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MATTER startup solutions fighting COVID-19

March 20, 2020

Updated May 15, 2020

We recently reached out to our MATTER member companies to gauge how many of them were developing, or planning to develop, solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic.

The response we received was overwhelming.

Dozens of MATTER startups are giving their solutions away for free, retooling their products to support health needs in a pandemic time, and accelerating research into the…

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mHUB, MATTER and 1871 join forces to mobilize tech community around solutions to COVID-19

March 19, 2020

Leading tech hubs and other community partners create ‘open call’ for needs from health officials that can be addressed by region’s talent network of startups and industry innovators

Chicago, IL, March 19, 2020 - Chicago’s leading innovation centers, mHUB, MATTER and 1871, are collaborating to mobilize the technology ecosystem around designing solutions that can directly support in the fight a…

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Resources to help you navigate the COVID-19 pandemic

March 19, 2020

Updated June 18, 2020

During a crisis like this, the healthcare innovation community is more important than ever.

That’s why we’re working on adapting MATTER’s existing programming to keep important conversations going as well as developing some new programming to help the healthcare innovation community navigate this uncertain time. Over the next several weeks, we’ll keep this page updated w…

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Healthcare innovation is more important than ever

March 19, 2020

Wow, what a difference a few days can make. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way everyday life looks for all of us. We know it’s going to get worse before it gets better, and the coming days and weeks are going to be challenging — for our families, our communities and our businesses. While there is much uncertainty in our future, one thing is crystal clear: healthcare innovation is more im…

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“Not bits and bytes but human lives”: Strata Decision Technology CEO Dan Michelson on healing healthcare

March 4, 2020

At our February Tales from the Trenches™, Dan Michelson joined us to share insights from his 20-year healthcare career and journey as CEO of Strata Decision Technology.

Before joining Strata Decision Technology, Dan spent 12 years at Allscripts as the Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer. Dan was an integral part of the leadership team that grew Allscripts from a $50 million company with 50 …

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