Learn more about Paratus — the BARDA Accelerator Network Hub for Digital Health. Click to explore opportunities...

Learn more about Paratus — the BARDA Accelerator Network Hub for Digital Health. Click to explore opportunities...
Log in to our member portal

Stories

Stay up to date on all healthcare news from MATTER, Chicago's leading incubator and accelerator.

All matter news press release community tales from the trenches success stories insights matter challenges stories that matter Community podcast event recap startup spotlight oral health

insights

Recap: Tales from the Trenches with David Chen, co-founder of Nuna

November 12, 2019

At our October Tales from the Trenches™, we welcomed David Chen, co-founder of Nuna, to the MATTER stage to share stories and insights from his journey in healthcare.

David’s entrepreneurial spirit sparked early on in high school: At 16, he and his brother made a business of selling cell phone cases they had imported from China. Before founding Nuna, he started and closed two companies, serv…

Read more

insights

Asked and answered: 2019-20 Novo Nordisk Innovation Challenge

November 11, 2019

On November 5, innovators gathered at MATTER to network, learn more about Novo Nordisk’s commitment to reaching zero environmental impact and ask questions about this year’s Novo Nordisk Innovation Challenge, which focuses on the development of more sustainable insulin injector pens.

The event started with a conversation featuring MATTER CEO Steven Collens and Kenneth Strømdahl, senior vice …

Read more

insights

Recap: Top questions and answers from the Health Tech Venture Challenge info session

September 17, 2019

On September 12, innovators gathered at MATTER to learn more about the 2019 Health Tech Venture Challenge: A collaboration between Advocate Aurora Health and MATTER which launched in August and is currently seeking submissions for solutions that reimagine the aging experience.

At the event, leaders from Advocate Aurora Health included Nicole Paulk, senior vice president for strategy and innova…

Read more

insights

Partner Insights: Data privacy and security advice from Polsinelli’s Lisa Acevedo

August 9, 2019

We caught up with Lisa Acevedo, the chair of Polsinelli’s health information privacy and security team and a startup mentor, to discuss the data privacy and security basics every startup should know.

What’s the most common misunderstanding startups have about data privacy and security regulations?

“They underestimate how heavily regulated personal data is.”

What’s the most common mistake s…

Read more

insights

Tales from the Trenches with Debra Geihsler, CEO of Activate Healthcare

August 8, 2019

For Debra Geihsler, the answer to reducing healthcare costs and improving wellness outcomes is a simple one: Figure out how to keep patients out of the hospital in the first place.

Debra spent decades leading healthcare organizations, including eight years as CEO of the 1200-provider combined Harvard Vanguard Medical Group and Atrius Health System in Boston, and two years at Advocate Medical G…

Read more