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MATTER Spotlight Video: Jen Horonjeff, Savvy Cooperative

September 19, 2018

We sat down with MATTER member Jen Horonjeff to learn how the company she founded, Savvy Cooperative, helps healthcare innovators build better solutions faster by elevating a diversity of patient perspectives.

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In September, we are exploring what health equity means from the perspective of our community. Read the full blog post.

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MATTER Spotlight: Ashish Shah, PreparedHealth

August 29, 2018

We sat down with Ashish Shah, CEO of PreparedHealth, to talk about the company’s mission, his vision for the future and the personal experience that led him to found PreparedHealth.

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In August, we are featuring MATTER companies that are reimagining what aging can look like — and building the technology to make that vision a reality. Read the full blog post.

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MATTER Shoutouts: August 13, 2018

August 13, 2018

Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Here’s a look into the most noteworthy happenings from the past few weeks.

ResQ Pharma’s life-saving treatment is within reach. ResQ Pharma has been selected as the first recipient of the Cures Within Reach Impact Award. This $50,000 award will allow ResQ Pha…

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MATTER Shoutouts: July 23, 2018

July 23, 2018

Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Here’s a look inside the most noteworthy happenings from the past few weeks.

Making digital prescriptions easy EazyScripts is “waging war” on handwritten pharmaceutical prescriptions, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The startup’s technology helps physi…

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HabitNu grows up at MATTER, wins CDC recognition for diabetes prevention

July 17, 2018

Like many, HabitNu Founder Sindhu Rajan, PhD, has lost family and friends to diabetes. More than 90 million adults in the U.S. are at risk of developing the disease. Without intervention, 50% of these adults will likely develop diabetes in the next five to seven years.

“I’m a scientist, and researching type 2 diabetes was not a coincidence,” she said.

Before founding HabitNu, Sindhu spent 12 …

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