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AbbVie Foundation Health Equity Accelerator named Top 100 finalist for 2025 Chicago Innovation Awards

September 29, 2025

September 29, 2025, CHICAGO, IL — The AbbVie Foundation Health Equity Accelerator, launched by the AbbVie Foundation in partnership with MATTER, has been selected as one of the top 100 finalists for the 2025 Chicago Innovation Awards. The awards celebrate the most innovative new products and services in the Chicago region across all organization sizes, sectors and industries.

The AbbVie Founda…

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VSP Vision Innovation Challenge winners revealed at Vision Expo West 2025

September 29, 2025

Startups recognized for advancing innovation, access, and patient care in eyecare

Vision Expo West, produced by RX and The Vision Council, in collaboration with VSP Vision™, a leader in health-focused vision care, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, announced the winners of the 2025 VSP Vision Innovation Challenge. The competition took place live on stage at The Ve…

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Aetna Better Health of Illinois and MATTER collaborate to enhance the member experience

September 9, 2025

Together, the teams will explore emerging technologies to improve the member experience and health outcomes.

September 9, 2025, CHICAGO, IL — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and Aetna Better Health® of Illinois, a CVS Health® company and leader in Medicaid innovation, today announced their collaboration to explore emerging technologies that elevate the member exper…

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American Gastroenterological Association and MATTER launch GI care incubator

August 5, 2025

Applications are now open for the inaugural AGA Incubator: Improving GI Care

August 5, 2025, BETHESDA, MD and CHICAGO, IL — The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the non-profit medical society dedicated to advancing the science and practice of gastroenterology, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, announce the launch of the inaugural AGA Incubator: Im…

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MATTER and VSP Vision announce second cohort for VSP Vision Innovation Challenge

August 4, 2025

August 4, 2025, CHICAGO, IL — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and VSP Vision™, the leader in delivering access to health-focused vision care, today announced the second cohort of startups selected to participate in the VSP Vision Innovation Challenge, a global competition to source and advance solutions enhancing the eye care experience.

The six finalists — three e…

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