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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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tales from the trenches

If You Can’t Join ‘Em, Beat ‘Em: How Rob Butler Built Maestro Health his Way

December 5, 2016

Rob Butler wanted to be a baseball player. He played in college and then semi-professionally, but didn’t quite make it to the big leagues. He did, however, make it to the big leagues of entrepreneurship – having built and sold Payflex and MBI before starting Maestro Health in 2014. Rob was at MATTER recently for an interview with MATTER CEO Steven Collens as part of our Tales from the Trenches …

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rMark Bio Personalizes Academic and Clinical Partnership Research

November 16, 2016

The platform uses artificial intelligence to recommend key opinion leaders that align with users’ strategic business interests.

Academic and clinical partnerships are critical for pharmaceutical companies developing new products. It’s not hard to identify the handful of top opinion leaders in any given therapeutic area, but, until now, finding the bulk of the physicians and scientists workin…

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Keeping the Fire: Tim Walbert on Maintaining Company Culture Through Massive Growth

November 7, 2016

Tim Walbert thrives on growth. As a serial entrepreneur in the pharmaceutical industry, he’s spent his career helping brands and companies grow. When Tim was named Horizon Pharma’s chairman, president, and chief executive officer in 2008 it was little more than a solo operation, and he worked mostly from coffee shops, taking advantage of the free wi-fi and parking. Fast forward to present day, …

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