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MATTER startup shoutouts: Fall 2023

October 19, 2023

Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Over the last three months, startups completed raises, fostered impactful partnerships and much more.

There’s no shortage of good news to celebrate in the MATTER community. Learn more about our collective accomplishments below.

Seven MATTER startups receiv…

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MATTER launches new membership tier to support more healthcare innovators

October 5, 2023

Turnkey resources now available on demand to help innovators develop and build healthcare businesses

October 5, 2023, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has launched Flex, a new membership tier that offers healthcare innovators immediate access to tools and resources to help grow their skills and advance their healthcare businesses on their own time, at thei…

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MATTER announces third class of Momentum accelerator

August 28, 2023

Six startups selected to participate in digital health accelerator

August 28, 2023, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has selected six digital health startups for the third class of Momentum, an application-based accelerator for MATTER members that offers a structured, cohort-based approach to advance business objectives. The third Momentum class will be al…

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Parkview Health and MATTER announce Healthy Kids Healthy Future innovation competition finalists

August 23, 2023

Happypillar wins $10,000 at semifinalist pitch competition and advances as finalist along with four other chronic condition management startups

August 23, 2023, CHICAGO — Parkview Health and MATTER have announced five finalists for the Healthy Kids Healthy Future innovation competition. As a result of the semifinalist pitch competition, Happypillar, a mental health app for children and familie…

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MATTER startup spotlight: LIVEMED Telehealth™

August 15, 2023

Reimagining telemedicine for hospitals

According to McKinsey & Company, telemedicine vendor revenues nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic — a statistic we’re all familiar with by now. Although much innovation has occurred since 2020, many telemedicine solutions are still too fragmented and too expensive.

Experiencing this firsthand as part of his hospital’s COVID task force, Dr. Sa…

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