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Remote patient monitoring platform acquired in the rise of digital health
In a previous blog post, we shared how MATTER member startups are contributing to the surge in digital health investment. Add MATTER member CareSignal®, a remote patient monitoring platform acquired by a healthcare analytics platform, to the list.
Read on for insight from CareSignal CEO and Co-founder Blake Marggraff on…
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Chicago healthcare startups enhance solutions advancing health equity
The Health Equity Innovation Accelerator, hosted by MATTER and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, concluded on November 4 with a showcase where participating entrepreneurs pitched their solutions.
“Health inequity has always been a feature of our healthcare system, but the last 20 months brought it to the fore of the public’s consc…
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Digital solutions continue to transform the healthcare industry
Digital health companies raised more in the first half of 2021 than in all of 2020, according to Bloomberg. This trend is continuing through the rest of 2021, with two MATTER member companies adding to the rise — NowPow and Explorer Surgical. MATTER is thrilled our community is contributing to this transformation, as it furthers o…
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MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, is thrilled to announce we will host NIU’s Chicago-based, one-year MBA program at our space in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, expanding an existing three-year partnership with NIU’s College of Business.
MATTER originally partnered with NIU in spring 2019 when NIU MBA students created comprehensive business plans with MATTER startups inc…
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Funding will help scale Venture Acceleration program for next-generation digital health and life sciences technologies
Chicago, IL — MATTER has been awarded a $1.3M federal grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) through its “Build to Scale” program. The funding will help us scale our Venture Acceleration programs to help more entrepreneurs who are building solutions to i…
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