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The business case for a circular medtech sector

April 19, 2021

An executive summary of MATTER and Green Innovation Group A/S white paper on circularity in healthcare

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The effects of climate change — perhaps the most complex issue facing modern society — influence every aspect of human life, including health on an individual and societal level. There is a growing awareness that both public and private actors need to move quick…

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MATTER and Advocate Aurora Health announce the third annual Health Tech Venture Challenge

April 19, 2021

The 2021 challenge calls for solutions that prevent clinician burnout and support clinician well-being

Downers Grove and Chicago, IL — Advocate Aurora Health, one of the 12 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today announced the launch of the third Health Tech Venture Challenge. The global competition…

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Listen: Defining health equity with Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady

April 15, 2021

What is health equity? Where do care gaps show up in the American healthcare system? How can technology and innovation be consciously designed and deployed to positively make a change?

On April 14, Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady joined MATTER to answer these questions and more, kicking off MATTER’s latest event series, Advancing Health Equity. The series ai…

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MATTER partners with Roche Diabetes Care to source solutions for diabetes-related complications and comorbidities

April 7, 2021

The partners unveil a startup challenge to improve the quality of life for those living with diabetes.

Chicago, IL, April 7, 2021 — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today announced a partnership with Roche Diabetes Care, a global leader in integrated Personalized Diabetes Management (iPDM), to host the 2021 Roche Diabetes Care Innovation Challenge. The challenge wil…

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Meet the newest members of the MATTER startup community

April 1, 2021

The newest MATTER startups are providing healthcare to underserved communities, eliminating healthcare disparities, offering support to pregnant and postpartum mothers and more. Take a minute to meet them and learn about the heroic change in healthcare happening today.

ACIRAH Health, PBC — Chicago, Illinois

ACIRAH Health is working to eliminate healthcare disparities by increasing the enrollm…

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