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Helping people die better: A conversation with Vynca's Emelia Altschul

April 24, 2019

Most healthcare startups share a common goal: to improve lives. Whether through a new drug, medical device or digital health platform, most healthcare companies are focused on helping individuals live better and longer.

However, living better doesn’t always mean living longer. Like all healthcare companies, MATTER startup Vynca shares the goal of improving lives, but their focus is on a part o…

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community

Meet the newest additions to the MATTER community

April 19, 2019

Our newest MATTER members are challenging conventional views of cancer treatment, helping reduce the effects of dry eye in North America and revolutionizing personal care monitoring.

Tieös Pharmaceuticals

Tieös Pharmaceuticals was formed in an operating room theater by two anesthesiologists who were frustrated with the current status quo of treatment outcomes for cancer. Dr. Arun Anand and Dr…

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stories that matter

#storiesthatmatter: Mental health care for the in-between

April 17, 2019

Next from Stories That Matter, Blueprint CEO Danny Freed shares how the loss of a friend led him to uncover the need for better communication between physicians and patients in mental health treatment.

Blueprint is both a patient and physician-facing platform that helps psychiatrists monitor patients between visits and make more efficient and effective treatment decisions. Recently, the comp…

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community

What we're reading

April 11, 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.

Digital Transformation Is Not About Technology, Harvard Business Review

“Across various industries, we’re seeing the advent of ‘digital transformations’ — companies that are trying to bette…

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success stories

Mentors prepare Canadian companies to launch in the U.S.

April 10, 2019

Starting a company is never easy. Starting a healthcare company adds even more complexity. But starting a healthcare company and launching it in a country with a completely different healthcare system?

The possibility of failure far outweighs the possibility of success.

For the past four years, MATTER has worked in collaboration with the Consulate General of Canada to help reduce the risk of …

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