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Three Lakes Foundation and MATTER announce winners of 2020 PF Innovation Challenge

November 30, 2020

Chicago, IL, November 30 — Three Lakes Foundation and innovation hub MATTER announced the four winners of an innovation challenge intended to accelerate new solutions in diagnosing, treating and managing pulmonary fibrosis (PF), a devastating lung disease. The winners will each receive a monetary award and will take the necessary steps to bring their solution closer to reality.

The first-place…

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Community Pulse: In 2020, what are you most thankful for as a business leader?

November 25, 2020

For business leaders in the healthcare space — and across nearly every industry — 2020 has been a year full of imminent threats, forced pivots and new challenges.

Despite those challenges, we’ve witnessed the resilience of our community firsthand, from watching startup and corporate innovators develop solutions that address the COVID-19 pandemic to collaborating and sharing advice on how to ad…

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How an Indiana health system and MATTER worked together to help lower infant mortality amidst COVID-19

November 17, 2020

In 2018, the governor of Indiana challenged local healthcare providers and innovators to bring Indiana’s infant mortality rate — then the highest in the country — down to the lowest in the Midwest by 2024.

To tackle this challenge, Parkview Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system based in northeast Indiana (where the infant mortality rate is even higher than the state average) partnered wit…

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Startup Shoutouts: November 10, 2020

November 10, 2020

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 month.

Cubii acquired by Gridiron Capital for $100 million

Cubii, the developer of portable fitness devices and applications, has been acquired…

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Guest post: How digital health is changing care delivery for pharmacists and improving public health

November 5, 2020

CEO and founder of MATTER startup illuminate.health shares thoughts on how COVID-19 is changing the role of pharmacists

Change is here. Pharmacists have been given the authority to order and administer COVID-19 tests by the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency has also called on pharmacists to help increase immunization rates by authorizing them to administer pediatric vaccinati…

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