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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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Built in Chicago: Matter – Chicago’s first health tech hub announces its inaugural class

October 29, 2014

For the first time in Chicago, a healthcare robotics company, a pharmaceutical focused on rare, life-threatening diseases, a platform for connecting patients, healthcare givers and doctors and a company working on hearing therapies will all be housed together. These are just a few of the 10 innovative companies changing the healthcare landscape in Chicago. They’re all also part of the inaugural…

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Chicago Inno: Meet MATTER’s First 10 Members – ‘These 10 Companies Are Shaping the Future of Healthcare’

October 29, 2014

Announced in February and set to open in early 2015, MATTER is a revolutionary startup center for next-generation healthcare technology companies. Backed by a $4 million state investment, the organization was commissioned to advance entrepreneurship in the rapidly evolving medical and biotech industries.

Today, MATTER has unveiled its first 10 members that will be tasked with disrupting the he…

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