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How OSF HealthCare and Regroup Therapy virtualized mental health treatment

June 22, 2017

When OSF HealthCare developed their innovation model, they turned to a world outside of healthcare for inspiration. Borrowing from such non-healthcare companies as Google, Apple, and Caterpillar, OSF CEO Kevin Schoeplein– along with President Sister Diane Marie, Chief Strategy Officer Michelle Conger, and Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer Dr. Jeffry Tillery – deployed an in…

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Meet MATTER’s Newest Members – June 2017

June 22, 2017

Our newest MATTER member companies envision a future where joint problems are preventable and diabetes is curable, and where patients have the education and support they need to choose what their end of life experience looks like. They’re also skilled in comedy improv, headstands, and rooting for the Chicago Cubs. Meet MATTER’s new members:

Jordan Dalton

President and CEO, Cell-Safe Life Sc…

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Meet MATTER’s Newest Members

April 28, 2017

MATTER’s newest member companies are developing novel therapeutics for lung diseases, creating better ways for seniors to find housing, and using digital health technologies and machine learning to meet the needs of patients and researchers. They’ve joined our community of healthcare innovators to improve life and lives. They also know a thing or two about ultimate frisbee, funk rock, and world…

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How a one-year old startup tackled an industry giant’s problem

March 22, 2017

This is Mike Abbadessa, senior director of medical affairs at Takeda Pharmaceuticals.

And this is Jason Smith, technology executive and computer scientist turned healthcare entrepreneur. He and Dr. Lev Becker founded the startup, rMark Bio, in 2015.

The Problem

In early 2015, Mike’s team at Takeda was looking to identify Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) by identifying patterns in practice. KOL…

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MATTER Welcomes 10 More Healthcare Tech Startups Into The Community

March 4, 2017

It’s been a busy few weeks since MATTER opened its doors to the healthcare tech community in mid-February. Members are getting to know each other, collaborating, participating in events and networking with the broader healthcare community. And, interest in MATTER continues on all fronts including through applications for membership from inspiring new entrepreneurial businesses in healthcare. Be…

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