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The startup journey: How Clearstep found focus through the Health Tech Venture Challenge

MATTER and Advocate Aurora Health announce the second annual Health Tech Venture Challenge

Partner Insights: Data privacy and security advice from Polsinelli’s Lisa Acevedo

stories that matter

#storiesthatmatter: Honoring patient wishes at the end of life

Partner Insights: IP advice from Polsinelli’s Morgan Kirley

How can tech make the end of life more human?

Building a mission-driven company: A fireside chat with Forty Seven, Inc.’s Dr. Mark Chao and Mark McCamish

Diversity in clinical trials: A conversation with MATTER member Kwaku Owusu

Meet the newest additions to the MATTER community

Helping people die better: A conversation with Vynca's Emelia Altschul

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The startup journey: How Clearstep found focus through the Health Tech Venture Challenge

Aug 14, 2019

Last fall marked the beginning of the first-ever Health Tech Venture Challenge: a joint initiative of MATTER and Advocate Aurora Health that called on health technology startups to submit novel solutions capable of improving the primary care experience for patients and their providers.
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MATTER and Advocate Aurora Health announce the second annual Health Tech Venture Challenge

Aug 14, 2019

This year’s challenge calls for solutions that transform care for the aging population. Downers Grove and Chicago, IL — Advocate Aurora Health, one of the 10 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub,...
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Partner Insights: Data privacy and security advice from Polsinelli’s Lisa Acevedo

Aug 9, 2019

We caught up with Lisa Acevedo, the chair of Polsinelli’s health information privacy and security team and a startup mentor, to discuss the data privacy and security basics every startup should know.
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stories that matter

#storiesthatmatter: Honoring patient wishes at the end of life

Jul 31, 2019

In the ICU, using aggressive measures to save lives is the norm. When patients are unresponsive or can’t advocate for themselves, physicians rely on paper advance directive forms to determine their wishes for care.
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insights

Partner Insights: IP advice from Polsinelli’s Morgan Kirley

Jul 24, 2019

Does intellectual property affect your startup?
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insights

How can tech make the end of life more human?

Jul 10, 2019

A discussion with Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider Last month, we hosted a screening of End Game, the Netflix documentary The New York Times calls a provocative and intimate look at how doctors, nurses and patients cope with death.
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insights

Building a mission-driven company: A fireside chat with Forty Seven, Inc.’s Dr. Mark Chao and Mark McCamish

Jun 26, 2019

A race is underway to develop the next major checkpoint inhibitor that harnesses the innate immune system.
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insights

Diversity in clinical trials: A conversation with MATTER member Kwaku Owusu

Jun 19, 2019

Most people take a medication trusting that it has been studied and approved by an official organization to be effective and safe for everyone. However, for many minority groups, that trust is not a given.
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community

Meet the newest additions to the MATTER community

Jun 3, 2019

Our newest MATTER members are helping doctors educate their patients more effectively, making it easier for people to manage their blood pressure and developing better solutions for chronic pain management.
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insights

Helping people die better: A conversation with Vynca's Emelia Altschul

Apr 24, 2019

Most healthcare startups share a common goal: to improve lives. Whether through a new drug, medical device or digital health platform, most healthcare companies are focused on helping individuals live better and longer.
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