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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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MATTER launches new accelerator to improve caregiving

May 31, 2023

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

May 31, 2023, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today opened applications for a new accelerator to support entrepreneurs with solutions to navigate caregiving or improve caregiver well-being. The initiative is the second annual Accelerating Innovation in …

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Parkview Health and MATTER launch new pediatrics accelerator focused on chronic conditions

May 1, 2023

Seeking innovators with solutions to better support children and teens managing chronic conditions

May 1, Fort Wayne, IN and CHICAGO — Parkview Health, a not-for-profit, community-based health system serving more than 1.3 million people in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, have opened applications for the 2023 Healthy Kids He…

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MATTER wraps up inaugural 51 Labs women’s health accelerator

April 19, 2023

Eleven menopause startups conclude program in final showcase to key stakeholders

April 19, 2023, CHICAGO — 51 Labs, MATTER’s women’s health platform, culminated its inaugural accelerator focused on advancing the development of innovations that empower and support women during their menopausal transition.

In September 2022, MATTER launched 51 Labs to address the gap in women’s health innovatio…

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Next 51 Labs to focus on reducing maternal mortality in the U.S. with capital from Laerdal Million Lives Fund

March 17, 2023

U.S. maternal mortality spikes to highest rate in more than 60 years, affecting Black mothers the most

March 17, 2023, CHICAGO — MATTER announces the next focus area of its 51 Labs accelerator: reducing maternal mortality in the U.S. MATTER is currently recruiting corporate partners for the accelerator, which will launch later this year and will advance the development of innovations to reduce…

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