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Alzheimer’s Association and MATTER select five finalists for pitch competition

December 21, 2022

Startups and entrepreneurs with solutions for early detection and diagnosis of dementia to pitch to industry leaders

December 19, 2022, CHICAGO — The Alzheimer’s Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today announced the five finalists for the Alzheimer’s Associat…

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MATTER opens applications for second class of Momentum accelerator for digital health startups

December 12, 2022

Companies can apply now to receive industry-leading mentorship, curriculum and more

December 12, 2022, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today opened applications for the second class of Momentum, an application-based accelerator for MATTER member companies that offers a structured, cohort-based approach to advance their objectives.

Momentum is an opportun…

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MATTER announces inaugural 51 Labs cohort innovating in menopause

December 5, 2022

11 startups selected to participate in robust accelerator

December 5, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, alongside Astellas Pharma US, Walgreens, BayCare, Parkview Health, University of Chicago Medicine and Capita3 has selected 11 startups for the inaugural 51 Labs cohort to advance their menopause innovations and transform as a leader.

On September 19, 202…

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Parkview Health and MATTER announce Neurobell as Healthy Mom & Baby 3.0 winner

November 28, 2022

Novel infant seizure detection device will move forward with pilot at Parkview Health

November 28, 2022, CHICAGO and FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Parkview Health and MATTER have announced that Neurobell, a pocket-sized EEG monitor with automated seizure detection for newborns, won the top prize of a pilot with Parkview Health as an outcome of the Healthy Mom & Baby Innovation Competition 3.0 final p…

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Loyola University Chicago and MATTER announce 2022 Loyola Chicago Health Equity Quest winners

November 7, 2022

Parcel Health takes home grand prize of $35K with sustainable medication packaging solution

November 9, 2022, CHICAGO — Loyola University Chicago’s Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, have selected Parcel Health, a women-founded medication packaging startup, as the winner of the 2022 Loyola Chicago Health Equity…

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