Senator Kirk and Governor Romney Visit MATTER, Support Innovation in Healthcare
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk and former governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney today toured healthcare technology incubator MATTER to discuss the future of healthcare with entrepreneurs and innovators.
Located in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, MATTER is a community of healthcare startups and industry leaders working together to fuel innovation in health IT, medical devices, diagnostics, and biopharmaceuticals.
Senator Kirk and Governor Romney met with several of the entrepreneurs working at MATTER to develop innovative healthcare solutions, including the founders of SurvivorPlan, an integrated care planning, care coordination, and patient engagement platform; HabitNu, a diabetes prevention and management tool; 300 Medical, a technology company that improves how patients receive care; and Resonance Medical, a software company that aims to upgrade existing cochlear implant processors.
“It was a pleasure to be back at MATTER,” said Senator Kirk, who visited the incubator for the first time in August of 2015. “The technology, devices, and products being developed by the entrepreneurs at MATTER will improve patients’ lives and positively impact the region’s economy,” Kirk continued.
“Today I had the opportunity to tour MATTER with U.S. Senator Mark Kirk,” added Governor Romney. “I enjoyed hearing from entrepreneurs and innovators on the cutting edge of healthcare technology who are working together to improve the healthcare industry, create jobs, and bolster the local economy,” Romney said.
“MATTER is honored to host Senator Kirk and Governor Romney for a discussion about how technology innovation is improving healthcare and changing lives,” said Steven Collens, MATTER CEO.
About MATTER
MATTER is a community of entrepreneurs, innovators, and industry leaders working together to harness technology to improve health and healthcare. MATTER connects and promotes collaboration between entrepreneurs, scientists, physicians, investors, and industry partners in order to bring next-generation products and services to market that improve quality of care and save lives. For more information, visit matter.health and follow @MATTERhealth.