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MATTER Top 10: Our favorite stories of 2021

December 30, 2021

2021 was the year following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Regardless of where anyone thought we may be two years later, there’s no doubt the healthcare community has made great strides. The MATTER community has developed new partnerships, secured funds to advance innovation projects and shared insights on addressing several of the most pressing issues facing healthcare today.

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MATTER Startup Spotlight: Siris Medical

December 22, 2021

Improving oncology outcomes through AI-enabled decision-making

According to the American Cancer Society, there were 16.9 million Americans with a history of cancer at the beginning of 2019, and the National Cancer Institute states that patients paid $16.22 billion in out-of-pocket costs for cancer care in 2019.

Colin Carpenter, founder and CEO of Siris Medical, is on a mission to alleviate th…

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Listen: Leaders from Parkview Health and Brainlab join MATTER and Hillrom to discuss how operating rooms will evolve over the next two decades

December 21, 2021

How will operating rooms enable more efficient, more effective and less risky surgeries over the next two decades? Parkview Health VP of Virtual Health Max Maile and Brainlab Digital OR Director Florian Moser discuss these questions and more in a conversation moderated by Hillrom Global Surgical Solutions Director of Clinical and Market Insights Kirsten Emmons.

“On one hand, there’s this drive…

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Listen: A conversation with Sheila Mikhail, serial entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of AskBio

December 17, 2021

Influential biotech leader and EY’s 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year Sheila Mikhail shares insight on her entrepreneurial journey with MATTER

Sheila Mikhail founded Asklepios BioPharmaceutical (AskBio) in 2001 and set out on a mission to bring life-changing drugs to patients in desperate need. Started during a time when gene therapy was not thought of as a realistic therapeutic approach, AskBio w…

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MATTER startup shoutouts: December 2021

December 16, 2021

Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Here’s a look into some of the most noteworthy headlines from the startup members in our community over the past few months.

CareSignal was acquired by Lightbeam Health

CareSignal, a pioneer in deviceless remote patient monitoring, was acquired by Lightbeam …

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