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VSP Vision and MATTER announce winners of inaugural innovation challenge and $20,000 in prizes

August 20, 2024

August 20, 2024, CHICAGO, IL, and RANCHO CORDOVA, CA – MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and VSP Vision™, the leader in delivering access to health-focused vision care, proudly announce RevitalVision as the winner of the first ever VSP Vision Innovation Challenge. RevitalVision takes home the $10,000 Grand Prize for their non-invasive algorithm-based technology that t…

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MATTER launches third annual Accelerating Innovation in Aging accelerator to improve caregiving

August 12, 2024

Accelerator seeks technology-enabled innovations to help families navigate caregiving or improve caregiver well-being

August 12, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today opened applications for a new accelerator to support entrepreneurs with technology-enabled innovations that improve caregiver well-being or assist families in navigating caregivin…

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Loyola University Chicago and MATTER launch 2024 Loyola Chicago Health Equity Quest

August 7, 2024

Competition will advance solutions supporting the mental health of early career professionals

August 7, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — Loyola University Chicago’s Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today launched the 2024 Loyola Chicago Health Equity Quest. The competition will advance innovative solutions that support th…

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MATTER and KOSME announce cohort for U.S. Market Expansion Program for Korean SMEs and startups with select validation studies

August 2, 2024

August 2, 2024, CHICAGO, IL, and SEOUL, KR — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) are pleased to announce the 2024 cohort for the fourth annual U.S. Market Expansion Program.

“The prior years’ programs have successfully enabled U.S. market entry and expansion for leading Korean companies,” said Cheolhyeong Jeon, Director at…

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MATTER and Healthcare Education, Research, and Innovation Foundation announce 2024 cohort for the Future HealthTech Leaders Innovation Challenge

July 16, 2024

July 15, 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 the 2024 Future HealthTech Leaders Innovation Challenge cohort.

In hopes of empowering the next generation of healthtech innovators, HERIF and MATTER announced a …

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