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MATTER turns 10!

February 13, 2025

MATTER’s mission is to accelerate the pace of change of healthcare, and we’ve been doing that now for 10 years. Since we first opened in 2015, we have supported 1,000 healthcare and life sciences startups, built a community of 60,000 entrepreneurs, executives, investors and other experts committed to improving health and healthcare and created hundreds of collaborations between startups and the…

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MATTER announces non-dilutive funding for digital health startups addressing health security threats

January 8, 2025

Program is part of MATTER’s Paratus Digital Health Accelerator, the digital health arm of the BARDA Accelerator Network

January 8, 2025, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has launched new, non-dilutive funding opportunities through our Paratus Digital Health Accelerator. Paratus is part of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) A…

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MATTER is moving

July 8, 2024

Here’s what you need to know about MATTER’s future office

I have some important news to share: MATTER is moving…twice!

Much has changed since MATTER opened in 2015 — with our programs and services, our global reach and the way that much of the world shows up for work. Our current office lease expires at the end of the year, and we had been planning to move at that time to a new location bette…

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

May 6, 2024

May 7, 2024, CHICAGO, IL, and SEOUL, KR — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, in collaboration with the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME), has launched the U.S. Market Expansion Program to prepare a cohort of Korean healthcare companies for U.S. market success. This year, MATTER will support eight small-medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups focused on successful b…

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The Healthcare Education, Research and Innovation Foundation and MATTER launch innovation challenge to advance health equity solutions developed by college students and early career professionals

April 29, 2024

Up to five finalists will be selected to participate in eight-week accelerator with the chance to win up to $10,000

April 29, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — The Healthcare Education, Research, and Innovation Foundation (HERIF), dedicated to advancing person-centered care, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today launched the Future HealthTech Leaders Innovation Challenge to …

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