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On May 4, 2017, MATTER concluded its first healthcare challenge with a final pitch event. In a prior round, a panel of judges recommended Twiage, EDLoop, and PhysIQ to move on to the finals of the Observation Unit Challenge, where the three teams pitched their solutions to a room full of entrepreneurs, students, and clinicians. Judges from Allscripts, Hill-Rom, OSF HealthCare, and the Universit…

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On Wednesday, December 7, 2016, MATTER welcomed the administrator of the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Andy Slavitt, for a discussion about the future of healthcare. During his interview with MATTER CEO Steven Collens, he touched on the future of the Affordable Care Act, how entrepreneurs can influence healthcare, and the growing impact of data and analytics.

The present a…

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As Walgreens focuses on new ways to help support the development of next-generation healthcare technology, products and services, today the company joins Chicago-based healthcare incubator and innovation community, MATTER, in announcing a new strategic relationship.

Walgreens will collaborate with healthcare innovators across MATTER’s network of early-stage industry entrepreneurs and partner…

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U.S. Senator Mark Kirk and former governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney today toured healthcare technology incubator MATTER to discuss the future of healthcare with entrepreneurs and innovators.

Located in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, MATTER is a community of healthcare startups and industry leaders working together to fuel innovation in health IT, medical devices, diagnostics, and …

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Fresenius Kabi has joined Chicago’s healthcare innovation incubator, MATTER, as a new strategic “gold” partner, both organizations announced today.

MATTER is a community of healthcare innovators based in Chicago. Fresenius Kabi is a global healthcare company that specializes in medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition. The company is based in Germany with its…

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