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MATTER Launches 3.8 to Recruit Women for Healthcare Startup Boards

August 28, 2017

Only 21 percent of board members of Fortune 500 healthcare companies are women, and only 1 in 7 investment dollars are awarded to women-led startups. There is a clear divide that persists for female business leaders in terms of both access to capital and access to boards. MATTER’s newest initiative leverages its position at the center of Chicago’s healthcare technology community to help addre…

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MATTER’s First Healthcare Challenge Sparks Observation Unit Innovation

May 24, 2017

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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CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt on the ACA, Healthcare Data, and Innovation in Healthcare

December 22, 2016

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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Walgreens and Healthcare Technology Incubator MATTER Collaborate to Support Healthcare Innovation

December 20, 2016

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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Senator Kirk and Governor Romney Visit MATTER, Support Innovation in Healthcare

October 20, 2016

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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