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Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Edith Schippers toured Chicago’s new healthcare technology incubator MATTER on Wednesday as part of the Chicago Healthy Ageing Seminar.

Hosted by MATTER, the seminar showcased promising new American and Dutch technologies and concepts. Discussions during the seminar focused on sharing best-practices and lessons learned in translational research and p…

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MATTER, the healthcare technology incubator for next-generation health IT, medical device, diagnostics and biopharma companies, has forged connections in its first 100 days that will help drive healthcare innovation.

MATTER brings together healthcare entrepreneurs, researchers, academics, industry leaders, investors and associations to collaborate on the development of new healthcare technolog…

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David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, toured Chicago’s new healthcare technology incubator MATTER on Tuesday and participated in a roundtable discussion at 1871 about the local innovation ecosystem.

The visit to MATTER and 1871 was part of the Governor General’s five-day visit to the Midwest to learn about the area’s innovation and education initiatives.

The discussion Tuesday, led by…

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Congressman Danny K. Davis(D-IL) toured Chicago’s new healthcare technology incubator MATTER on Monday and led a roundtable discussion with leaders from MATTER, Marathon Pharmaceuticals and other Chicago-area leaders in healthcare technology.

Congressman Davis’ District includes both MATTER and Marathon, and he has long been a champion of healthcare innovation. Davis has co-sponsored legisla…

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MATTER, the new healthcare technology incubator for next-generation health IT, medical device, diagnostics and biopharma companies, today announced the election of 10 national healthcare and business leaders to its governing board.

The recently elected board members are:

Laura Ferris Anderson, chief of staff, office of the Midwest chairman for JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  
  
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