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The startup journey: How Clearstep found focus through the Health Tech Venture Challenge

August 14, 2019

Last fall marked the beginning of the first-ever Health Tech Venture Challenge: a joint initiative of MATTER and Advocate Aurora Health that called on health technology startups to submit novel solutions capable of improving the primary care experience for patients and their providers.

In December, Advocate Aurora Health found their winner in Clearstep (formerly Lytic), a digital health startu…

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"Renewed optimism": Reflections on the 2018-19 Novo Nordisk Innovation Challenge

March 28, 2019

On March 28, after nearly six months of hard work, the five finalists of the Novo Nordisk Innovation Challenge — Adelie Health, xBird, SimpleC, MedoPad and HumanCapitalWorks — participated in a capstone “partnering day” at Novo Nordisk Headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark.

ICYMI: Here’s a look back on some of the top moments from the past six months.

The journey begins Each company’s journey…

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Novo Nordisk and MATTER announce winners of Novo Nordisk Innovation Challenge

December 6, 2018

Adelie Health, Human Capital Works, Medopad, Simple C and Xbird awarded $25,000, begin accelerator program at MATTER in January

Boston, MA, December 6, 2018 — MATTER and Novo Nordisk announced the winners of the 2018–19 Novo Nordisk Innovation Challenge. The winning teams are Adelie Health, Human Capital Works, Medopad, Simple C and Xbird.

The Novo Nordisk Innovation Challenge, announced in S…

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At Novo Nordisk innovation bootcamp, innovators break down silos to pressure test ideas

November 19, 2018

“We all have hidden blind spots. I challenge you, over these next few days, to question your own assumptions and use this opportunity to learn from the diverse set of expertise and experiences in this room,” said MATTER Senior Program Director Arun Bhatia in his opening remarks at last week’s Novo Nordisk Innovation Challenge bootcamp.

Challenge semi-finalists, selected from a competitive pool…

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Novo Nordisk and MATTER announce innovation challenge semi-finalists

November 19, 2018

Congratulations to the Novo Nordisk Innovation Challenge semi-finalists, who represent four countries and six U.S. states. These teams each proposed an idea for how to use data from Novo Nordisk’s marketed pen injector device to improve diabetes care. The semi-finalists were selected for the ingenuity and creativity of their ideas, and for the potential of their solution to improve life for peo…

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