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MATTER and KOSME launch U.S. Market Expansion Program for Korean SMEs and startups with select validation studies

May 6, 2024

May 7, 2024, CHICAGO, IL, and SEOUL, KR — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, in collaboration with the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME), has launched the U.S. Market Expansion Program to prepare a cohort of Korean healthcare companies for U.S. market success. This year, MATTER will support eight small-medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups focused on successful b…

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Empowering diversity: Key lessons from Black and Latino-owned startups

April 30, 2024

Recently, MATTER convened with leaders from InHuevation, The National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives and The National Association of Health Services Executives for a conversation on how digital health and technology impact health equity in the Chicago innovation ecosystem and beyond.

Following opening remarks from Gyasi Chisley, PMP, FACHE, managing director and head of corporate …

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Healthcare's hidden link: How innovation is bridging the medical-dental divide

April 29, 2024

MATTER welcomed a panel of industry-leading experts who made the case for connecting chronic care with oral health and discussed how we can reduce health disparities through oral health.

Despite growing evidence linking oral health to overall well-being, only 37 percent of Americans saw both a physician and a dentist in the same year. In hopes of advancing solutions supporting more equitable o…

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The Healthcare Education, Research and Innovation Foundation and MATTER launch innovation challenge to advance health equity solutions developed by college students and early career professionals

April 29, 2024

Up to five finalists will be selected to participate in eight-week accelerator with the chance to win up to $10,000

April 29, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — The Healthcare Education, Research, and Innovation Foundation (HERIF), dedicated to advancing person-centered care, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today launched the Future HealthTech Leaders Innovation Challenge to …

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Three vision trends that are changing the healthcare industry

April 24, 2024

Chandra Johnson-Greene, senior content specialist at VSP Vision’s Global Innovation Center, shares insights on the healthcare industry’s latest vision trends.

The eye is a window into full-body health and new technology-driven shifts are underscoring the role that vision care plays in a person’s ability to be and stay healthy.

At SXSW 2024, VSP Vision’s Global Innovation Center, along with it…

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