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Startup Spotlight: Lura Health

November 26, 2024

How Lura Health is revolutionizing health monitoring with non-invasive, saliva-based wearables.

Lura Health is pioneering a new era of chronic disease monitoring with medical-grade, non-invasive wearables, which monitor biomarkers in saliva instead of blood. Through their salivary sensing platform, Lura Health provides a non-invasive, pain-free alternative to traditional blood or ISF (intersti…

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Partner Insights: Harnessing AI for scalable healthcare communication with Public Communications Inc.

November 22, 2024

As the healthcare sector rapidly evolves, so do the ways organizations engage with audiences — from patients to stakeholders. At the heart of this shift is artificial intelligence (AI), a transformative tool for creating scalable and impactful communication strategies. In a recent workshop, hosted by Public Communications Inc. (PCI), healthcare innovators and communications professionals explor…

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Healthcare Horizons, Season Two Recap: Highlights from Our Mental Health Series

November 20, 2024

Earlier this year, MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, launched the second season of Healthcare Horizons, a podcast series focused on exploring salient topics in healthcare innovation. This season, Steven Collens, CEO of MATTER, explores how leaders in healthcare are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to improve mental health outcomes.

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Loyola University Chicago and MATTER announce 2024 Loyola Chicago Health Equity Quest winner

November 18, 2024

Wave takes home grand prize of $20K with transdiagnostic model supporting mental health

November 18, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — Loyola University Chicago’s Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, have selected Wave as the winner of the 2024 Loyola Chicago Health Equity Quest. Sista Afya Community Care received second place…

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MATTER launches FlexEDU, offering innovation tools to faculty, staff and students at select universities

November 12, 2024

Loyola University - Chicago, Northwestern University, Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois - Chicago and University of Chicago faculty, staff and students are eligible to receive access to MATTER’s cutting-edge entrepreneurial resources.

MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, is pleased to announce the launch of FlexEDU, MATTER’s online healthcare entrepre…

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