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Alzheimer’s Association and MATTER select five finalists for second annual pitch competition

February 20, 2024

Startups and entrepreneurs with solutions increasing access to quality, person-centered care for underserved people living with Alzheimer’s pitching to industry leaders

February 20, 2024, CHICAGO — The Alzheimer’s Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today annou…

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MATTER opens applications for accelerator focused on reducing maternal mortality in the U.S.

December 12, 2023

Health Care Service Corporation, Laerdal Million Lives Fund, BayCare, Parkview Health, University of Chicago Medicine, Organon and Stryker to support cohort of women’s health startups; including $125,000 of investment for each selected company

December 12, 2023, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has opened applications for the second 51 Labs, an accelerator…

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Parkview Health and MATTER announce Augment Therapy as Healthy Kids Healthy Future Innovation Competition winner

December 5, 2023

Augment Therapy will move forward with pilot at Parkview Health

December 5, 2023, CHICAGO and FORT WAYNE, Ind. — 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 announced that Augment Therapy, won the top prize of a pilot with Par…

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MATTER selects two winners at 2023 Accelerating Innovation in Aging Demo Day

November 17, 2023

Two solutions that support unpaid caregivers won $20K

November 17, 2023, CHICAGO — With support from RRF Foundation for Aging, MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has announced the winners of the second annual Accelerating Innovation in Aging program.

Earlier this year, MATTER, with support from RRF Foundation for Aging, launched the second year of Accelerating Innova…

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MATTER announces cohort for Restoring Brain Health Innovation Challenge, supported by Lundbeck US Charitable Fund

October 31, 2023

Five data science startups selected to participate in accelerator

October 31, 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, has selected five startups to participate in the Restoring Brain Health Innovation Challenge.

The 10-week, coho…

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