In mid-2018, we began working with the city of New York on an opportunity to develop a healthcare and life sciences innovation center in Manhattan. At that time, we were largely a Chicago incubator and saw a New York location as a strategic opportunity to be part of the large healthcare and life sciences community there. Today, we are a global incubator and innovation services provider with mem…
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tales from the trenches
In late 2001, Shelly Sun took on the task millions of American adults face every year: finding high-quality home care for an elderly relative.
Shelly left that experience with a new understanding of the unique needs of aging adults — and the inspiration to leave her career in accounting and create a new kind of home healthcare company. Today the company Shelly built, BrightStar Care, delivers …
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insights
Last fall, we teamed up with leaders from Anthem, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Mayo Clinic to produce the first AI and Neurosciences Summit at MATTER.
Happening now: @AnthemBCBS, @UIHealth & @MayoClinic join us for a full day summit to explore new applications of #AI in #neuroscience and their potential to drastically impr…
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community
2019 brought many new and exciting experiences to the MATTER community. We shared our stage with leading healthcare innovators across the globe, explored new collaborations and celebrated major milestones — and we shared every moment here with you on our blog.
As we close out the year, we’re taking a look back at some of our most memorable moments. We’ll be sharing each of the stories below ac…
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community
The newest startups at MATTER are making it easier to manage diabetic health, providing lifesaving treatments at competitive costs, redesigning the neurorehabilitation industry and streamlining the workflow of patient care.
Healing Innovations — Nashville, Tennessee
Healing Innovations is a medical device company that specializes in neurorehabilitation. Their mission is to help the patient po…
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