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The American Heart Association and MATTER launch the Heart of Innovation HBCU Challenge

November 11, 2024

The two organizations open a call for applications from innovators building solutions that improve social drivers of health, improve cardiovascular health or promote healthy environments.

November 11, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — The American Heart Association, forging ahead in its second century of advancing health and hope for everyone, everywhere, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and inn…

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MATTER selects seven caregiving startups for third Accelerating Innovation in Aging cohort

October 28, 2024

Innovators with solutions for navigating the caregiving experience or improving caregiver well-being enter four-week accelerator

October 28, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has announced the third cohort of entrepreneurs to participate in the Accelerating Innovation in Aging program, supported by RRF Foundation for Aging, Next50 and the Samuels …

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Loyola University Chicago and MATTER announce 2024 Loyola Chicago Health Equity Quest finalists

October 22, 2024

Innovators to pitch mental health solutions for the chance to win up to $35K

October 22, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — Loyola University Chicago’s Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, have selected six finalists for the 2024 Loyola Chicago Health Equity Quest. The six startups innovating mental health solutions supporting …

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MATTER and Healthcare Education, Research, and Innovation Foundation announce winner for the Future HealthTech Leaders Innovation Challenge

September 11, 2024

September 12, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and the Healthcare Education, Research, and Innovation Foundation (HERIF), dedicated to advancing person-centered care, are pleased to announce that Monark Health is the winner of the 2024 Future HealthTech Leaders Innovation Challenge. Monark Health is a digital behavioral health treatment program fo…

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The AbbVie Foundation and MATTER launch the AbbVie Foundation Health Equity Accelerator

September 4, 2024

U.S. nonprofits invited to submit innovative solutions that rethink the delivery, space, and place of care for communities

September 4, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — The AbbVie Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to drive transformative change and advance health equity in communities worldwide, in partnership with MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, announce the launch of …

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