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MATTER launches Accelerating Innovation in Aging program

March 23, 2022

Accelerator seeks technology-enabled solutions for reducing social isolation or loneliness in older adults

March 23, CHICAGO — With support from the RRF Foundation for Aging, MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today launched the inaugural Accelerating Innovation in Aging program to support entrepreneurs with solutions that reduce social isolation or loneliness in olde…

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CareQuest Innovation Partners and MATTER launch SMILE Health to advance innovation for accessible, equitable, and integrated oral care

March 14, 2022

First-of-its-kind program seeks early-stage startups that deliver transformative, disruptive solutions to improve overall health

March 14, 2022, BOSTON and CHICAGO — CareQuest Innovation Partners, a company focused on validating and scaling solutions that improve the oral health of all, in partnership with MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today launched SMILE Health…

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MATTER partners with Baxter on University Hackathon to seek innovative approaches to improving access to home dialysis

March 7, 2022

Calling on university innovators with creative concepts to enhance the peritoneal dialysis (PD) experience for kidney patients and clinic operational efficiencies for healthcare professionals

Chicago, IL, March 7, 2022 — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today announced a collaboration with Baxter (NYSE:BAX), a global innovator in kidney care, to host the 2022 Univer…

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Cigna Innovation Challenge participants identify transformational solutions for diabetes care

January 26, 2022

GlucosePATH, Pack Health and SNAQ awarded

MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and Cigna, a global health service company, recognized three standout companies from the 2021 Cigna Innovation Challenge. In late December 2021, finalists in the inaugural challenge presented their solutions focused on empowering people living with diabetes to reach their optimal health. The …

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Inaugural MATTER Momentum accelerator cohort announced

January 25, 2022

Twelve companies will participate in a dynamic, six-month program

The MATTER Momentum accelerator, built exclusively for MATTER member companies, announces the twelve companies in the inaugural cohort. The six-month program will systematically step through the fundamentals of growing digital health companies and run from February to August 2022.

The accelerator is an integral initiative of th…

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