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2020 Pulmonary Fibrosis Innovation Challenge ends with top solutions aligned to patient imperatives

December 10, 2020

Medtech venture oxyGEN named winner

Three Lakes Foundation, the sponsor of the 2020 Pulmonary Fibrosis Innovation Challenge along with Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) and MATTER, concluded a nearly year-long effort to source novel and innovative solutions for PF.

“Finding, funding and fostering the next generation of innovators working in pulmonary fibrosis is core to the Three Lakes Foun…

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insights

Aon, Boeing and Livongo share innovation strategies for self-insured employer groups

December 7, 2020

According to recent research from the Kaiser Family Foundation, roughly half of the U.S. population receives health insurance through their employer. Of that population, three-fourths receive coverage under a self-insured employer plan — meaning those companies are bearing much of the risk associated with the health of employees and their families. Essentially, U.S. employers are healthcare com…

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community

Meet the newest members of the MATTER startup community

December 4, 2020

The newest MATTER startups are improving patient management, providing access to underserved communities, creating safe treatment for tumor removals and more. Take a minute to meet them and see the heroic change in healthcare happening today.

flipMD — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

flipMD is a marketplace where physicians can source and secure consulting jobs coming from a broad range of clients …

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tales from the trenches

How Welldoc’s Dr. Anand Iyer brought wireless technology to healthcare

December 3, 2020

20 years into a career in wireless telecommunications, Dr. Anand Iyer was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and asked himself a question: We’ve done wireless in every other industry, so can we not do it in healthcare?

Anand joined Welldoc in 2008 when the health tech startup was in its infancy. Over the past 12 years, he’s helped transform the company into a global leader in digital health and ch…

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press release

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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