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Baxter-sponsored University Hackathon generates novel solutions from student innovators around home dialysis

June 6, 2022

Tayyaba Ali from Loyola University Chicago named winner

CHICAGO, June 6, 2022 — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, along with Baxter (NYSE:BAX), a global innovator in kidney care, announced the winner of the 2022 University Hackathon program. Tayyaba Ali, an undergraduate biophysics and computer science student at Loyola University Chicago, won the Hackathon with her …

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MATTER selects nine startups for inaugural Accelerating Innovation in Aging cohort

May 18, 2022

Innovators enter international accelerator to advance solutions reducing social isolation and loneliness for older adults

May 17, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has announced the first cohort of entrepreneurs to participate in the Accelerating Innovation in Aging accelerator, supported by the RRF Foundation for Aging. The selected solutions leverage mean…

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MATTER and CareQuest Innovation Partners announce inaugural cohort for SMILE Health

May 10, 2022

Five startups selected to participate in accelerator at the intersection of oral health improvement and health equity advancement

BOSTON and CHICAGO, May 6, 2022 — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and CareQuest Innovation Partners, a company focused on validating and scaling solutions that improve the oral health of all, today announced the inaugural cohort of early…

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Three MATTER startups acquired in Q1 2022

May 4, 2022

Highlighting startup acquisitions in the MATTER community

According to Emergen Research, the patient engagement industry is valued at $13.49 billion. In the first quarter of 2022, three patient engagement startups in the MATTER community were acquired: Pack Health was acquired by Quest Diagnostics; Healthy Interactions was acquired by VillageMD; and TapCloud was acquired by WellSky.

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MATTER announces collaboration with American Medical Association to advance equitable health innovation

March 9, 2022

MATTER joins AMA’s In Full Health initiative

March 10, CHICAGO — MATTER announced a collaboration with the American Medical Association (AMA) and leading industry stakeholders to advance equitable health innovation opportunities to benefit communities that have been historically marginalized.

The In Full Health Learning and Action Community to Advance Equitable Health Innovation is a newly la…

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