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Innovation Diffusion: Q&A With MATTER CEO Steven Collens on Chicago’s Health Tech Scene

October 11, 2015

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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Chicago: The New B2B Boomtown

October 9, 2015

As entrepreneurs, we all know that Silicon Valley is the promised land of B2C culture-changing innovation.The Valley’s stature draws in the world’s greatest innovators; and as an incubator, this California hot spot fosters growth and nurtures ideas that will one day create life-altering applications. Yet, maybe the next wave of game-changing ideas won’t spring from Silicon Valley’s pattern of…

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Tales from the Trenches with Glen Tullman

October 5, 2015

Editor’s note: In 2018, we welcomed Glen back to the MATTER stage to share his thoughts on “the new health consumer”. Read insights from that interview here.

On Monday, September 28, serial entrepreneur and former Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman joined MATTER at the third installment of our Tales from the Trenches series to share more about his personal drive, current ventures and business insight…

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Senator Kirk Explores Healthcare Innovation at MATTER

August 28, 2015

U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) today toured healthcare technology incubator MATTER to discuss the future of healthcare with entrepreneurs and industry leaders.

Located in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, MATTER is a community of health technology startups and industry leaders working together to fuel innovation in health IT, medical devices, diagnostics and biopharmaceuticals.

Friday’s discussion…

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Meet the MATTER Startup That Wants to Be the Amazon for Healthcare Supplies

August 13, 2015

Brothers Jacob and Scott Drucker noticed a major problem in the dental supply market when Scott graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s dental school in 2013. Dentists were purchasing their supplies at high prices from vendors they’ve been using for years, and opting not to spend the time scouring the web for deals.

So Jacob and Scott set out to create a platform for buying and selli…

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