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CEO Steven Collens on accelerating innovation through collaboration

October 10, 2018

CEO Steven Collens shares an update from MATTER, three years after opening its doors. This article was originally published in the September 2018 issue of Chicago Medicine.

Gastroenterologist Lawrence Kosinski had a problem. He would see his patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when they came in for appointments, but would lose touch with them between visits. Sometimes — too often, i…

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HC3 unveils State of Chicago Health Care Report

October 9, 2018

Ahead of its two-year anniversary, the Health Care Council of Chicago (HC3), a collaborative of Chicago’s nationally-recognized health care industry players that drives solutions to the city’s most important health-related issues, has released its second annual report on the state of the Chicago health care industry. The report reaffirms that Chicago’s health care industry is robust and growing…

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BCBSIL and MATTER announce $30,000 Health Equity Innovation Challenge

October 5, 2018

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is collaborating with MATTER to source innovative solutions for advancing health equity.

Submit your solution for a chance to win up to $15,000 and an opportunity to pilot your solution with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois.

What is health equity? Every person deserves an opportunity to be as healthy as possible. Health equity means reducing and, u…

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Advocate Aurora Health and MATTER announce collaboration to drive healthcare innovation

October 2, 2018

Organizations launch nationwide prize competition for startups aiming to transform the primary care experience

Downers Grove and Chicago, IL – Advocate Aurora Health, the 10th largest not-for-profit integrated healthcare system in the country, today announced a strategic collaboration with MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub. Together, the two organizations will drive e…

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MATTER & Kellogg launch new course to help students learn the business of healthcare entrepreneurship

September 26, 2018

As a business, healthcare is weird.

In other industries, if you produce a product that solves a problem, someone will buy it. Of course, you have to play with all the things that you learn about in business school, such as pricing, promotion and product refinements. And it’s never a sure thing: Someone may not be willing to pay enough for it. You might not be able to get your message out. Your…

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