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MATTER Startup Spotlight: Pillar

March 15, 2023

Moving health beyond a 10-minute visit

According to the National Library of Medicine and Mayo Clinic, health coaching is clinically proven to drive results, including reduced costs and improved health outcomes. MATTER members Jasmine Mansouri and Caroline Early, co-founders of Pillar, have built the leading board-certified health coach network in the U.S. and a white-labeled care management pl…

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January 2023: Meet the newest startups of the MATTER startup community

January 30, 2023

In Q4 2022, 31 startups with digital health, medical device, diagnostic and therapeutic innovations, among others, joined the MATTER community. Continue reading to learn more about our newest members.

If you’re interested in joining the MATTER community, you can apply today or request more information and a member of our team will be in touch.

Meet the startups

Digital health startups Agota …

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MATTER Top 10: Our favorite stories of 2022

December 19, 2022

2022 marks the downtrend of record investments in digital health. Yet, MATTER has persisted with new collaborations and programs to advance healthcare innovation, alongside continued pursuit of equitable health, and drive success for our community.

Join us as we look back at the year with some of our favorite stories of 2022.

  1. Baxter-sponsored University Hackathon generated novel solutio…

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MATTER Startup Spotlight: Able Innovations

December 14, 2022

Redefining the standard of care in patient transfers

According to the National Library of Medicine, heavy lifting is the most significant risk factor for nurses for the development of musculoskeletal injuries, particularly in the lower back. Low back pain is even more common in healthcare than in construction and manufacturing — two industries often thought of as dangerous. At the same time, t…

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MATTER Startup Shoutouts: December 2022

December 7, 2022

Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Over the last three months, MATTER startups raised more than $16 million, won prominent innovation challenges, received notable grants, fostered impactful partnerships and much more.

There’s no shortage of good news to celebrate in the MATTER community. Learn…

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