What are entrepreneurial and creative endeavors?

Students learn to set their own course by having experiences in early stage start-ups, advancing ideas to solve real world problems, or create artistic, written or performance-based projects. 

DifferenceMakers By the Numbers

  • $5M
    raised by teams
  • 40
    companies formed by teams
  • 11
    Number of teams patents filed or issued

Meet the DifferenceMakers

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BioBubbler '14
DifferenceMakers

The BioBubbler is made from indigenous material and does not require chemicals or electricity to use. It is a slow sand filtration system that eliminates bacteria in water by absorption, predation, natural death and oxygen depletion.

DifferenceMaker is an extremely valuable resource that helped our idea become more of a reality.
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Team Socket Tech Solutions pitching an idea to an audience and judges at the $50,000 Idea Challenge.
Socket Tech Solutions
DifferenceMakers

Developing an open-source software to protect user data privacy.

Socket Tech Solutions is developing an open-source software to protect user data privacy so user’s data does not end up being sold to people who did not get information from the user.
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Prototype of NavLens, which resembles a modern version of eye glasses.
NavLens, Sutherland Innovative Technology Solution
DifferenceMakers

NavLens will help those who are visually impaired by providing navigation in these unfamiliar areas as well as supplemental audio-visual cues to avoid obstacles.

“NavLens will help those who are visually impaired.”
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One of the members Tendren team holding a microphone and speaking in front of blue UMass Lowell backdrop as 2 other members look on.
Tendren
DifferenceMakers

Tendren is a wristband that monitors a patient's vitals while they are in the hospital waiting room.

Tendren is a safety device that will be used in all hospital waiting rooms.
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Buddies Without Borders '15
DifferenceMakers

Buddies Without Borders aims to bridge the gap between domestic students and international students.

We want to better connect international and domestic students on campus.
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