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Three Lakes Partners & MATTER announce winners of $1,000,000 IPF Catalyst Challenge

January 25, 2018

Advance Interactive Response Systems (AIRS), Owlstone Medical and patientMpower awarded $333,333 each; Level Ex wins $50,000 Audience Choice Award

On Wednesday, January 24, researchers, entrepreneurs and innovators from around the world gathered at MATTER for the conclusion to the $1,000,000 IPF Catalyst Challenge. Following presentations from nine finalists, Three Lakes Partners – a venture p…

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MATTER 2017 Year in Review

January 18, 2018

MATTER Member Companies Raise $122M, Benefit Millions in 2017

MATTER, the Chicago-based healthcare collaborative, released data today showing the positive effect its companies have had on both the business of healthcare and the lives of millions of Americans.

“We believe that interconnected businesses are the best platform for change in healthcare,” said MATTER CEO Steven Collens. “Our member…

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Empowering people to participate in better health outcomes

January 15, 2018

An Interview with Evidation Health CEO Deb Kilpatrick

Exercise. Sleep. Social activity. We know that health is influenced by behavior. And yet companies across the healthcare industry struggle to quantify how a person’s behavior in the real world affects health outcomes.

Deb Kilpatrick, CEO of Evidation Health, is in the business of real world information. She joined us for Tales From the Tre…

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Senator Tom Daschle and Governor Mike Leavitt at MATTER

November 14, 2017

As the Health Care Council of Chicago Celebrates One Year, Senator Daschle and Governor Leavitt Call for Engagement and Collaboration

Last Thursday, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Health Care Council of Chicago (HC3), an initiative of MATTER and Leavitt Partners to facilitate the interconnected success of Chicagoland healthcare companies in the value-based economy.

The evening …

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MATTER adds leaders to Board of Directors

November 7, 2017

New Board Members Include Entrepreneurs, Senior Health System and Insurance Executives

Chicago (November 7, 2017) – Four senior executives have joined the MATTER board of directors. The new MATTER board members are:

• Joel Farran, senior vice president and chief brand officer, Health Care Service Corporation (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas) •…

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