MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition was MassChallenge finalist 3dim, a patent-pending 3D gesture sensor for the battery-powered mobile device market. With 3dim, users can gesture in 3D to their phone, tablet or wearables, all without having to touch a screen.
Fellow finalist Tauros Engineering, a company currently commercializing a technology designed to detect bridge scour, also walked away the winner of a $50,000 first-place prize, as well as the $2,000 crowd favorite award, in Harvard Business School’s newly-named New Venture Competition.
For a look at some of the other schools represented, including Boston University, Northeastern and Tufts, check out the slideshow below.
MassChallenge Startups Sprung from Greater Boston Schools
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The startupu2019s launch product is an adjustable prosthetic socket. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:400,”height”:300},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Bit-Harmonics-u2014-MIT-Harvard.jpg”,”title”:”Bit Harmonics u2014 MIT amp; Harvard”,”content”:”pA semi-finalist in the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, Bit Harmonics is developing a software service to remotely monitor the energy efficiency of communities, homes and individual appliances. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:508,”height”:286},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Car-Care-Check-u2014-Babson.png”,”title”:”Car Care Check u2014 Babson”,”content”:”pCar Care Check is a Bluetooth-enabled mobile app that lets users know whatu2019s wrong with their car before they get stuck visiting the mechanic. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:508,”height”:254},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CONTINUUS-Pharmaceuticals-u2014-MIT.png”,”title”:”CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals u2014 MIT”,”content”:”pCONTINUUS spun out of the Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing, and will enable u201con-demandu201d manufacturing of pharmaceuticals with advantages in lead time, quality and cost. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:508,”height”:247},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DrinkSavvy-u2014-Worcester-Polytechnic-Institute.jpg”,”title”:”DrinkSavvy u2014 Worcester Polytechnic Institute”,”content”:”pDrinkSavvyu2019s goal is to eradicate drug-aided date rape with a constant self-monitoring cup or straw that can change color if a party-goeru2019s drink is roofied. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:375,”height”:300},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/EdFolio-u2014-Harvard.png”,”title”:”EdFolio u2014 Harvard”,”content”:”pBased out of the Harvard innovation lab, EdFolio is an online platform that allows students to discover online courses, consolidate academic achievements from courses they have completed and convey those achievements to schools, employers and recruiters./pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:508,”height”:227},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Footnote-u2014-Babson.jpeg”,”title”:”Footnote u2014 Babson”,”content”:”pFootnote is an online media outlet that showcases academic expertise by translating research created by the academic community into accessible and engaging content for a mainstream audience./pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:270,”height”:300},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Gentoo-u2014-Wentworth-.jpeg”,”title”:”Gentoo u2014 Wentworth”,”content”:”pFirst-place winner of Wentworthu2019s 2012 Accelerate contest, Gentoo is creating the u201cInfuGo,u201d a light compression vest designed to safely manage infusion equipment on the patientu2019s body, improving their quality of life. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:452,”height”:300},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Global-Village-Fruits-u2014-Harvard.png”,”title”:”Global Village Fruits u2014 Harvard”,”content”:”pA winner of the 2012 Harvard College Innovation Challenge, Global Village Fruits is building agricultural supply chains and introducing new produce to the U.S. market, beginning with Indiau2019s jackfruit. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:508,”height”:230},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Good-Benefits-u2014-Boston-College-Harvard-.jpeg”,”title”:”Good-Benefits u2014 Boston College amp; Harvard”,”content”:”pGood-Benefits created, what they call, u201cthe 401k for charity.u201d With the help of Good-Benefits, employee giving programs are painless to run and engaging to join. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:277,”height”:300},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/HackCriticalCare-u2014-Harvard-MIT.jpeg”,”title”:”HackCriticalCare u2014 Harvard amp; MIT”,”content”:”pHackCriticalCare is creating affordable medical devices designed to save childrenu2019s lives in developing countries. The teamu2019s first product is a mobile, modular continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, which will be distributed by a network of local u201csuperusers,u201d who will be trained to perform basic repairs and train local health workers to use it. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:383,”height”:300},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Integrative-Enzymatics-u2014-MIT-.png”,”title”:”Integrative Enzymatics u2014 MIT”,”content”:”pIntegrative Enzymatics has developed a proprietary method of designing pharmaceuticals, and the teamu2019s flagship patented drug is used to treat diabetes./pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:508,”height”:184},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/MCast-Analytics-u2014-MIT-.png”,”title”:”MCast Analytics u2014 MIT”,”content”:”pMCast Analytics provides the missing link that enables retailers to understand their customersu2019 behavior across online and offline worlds./pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:508,”height”:251},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NanoNET-u2014-Boston-College-.png”,”title”:”NanoNET u2014 Boston College”,”content”:”pDeveloped in Boston Collegeu2019s Department of Chemistry, NanoNET is a lithium-ion battery technology capable of extending battery life twentyfold and improving capacity 100 percent, all while slashing battery weight in half./pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:508,”height”:171},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Nyopoly-u2014-Babson-.png”,”title”:”Nyopoly u2014 Babson”,”content”:”pNyopoly is a members-only online direct-to-consumer retailer where every price is personal. With Nyopoly, users can negotiate their personal price on current trends and designer brands. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:300,”height”:300},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Raja-Systems-u2014-MIT-.png”,”title”:”Raja Systems u2014 MIT”,”content”:”pRaja Systems is looking to lower energy costs in isolated microgrids around the world through the use of real-time weather and load data. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:433,”height”:300},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/School-Yourself-u2014-Harvard-MIT-.jpeg”,”title”:”School Yourself u2014 Harvard amp; MIT “,”content”:”pHoused in the Harvard innovation lab, School Yourself is creating engaging, immersive and interactive electronic textbooks in math and science for high school and college students from around the world. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:500,”height”:300},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Sensible-Baby-u2014-Harvard-.jpeg”,”title”:”Sensible Baby u2014 Harvard”,”content”:”pA finalist in Harvard Business Schoolu2019s 2013 New Venture Competition, Sensible Baby uses sensor-based technology to provide parents the peace of mind they need to know their child is sleeping safely. /pn”,”type”:”image”,”width”:508,”height”:254},{“url”:”http://wp.streetwise.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/SympSolutions-u2014-Tufts-MIT.png”,”title”:”SympSolutions u2014 Tufts amp; MIT”,”content”:”pA finalist in both the 2013 Tufts $100K Competition and MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, SympSolutions is developing the AccuRIGHT system to help patients suffering from hypertension. 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