That was the key question to emerge during ‘Health Care Matters,’ Friday night’s panel part of U Chicago’s ‘Innovation Week.’ The discussion, featuring Mike Yang, partner at Baird Capital, and Pat Flavin, Executive Director at MATTER, was built around the “state of venture capital in the healthcare sector.” Both speakers were aware of the impending three day weekend – probably more so than th…
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press release
Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by J.B. Pritzker and key civic and business leaders to announce MATTER – a new startup centre for next-generation healthcare technology companies. A priority in the Governor’s 2014 State of the State address, the not-for-profit BioHub will drive entrepreneurship in the rapidly expanding medical and biotechnology fields. Supported by a $4 million state investm…
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press release
New health technology incubator MATTER will help bring medical devices to market
The lease hasn’t been signed at the Merchandise Mart. There’s no paint on the wall, no signs indicating this office space will soon house a health-tech incubator bringing entrepreneurs and medical innovators to the same table.
The space is, in the words of Kellogg Clinical Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship …
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matter news
In the digital arena, an idea can go to market through the purchase of a domain, code, some more code, and the flip of a switch. However, in the HealthTech sector, bringing a product to commercialization is a more complex process, requiring refinement, testing, trials, and constant inspection. To hep navigate this rocky terrain, MATTER – the city’s new hub for next-generation health IT – has te…
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