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MATTER Welcomes 10 More Healthcare Technology Startups

May 12, 2015

MATTER proudly announces 10 more companies that have joined the community. We look forward to working with each company to accelerate their growth and build connections with our growing family of partners, mentors and peers. The new members are:

ALGOMEX is a new technology venture that develops enterprise solutions that will bring the predictive power of high-performance computing and machine …

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Canada’s Governor General Explores Innovation and Entrepreneurship at MATTER and 1871

April 28, 2015

David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, toured Chicago’s new healthcare technology incubator MATTER on Tuesday and participated in a roundtable discussion at 1871 about the local innovation ecosystem.

The visit to MATTER and 1871 was part of the Governor General’s five-day visit to the Midwest to learn about the area’s innovation and education initiatives.

The discussion Tuesday, led by…

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Congressman Danny Davis Explores Healthcare Innovation with Leaders from MATTER and Marathon Pharmaceuticals

April 27, 2015

Congressman Danny K. Davis(D-IL) toured Chicago’s new healthcare technology incubator MATTER on Monday and led a roundtable discussion with leaders from MATTER, Marathon Pharmaceuticals and other Chicago-area leaders in healthcare technology.

Congressman Davis’ District includes both MATTER and Marathon, and he has long been a champion of healthcare innovation. Davis has co-sponsored legisla…

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Healthcare Tech Incubator MATTER Adds National Healthcare and Business Leaders to Board

April 21, 2015

MATTER, the new healthcare technology incubator for next-generation health IT, medical device, diagnostics and biopharma companies, today announced the election of 10 national healthcare and business leaders to its governing board.

The recently elected board members are:

Laura Ferris Anderson, chief of staff, office of the Midwest chairman for JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  
  
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Chicago: The Future Health Tech Hub Of The US? Maybe Sooner Than You Think

April 15, 2015

Almost every industry in recent decades has fundamentally changed its processes, except health care. The care process has not been redesigned, despite the fact that we have never had better technology, and we all know that if we designed a system from the ground up today, it would look nothing like the one we have. So, as tens of thousands of health and technology experts descend upon Chicago f…

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