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MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, in collaboration with the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) and Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), has launched the U.S. Healthcare Stakeholder Insights Program to prepare a cohort of Korean healthcare companies for U.S. market success. Now in its seventh year, the program continues to evolve to meet the needs o…

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CHICAGO, IL — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, is pleased to announce six startups selected to receive non-dilutive funding through the Paratus Digital Health Accelerator, the digital health hub of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Accelerator Network.

These milestone-based projects will support early-stage innovators developing digi…

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The AGA Incubator: Improving GI Care is the first program dedicated to advancing innovation in digestive disease care.

MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the nonprofit medical society dedicated to advancing the science and practice of gastroenterology, are proud to announce the inaugural cohort of the AGA Incubat…

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These three programs, part of the Paratus Digital Health Accelerator, will help U.S. public health preparedness.

October 15, 2025, CHICAGO, IL — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today announced the launch of three new initiatives under the Paratus Digital Health Accelerator-BARDA Accelerator Network Hub for Digital Health, expanding opportunities for startups develo…

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Ad Astra Diagnostics, Omphalos Lifesciences and Shaddari Inc. have each been awarded $20,000 following Paratus Digital Health Accelerator’s final showcase.

The three startups — part of the first two cohorts of the Paratus Digital Health Accelerator — were selected for pioneering digital health solutions to support public health preparedness. Each cohort participated in a 10-week virtual accele…

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