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Corey McCann answers: Can an app be as good as a drug?

July 26, 2018

Corey McCann, founder and CEO of PEAR Therapeutics, is among the trailblazing entrepreneurs developing “digital therapeutics”: a new class of software solutions that undergo clinical studies to prove efficacy. Last fall, PEAR’s reSET® technology — designed to treat patients with substance use disorder — became the first FDA-cleared prescription digital therapeutic for disease treatment.

Corey …

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MATTER Shoutouts: July 23, 2018

July 23, 2018

Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Here’s a look inside the most noteworthy happenings from the past few weeks.

Making digital prescriptions easy EazyScripts is “waging war” on handwritten pharmaceutical prescriptions, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The startup’s technology helps physi…

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HabitNu grows up at MATTER, wins CDC recognition for diabetes prevention

July 17, 2018

Like many, HabitNu Founder Sindhu Rajan, PhD, has lost family and friends to diabetes. More than 90 million adults in the U.S. are at risk of developing the disease. Without intervention, 50% of these adults will likely develop diabetes in the next five to seven years.

“I’m a scientist, and researching type 2 diabetes was not a coincidence,” she said.

Before founding HabitNu, Sindhu spent 12 …

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Startup Q&A: Life sciences innovations for the next generation

July 10, 2018

This era is one of the most interesting times ever for innovation in the life sciences. Recent scientific advances have made real what was science fiction only a few years ago. This month, we’ll feature MATTER companies that are turning these novel scientific discoveries into compelling businesses, each with a mission to advance care and improve lives.

Mark Haupt, CMO of Ariel Precision Medic…

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MATTER Shoutouts: July 6, 2018

July 6, 2018

Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Here’s a look into the most noteworthy happenings from the past few weeks.

Regroup is blazing the trail for telepsychiatry — to the tune of $5.5 million. Virtual behavioral healthcare leader Regroup just closed a $5.5 million round to further expand their tea…

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