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mHUB, MATTER and 1871 secure $2.78M federal grant to rebuild Illinois economy post-COVID-19 through tech and manufacturing innovation

May 27, 2021

The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded a $2.78M grant to the Chicago Proactive Response (CPR) COVID-19 collaboration, a two-phase mobilization of Chicago’s innovation communities

May 27, Chicago, IL — Chicago’s leading innovation centers, mHUB, MATTER and 1871, secure a $2.78M federal grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to invigorate startups and sma…

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MATTER and KOSME launch innovation program

May 25, 2021

Five Korean companies to begin six-month program aimed at U.S. market deployment

May 25, Chicago, IL and Seoul, KR — The Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) and MATTER, the Chicago-based global healthcare incubator and corporate innovation accelerator, today announced the launch of the U.S. Market Adoption Program aimed at preparing Korean companies for U.S. market success.

The global prog…

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Recap: How innovators can help tackle diabetes-related complications and comorbidities

May 24, 2021

Insights from the 2021 Roche Diabetes Care Innovation Challenge Information Session

On May 6, 2021, MATTER hosted a virtual discussion around minimizing, managing and transforming risks associated with diabetes complications and comorbidities — the focus for the 2021 Roche Diabetes Care Innovation Challenge.

The panelists included Roche Diabetes Care Global Head of Strategy & Customer Sol…

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Parkview Health and MATTER launch second annual innovation competition to reduce maternal mortality

May 19, 2021

Innovators with solutions with the potential to reduce the incidence of maternal mortality encouraged to apply

May 19, Fort Wayne, IN and Chicago, IL — Parkview Health, a not-for-profit, community-based health system serving more than 895,000 people in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today announced the second annual compet…

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MATTER Startup Shoutouts: May 2021

May 18, 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.

rMark bio acquired by Within3 rMark bio, an enterprise AI solution for life sciences professionals, announced in April that they have …

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