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

August 7, 2023

New initiative aims to accelerate novel insights in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias by applying advanced data science solutions

August 7, 2023, CHICAGO — 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 Restoring Brain Health …

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MATTER selects six caregiving startups for second Accelerating Innovation in Aging cohort

August 3, 2023

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

August 3, 2023, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has announced the second cohort of entrepreneurs to participate in the Accelerating Innovation in Aging program, supported by RRF Foundation for Aging. The selected solutions hel…

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Parkview Health and MATTER announce semifinalists for Healthy Kids Healthy Future innovation competition

July 12, 2023

Eight startups selected to pitch their innovations to panel of Parkview leaders and investors

July 12, 2023 — Parkview Health and MATTER have announced eight semifinalists for the Healthy Kids Healthy Future innovation competition. Launched in May 2023, the competition challenged innovators to submit product, software or program solutions to help improve the management and treatment of chronic…

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MATTER, UChicago Medicine and KOSME launch market adoption program for Korean entrepreneurs entering the U.S.

July 11, 2023

July 11, 2023, CHICAGO and SEOUL, Kor. — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, in collaboration with the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME), has launched the third annual Korean SME U.S. Market Adoption Program to prepare a cohort of Korean healthcare companies for U.S. market success. This year, select entrepreneurs from the program will have the opportunity to valid…

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MATTER opens applications for third class of its Momentum accelerator

June 8, 2023

Growth-stage digital health startups can apply now for help in rapidly scaling their businesses

June 8, 2023, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has opened applications for the third class of Momentum, an application-based accelerator that offers a structured, cohort-based approach to advance business objectives. The third Momentum class will be all about sc…

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