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MATTER and KLAS Research form strategic partnership to support healthcare innovators

April 4, 2024

Partnership to provide access to third-party insights to accelerator development of MATTER member solutions

APRIL 4, 2024, CHICAGO, IL, and PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and KLAS Research, a research organization committed to providing honest, impartial and transparent healthcare insights, have formed a strategic partnership. This collabora…

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The Alzheimer’s Association and MATTER select Onward as winner of pitch competition

March 28, 2024

Companion rideshare service receives funds to advance solution

March 28, 2024, CHICAGO — The Alzheimer’s Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, announced the winner of the second annual Alzheimer’s Association Pitch Competition. The competition focused on solution…

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MATTER and CareQuest Innovation Partners open applications for SMILE Health seeking innovators bridging the medical-dental divide

March 27, 2024

In its third year, SMILE Health advances innovations that accelerate the integration of oral health and overall health to achieve greater equity and access and reduce the total cost of care

March 27, 2024 (Boston, MA and Chicago, IL) — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, in partnership with CareQuest Innovation Partners, a company focused on validating and scaling tran…

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MATTER announces second 51 Labs cohort

March 12, 2024

Ten startups selected to participate in accelerator addressing the maternal mortality crisis in the U.S.

March 12, 2024, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, alongside Health Care Service Corporation, Laerdal Million Lives Fund, BayCare, Parkview Health, University of Chicago Medicine, Organon and Stryker has selected 10 startups for the second cohort of 51 La…

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Alzheimer’s Association and MATTER select five finalists for second annual pitch competition

February 20, 2024

Startups and entrepreneurs with solutions increasing access to quality, person-centered care for underserved people living with Alzheimer’s pitching to industry leaders

February 20, 2024, CHICAGO — The Alzheimer’s Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today annou…

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