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VSP Vision and MATTER Launch First Innovation Challenge

April 15, 2024

Up to five startups will be selected to participate in four-week bootcamp with the chance to win up to $10K

April 15, 2024, CHICAGO, IL, and RANCHO CORDOVA, CA — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and VSP Vision™, the leader in delivering access to health-focused vision care, announce the launch of the first VSP Vision Innovation Challenge, a global competition that s…

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MATTER startup shoutouts: Spring 24

April 12, 2024

Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Over the last three months, MATTER startups completed raises, fostered impactful partnerships and much more.

There’s no shortage of good news to celebrate in the MATTER community. Learn more about our collective accomplishments below.

Five MATTER startups …

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Listen: Podcast series premiere of Healthcare Horizons, featuring Dr. Elizabeth Garner

April 11, 2024

The podcast’s inaugural season will address the causes of maternal mortality in the U.S. and new innovations in the obstetrics field.

MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has launched a new podcast series: Healthcare Horizons. This series will highlight some of the most industrious healthcare leaders who are challenging the status quo by developing novel solutions to ad…

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MATTER and KLAS Research form strategic partnership to support healthcare innovators

April 4, 2024

Partnership to provide access to third-party insights to accelerator development of MATTER member solutions

APRIL 4, 2024, CHICAGO, IL, and PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and KLAS Research, a research organization committed to providing honest, impartial and transparent healthcare insights, have formed a strategic partnership. This collabora…

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The Alzheimer’s Association and MATTER select Onward as winner of pitch competition

March 28, 2024

Companion rideshare service receives funds to advance solution

March 28, 2024, CHICAGO — The Alzheimer’s Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, announced the winner of the second annual Alzheimer’s Association Pitch Competition. The competition focused on solution…

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