Stories

Last month, Dr. Frank Naeymi-Rad, founder of Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO), joined us at MATTER to share the entrepreneurial story behind a revolutionary breakthrough in health IT.

Frank’s work has been monumental in helping to pioneer a standard approach to clinical language. His doctoral research became the foundation for some of the earliest electronic health record (EHR) systems — sold…

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In April, Paul Edick, CEO of Xeris Pharmaceuticals, joined us at MATTER to share insights and learnings from his remarkable entrepreneurial journey.

Xeris is the latest in Paul’s impressive track record leading biopharma startups like Durata Therapeutics (Nasdaq: DRTX), Ganic Pharmaceuticals and MedPointe Healthcare, Inc. Paul came out of retirement to take the helm at Xeris in 2017, and has…

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Last winter, Lisa Earnhardt joined us at MATTER to share her ten-year journey as CEO of Intersect ENT — one of only a handful of companies in the med tech space focused on ear, nose and throat care. Since 2008, Lisa has grown her team from 12 to more than 350 employees, orchestrated a successful IPO and guided the company through several product launches. Today, the company has a market cap of …

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Earlier this month, David Van Sickle joined us to share his journey as co-founder and CEO of Propeller Health, a digital health company that is bringing treatment for COPD and asthma into the 21st century.

David’s early career as a medical anthropologist led him to realize the need for better management of chronic respiratory disease — and how digitally powered therapy can step in to close the…

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Earlier this month, David Giljohann, CEO of immunotherapy company Exicure, shared his entrepreneurial story at Tales from the Trenches. David’s journey has taken him from graduate training in a university lab to the helm of Exicure, a Chicago-based biotechnology company that is pioneering the field of immunotherapy. In just seven years, David has taken Exicure public, raised more than $100 mill…

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