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Beyond "AI-Powered": What Healthcare Founders Need to Get Right

September 8, 2026

In May of 2026, healthcare leaders from across Chicago met at MATTER’s headquarters to discuss what’s keeping them up at night. The event put a range of leaders, from new startups to investment groups, at a table for an authentic chat, and, no, it didn’t turn into a pitch competition. Instead, MATTER partnered with ZoCo, a healthcare-focused UX and research consultancy, to facilitate conversati…

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The AbbVie Foundation and MATTER announce 2026 Health Equity Accelerator grant recipient

August 26, 2026

Six nonprofits presented innovative, community-led approaches to expand access to care at the 2026 program’s final showcase event.

CHICAGO — The AbbVie Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to drive transformative change in communities worldwide so everyone can live their healthiest life, in partnership with MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, is pleased to announc…

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Applications open for the 2026 PM&R Pitch Tank

August 12, 2026

Innovators developing solutions for rehabilitation medicine now have an opportunity to connect directly with the leaders shaping the future of the specialty.

The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) and MATTER have launched the 2026 PM&R Pitch Tank.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation spans one of the broadest and most human-centered fields in healthcare….

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Five insights healthcare leaders want early-stage founders to know

August 10, 2026

Healthcare leaders share five lessons every early-stage healthcare startup founder should know about AI, health system partnerships, compliance and growth.

Healthcare is changing quickly — and so are the expectations for startups building solutions to improve it.

At a recent private gathering hosted by MATTER, healthcare investors, health system leaders, payers and policy experts discussed th…

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MATTER announces new series on AI in Commercial Pharma

August 7, 2026

Four-part series will run in Fall 2026 with support from EVERSANA INTOUCH.

Pharma brand teams are presented with a growing array of AI solutions across brand strategy, field engagement, market access and patient identification. But relatively few leaders are confident about how to prioritize use cases and determine which solutions will create real value and reshape their organizations to maxim…

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