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MATTER announces new Advancing Brain Health Innovation Challenge with support from the Lundbeck US Charitable Fund

December 4, 2024

New initiative aims to redefine care for people facing rare neurological diseases by addressing and overcoming barriers today

December 4, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, with support from the Lundbeck US Charitable Fund, a corporate foundation dedicated to responsibly giving back to the community, today launched the Advancing Brain Health Innova…

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

November 18, 2024

Wave takes home grand prize of $20K with transdiagnostic model supporting mental health

November 18, 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 Wave as the winner of the 2024 Loyola Chicago Health Equity Quest. Sista Afya Community Care received second place…

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MATTER announces the Heart of Innovation HBCU Challenge

November 11, 2024

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 — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, announces the launch of the Heart of Innovation HBCU Challenge. The accelerator is seeking solutions that improve social drivers of health (S…

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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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