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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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rMark Bio Personalizes Academic and Clinical Partnership Research

November 16, 2016

The platform uses artificial intelligence to recommend key opinion leaders that align with users’ strategic business interests.

Academic and clinical partnerships are critical for pharmaceutical companies developing new products. It’s not hard to identify the handful of top opinion leaders in any given therapeutic area, but, until now, finding the bulk of the physicians and scientists workin…

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Kate Wolin’s Company ScaleDown Aims to Make Weight Loss a Habit

October 20, 2016

A scale and a smartphone are all it takes.

More than 70 percent of Americans are overweight, according to the CDC, and almost everyone who is overweight expresses a desire to lose weight. Yet few achieve their goals, and even fewer maintain their ideal weight. This problem has been a focus of Dr. Kate Wolin’s – a Harvard-trained scientist with deep expertise in behavior change – for more tha…

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Dima Elissa Wants to 3D-print You

October 14, 2016

The serial entrepreneur and technologist’s biomedical design firm creates 3D replicas of body parts for physicians, educators, and medical attorneys alike.

Much of the healthcare world is based on established averages, but averages are just that – and data from individuals often doesn’t match them. That’s why serial Chicago entrepreneur Dima Elissa wants to create a new standard.

“Our world…

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