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Ten entrepreneurs graduate from MATTER and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Health Equity Innovation Accelerator

November 23, 2021

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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Two MATTER digital health companies acquired

November 19, 2021

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 to host NIU’s one-year MBA program at our space in the Merchandise Mart

October 4, 2021

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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MATTER receives $1.3M EDA “Build to Scale” grant

September 30, 2021

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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MATTER receives grant from The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust to address health equity in Chicagoland area

September 23, 2021

The grant will support new programming for innovators and organizations around advancing health equity

Chicago, IL — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has received a $225,000 grant from The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust to advance health equity throughout the Chicagoland area.

“MATTER is cultivating an innovation community that improves healthcare for …

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Ten entrepreneurs graduate from MATTER and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Health Equity Innovation Accelerator

Two MATTER digital health companies acquired

MATTER to host NIU’s one-year MBA program at our space in the Merchandise Mart

MATTER receives $1.3M EDA “Build to Scale” grant

MATTER receives grant from The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust to address health equity in Chicagoland area