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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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MATTER and CareQuest Innovation Partners Launch Second Edition of SMILE Health to Advance Innovation for Accessible, Equitable, and Integrated Oral Care

March 13, 2023

The program seeks early-stage startups for a 12-week program driving business development

Boston, MA and Chicago, IL, March 13, 2023 — CareQuest Innovation Partners, a company focused on validating and scaling solutions that improve the oral health of all, in partnership with MATTER, the premier health care incubator and innovation hub, today launched the second edition of SMILE Health — a uni…

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MATTER announces second class of Momentum accelerator

March 2, 2023

Ten startups selected to participate in digital health accelerator

February 27, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has selected 10 digital health startups for the second class of Momentum, an application-based accelerator for MATTER member companies that offers a structured, cohort-based approach to advance their objectives.

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