Stories

Across the world, the “new normal” created by COVID-19 has caused a ripple effect for mental health.

While specific groups — like aging adults, those with chronic or mental health conditions and frontline workers — are at an increased risk for worsening mental health, the combination of uncertainty and prolonged social and physical isolation can put anyone at risk. In a poll conducted by KFF, …

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The newest startups at MATTER are making it easier to overcome communication challenges, take control of your mental health and optimize workflows. Take a minute to meet them and see the heroic change in healthcare happening today.

BrainBaseline — Iowa City, Iowa

BrainBaseline is accelerating clinical research by providing reliable mobile measurement to pharmaceutical partners for their clini…

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Updated May 15, 2020

We recently reached out to our MATTER member companies to gauge how many of them were developing, or planning to develop, solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic.

The response we received was overwhelming.

Dozens of MATTER startups are giving their solutions away for free, retooling their products to support health needs in a pandemic time, and accelerating research into the…

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Updated June 18, 2020

During a crisis like this, the healthcare innovation community is more important than ever.

That’s why we’re working on adapting MATTER’s existing programming to keep important conversations going as well as developing some new programming to help the healthcare innovation community navigate this uncertain time. Over the next several weeks, we’ll keep this page updated w…

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Wow, what a difference a few days can make. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way everyday life looks for all of us. We know it’s going to get worse before it gets better, and the coming days and weeks are going to be challenging — for our families, our communities and our businesses. While there is much uncertainty in our future, one thing is crystal clear: healthcare innovation is more im…

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