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MATTER Accepts 10 More Healthcare Tech Startups Into The Community

November 25, 2014

We’re excited to announced that MATTER has accepted another 10 member companies into the community. The companies join the first 10 startups that were announced late last month.

The 10 new MATTER members are:

Cypris Medical – is committed to improving patient outcomes by working with clinicians in the cosmetic surgery market to develop technologies overlooked by large medical device manufactu…

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Built in Chicago: Matter – Chicago’s first health tech hub announces its inaugural class

October 29, 2014

For the first time in Chicago, a healthcare robotics company, a pharmaceutical focused on rare, life-threatening diseases, a platform for connecting patients, healthcare givers and doctors and a company working on hearing therapies will all be housed together. These are just a few of the 10 innovative companies changing the healthcare landscape in Chicago. They’re all also part of the inaugural…

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Chicago Business: Matter incubator selects first 10 startups

October 29, 2014

Matter, the new health care-tech incubator being planned for the Merchandise Mart, has selected its first 10 companies.

All of them are from the Chicago area. Matter, which began construction last week, won’t open until early next year. The facility expects to be able to accommodate 150 to 200 people when it’s complete, with most companies expected to have one to 10 employees. It began taking …

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Chicago Sun Times: 10 startups likely to transform health tech

October 29, 2014

Sarah Doherty is a 26-year-old robotics entrepreneur on a mission to increase the safety of heart-valve replacements while saving hospitals money.

The Highland Park native teamed with Dr. Jeff Soble, a cardiologist and associate professor at Rush University Medical Center, to create TeleHealthRobotics.

The company is starting a clinical trial with 125 patients at Rush to test how well doctors…

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MATTER NAMES FIRST 10 MEMBER COMPANIES

October 28, 2014

Chicago’s New Healthcare Technology Hub Accepts First Group of Health IT, Medical Device, and Pharmaceutical Startups

MATTER, the new entrepreneurship and innovation hub for next-generation health IT, medical device, diagnostics and biopharma companies, today announced the first 10 member companies accepted into the community.

MATTER, which will open in early 2015, will accelerate innovation …

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