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MATTER Accepts 10 More Healthcare Tech Startups Into The Community

November 25, 2014

We’re excited to announced that MATTER has accepted another 10 member companies into the community. The companies join the first 10 startups that were announced late last month.

The 10 new MATTER members are:

Cypris Medical – is committed to improving patient outcomes by working with clinicians in the cosmetic surgery market to develop technologies overlooked by large medical device manufactu…

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MATTER SECURES $4.4M FROM ILLINOIS-AREA HEALTHCARE LEADERS

November 19, 2014

Public and Private Investment now Exceeds $8M with MATTER on Track to Launch in Early 2015

MATTER has secured private-sector commitments of $4.4 million to support Chicago’s new entrepreneurship and innovation hub for next-generation health IT, medical device, diagnostics and biopharma companies. The $4.4 million in private investment complements the $2.5 million grant and $1.5 million loan pr…

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Matter gets $4.4 million from private sector

November 19, 2014

Matter, the health care-technology incubator being created at the Merchandise Mart, has lined up $4.4 million in private funding, attracting support from some of the industry’s biggest players.

The private-sector commitments exceed the $4 million in state funding that launched the incubator,which is expected to open early next year.

The idea of a health-technology incubator, along the lines o…

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With Latest Round of Funding, Health Tech Hub MATTER Now Has $8M in the Bank

November 19, 2014

MATTER has secured another $4.4 million in funding, this time from some big names in the private sector.

Chicago’s healthcare tech hub MATTER, which is set to open in early 2015, now has an initial capital commitment of more than $8 million. The latest round, which includes all private sector investments, involved industry leaders like AbbVie, Marathon Pharmaceuticals and Astellas Pharma.

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Healthtech incubator Matter announces $4.4 million in private funding

November 19, 2014

Matter, a healthtech-focused startup incubator set to open early next year in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, announced Wednesday $4.4 million in private funding.

Twenty-two local companies, most in the tech and health-care sectors, are putting up the money to get the latest addition to the city’s startup scene up and running. The funding complements $4 million in state grants and loans.

“The pre…

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