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Published October 11, 2015 health.oliverwyman.com

Tomorrow the third annual Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Summit kicks off with immersion tours exploring how some of host city Chicago’s most innovative organizations are transforming the health market. One stop will be MATTER and 1871, both leading hubs for tech innovators. MATTER and 1871 executives will be joined by a team from provider-le…

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The official opening of the Matter healthtech incubator drew a crowd — and a group of speakers so large that Mayor Rahm Emanuel joked he was being pushed offstage.

More than 150 people attended Friday’s event, and speakers included Emanuel, Gov. Bruce Rauner, Sen. Dick Durbin and healthcare-industry leaders such as Marathon Pharmaceuticals’ Jeff Aronin and Horizon Pharma’s Timothy Walbert. Ame…

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Partnership Supports MATTER Mission to Attract Investment Capital to Drive Innovation and Commercialization of Next-Generation Healthcare Solutions and to Foster Collaboration Across Region’s Healthcare Community

MATTER, the entrepreneurship and innovation hub for next-generation health IT, medical device and biopharma companies, today announced a strategic partnership with Chicago-based Healt…

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Chicago Health Tech Ecosystem Leader Draws on Insight Expertise to Accelerate Local Entrepreneurship

MATTER, Chicago’s new entrepreneurship and innovation hub for next-generation health IT, medical device, diagnostics and biopharma, and Insight Product Development, a design innovation consultancy, have announced their partnership for medical device design innovation. As part of the partnership…

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In the digital arena, an idea can go to market through the purchase of a domain, code, some more code, and the flip of a switch. However, in the HealthTech sector, bringing a product to commercialization is a more complex process, requiring refinement, testing, trials, and constant inspection. To hep navigate this rocky terrain, MATTER – the city’s new hub for next-generation health IT – has te…

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