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Recap: MATTER at HLTH 2019

November 7, 2019

Last week, the MATTER team joined more than 6,000 healthcare innovators in Las Vegas. From discussing the innovation practices of tomorrow with AbbVie and Novo Nordisk to making new connections in the exhibit hall, here are a few of our favorite moments and key takeaways from HLTH 2019.

Exhibit hall

Our startup pavilions fostered meaningful connections between MATTER startups and HLTH attende…

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press release

Advocate Aurora Health and MATTER announce 2019 Health Tech Venture Challenge winner

November 6, 2019

Five finalists presented their solutions designed to help seniors age in place; LifePod takes home the prize.

Chicago, IL, November 6, 2019 — Advocate Aurora Health, one of the 10 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, named LifePod, a Boston-based digital health startup, the winner of the 2019 Health Te…

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stories that matter

#storiesthatmatter: Building a community for youth affected by Huntington's disease

October 30, 2019

We’ve teamed up with our partners at Horizon Therapeutics to spotlight their employees whose personal experiences within the healthcare system have uniquely equipped them for their careers.

In our next Stories That Matter, watch B.J. Viau, director of patient advocacy at Horizon, share his personal experience navigating the Huntington’s disease community alongside his peers.

“We were all look…

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What we're reading

October 22, 2019

In this monthly blog post, members of the MATTER team highlight articles from across the web that cover some of the most relevant business and healthcare topics today.

Eliminating ‘tensions’ in healthcare: a litmus test for innovation, Joseph S. Salama, Alex Lee, and Ashkan Arshin

“My daily commute is an hour each way. If I’m not checking emails, I’m either listening to the news or reading ar…

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matter news

MATTER at HLTH 2019: Here’s what you need to know

October 21, 2019

The MATTER team is heading to Las Vegas!

We’re attending the second annual HLTH conference from October 27-30. This will be the largest presence that MATTER has ever had at an industry conference — we’re thrilled to be producing programming throughout the conference and hosting two (yes, two!) booths in the main exhibition space.

Read on to find out all there is to know about MATTER at HLTH a…

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