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MATTER, Novo Nordisk and Green Innovation Group partner on sustainable healthcare challenge

October 14, 2019

The challenge calls for solutions that will help Novo Nordisk reach their goal of zero environmental impact.

Chicago, IL, October 14, 2019 — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today announced a partnership with Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company with 95 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes, and Green Innovation Group, a Danish company accelerating the…

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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…

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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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