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Inaugural MATTER Momentum accelerator cohort announced

January 25, 2022

Twelve companies will participate in a dynamic, six-month program

The MATTER Momentum accelerator, built exclusively for MATTER member companies, announces the twelve companies in the inaugural cohort. The six-month program will systematically step through the fundamentals of growing digital health companies and run from February to August 2022.

The accelerator is an integral initiative of th…

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Ten entrepreneurs graduate from MATTER and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Health Equity Innovation Accelerator

November 23, 2021

Chicago healthcare startups enhance solutions advancing health equity

The Health Equity Innovation Accelerator, hosted by MATTER and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, concluded on November 4 with a showcase where participating entrepreneurs pitched their solutions.

“Health inequity has always been a feature of our healthcare system, but the last 20 months brought it to the fore of the public’s consc…

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Six finalists advance to accelerator phase of Cigna diabetes innovation challenge

November 16, 2021

Global cohort focuses on refining solutions to advance diabetes care

MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and Cigna, a global health service company, have selected six finalists to move from the incubator to the accelerator phase of the 2021 Cigna Innovation Challenge. The challenge sources solutions focused on empowering more people living with diabetes to reach their …

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Twelve startups move to incubator phase of diabetes innovation challenge

September 28, 2021

Entrepreneurs continue to refine solutions for diabetes care management

MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and Cigna, a global health service company, selected twelve semifinalists to advance to the incubator phase of the 2021 Cigna Innovation Challenge.

Through robust programming, innovator collaboration and pilot opportunities, the challenge seeks to empower more p…

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Bluedrop Medical wins the 2021 Roche Diabetes Care innovation challenge

September 24, 2021

Solutions focused on managing diabetes comorbidities complete accelerator

Chicago and Indianapolis, September 24, 2021 — Roche Diabetes Care, a global leader in integrated Personalized Diabetes Management (iPDM), and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, announced Bluedrop Medical as the winner of the 2021 Roche Diabetes Care innovation challenge today. As an award, Blue…

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