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Healthcare in the year 2040

May 24, 2019

CEO Steven Collens shares his thoughts on what the healthcare system will look like 20 years from now. This article was originally published in MedCity News.

One day, a doctor will reach out to you before you even know you’re sick.

That’s the future we see coming to life in the technologies emerging from the healthcare innovation community.

One of the most interesting dynamics we see at MATT…

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What we're reading: May 2019

May 23, 2019

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

The Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office, David Blumenthal

“For many of our members at MATTER, it was a personal experience in healthcare that led them to take interest in t…

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stories that matter

#storiesthatmatter: Shattering glass beakers

May 16, 2019

Researchers agree that bringing in a diversity of perspectives is crucial to building a sustainable future for science. While the number of women working in STEM has been steadily increasing in the past few decades, especially in the life sciences, they are still underrepresented.

In the next Stories That Matter, AbbVie’s senior director of discovery strategic portfolio management, Dr. Kaitlin…

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#storiesthatmatter: Navigating an unexpected diagnosis

May 9, 2019

Next from Stories That Matter: Lumere’s Joe D’Onofrio shares how an unexpected diagnosis led him to dedicate his life’s work to making the healthcare experience easier for other families and patients with similar journeys.

“When he was just five weeks old, our son, Austin, went into heart failure and was rushed to Lurie Children’s Hospital. After a normal pregnancy and a perfect first five wee…

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tales from the trenches

Tales from the Trenches with Paul Edick, CEO of Xeris Pharmaceuticals

May 9, 2019

In April, Paul Edick, CEO of Xeris Pharmaceuticals, joined us at MATTER to share insights and learnings from his remarkable entrepreneurial journey.

Xeris is the latest in Paul’s impressive track record leading biopharma startups like Durata Therapeutics (Nasdaq: DRTX), Ganic Pharmaceuticals and MedPointe Healthcare, Inc. Paul came out of retirement to take the helm at Xeris in 2017, and has…

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