Stories

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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Chicago’s life sciences ecosystem is taking off: In the first half of this year, AveXis sold for $8.7 billion, the largest acquisition of a Chicago-area biotechnology company to date. Iterum Therapeutics, Xeris Pharmaceuticals and Aptinyx all went public, as did Exicure (whose CEO, David Giljohann, will be at MATTER in October for Tales from the Trenches). Between 2013 and 2017, 44% of funding …

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Bringing a new healthcare product to market is no easy task. But bringing a new healthcare product to market in another country with a different health system, regulatory environment and business landscape can be an even more daunting challenge.

To reduce the friction of entering the U.S. healthcare market, MATTER and the Consulate General of Canada work together on a mentorship program to sup…

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Ten years ago, Tom Riley’s mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. As she embarked on her journey as a cancer patient, Mr. Riley began his journey as her caregiver and advocate.

The two quickly learned how challenging it could be to keep on top of the care plan and understand what symptoms to watch out for or whether to escalate a concern to the doctor.

“Even with two college-educated peopl…

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