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Live To Fight Another Day – and Other Wisdom From Jellyvision CEO Amanda Lannert

April 14, 2017

“I remember exactly where I was sitting when I realized we had to shutter the company.”

At age 28, Amanda Lannert was named president of Jellyvision, then an interactive gaming company best known for YOU DON’T KNOW JACK. Six months later, she had to lay off most of the company’s employees – herself included.

“I wrote a severance letter to Amanda, from Amanda,” she said.

At our most recent Ta…

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Solving Chronic Disease with Data

April 3, 2017

Genomic technologies have become effective and affordable tools for detecting and diagnosing chronic disease, yet they are still uncommon in clinical settings. Drs.Laura BillingsandMark Haupt, who recently presented at MATTER, are on a mission to change that. They joined us for the latest program in our “Healthcare for What’s Next” series, which MATTER produces with NorthShore University Health…

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MATTER Turns Two

March 23, 2017

Two years ago, we opened MATTER with the goal of creating a better way to bring healthcare technology solutions to market. We now work with 200 healthcare startup companies – ranging from those that are barely more than ideas, to companies with millions of dollars of revenue and dozens of employees. They are building software, medical device, diagnostics, and pharmaceutical products. They are l…

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How a one-year old startup tackled an industry giant’s problem

March 22, 2017

This is Mike Abbadessa, senior director of medical affairs at Takeda Pharmaceuticals.

And this is Jason Smith, technology executive and computer scientist turned healthcare entrepreneur. He and Dr. Lev Becker founded the startup, rMark Bio, in 2015.

The Problem

In early 2015, Mike’s team at Takeda was looking to identify Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) by identifying patterns in practice. KOL…

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Nobody Does It Better: Mayo Clinic CEO Discusses Innovation and System Transformation

March 20, 2017

On March 8,Dr. John Noseworthy, Mayo Clinic’s CEO, stopped by MATTER for a “fireside chat” in front of an overflow audience. Dr. James Madara, the American Medical Association’s CEO and MATTER board member, joined Noseworthy on stage for a lively exploration of healthcare innovation and transformation.

Mayo Clinic is the world leader in complex disease diagnosis and treatment. People from ar…

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