--- title: Blog | Jeana description: Stay up to date on healthcare news, stories and insights from across the MATTER community. --- # Blog #### Stay up to date on healthcare news, stories and insights from across the MATTER community. # MATTER Blog Stay up to date on healthcare news, stories and insights from across the MATTER community. - ## [MATTER launches first Paratus Digital Health Accelerator as part of BARDA Accelerator Network Hub for Digital Health](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-first-paratus-digital-health-accelerator) Sep 30, 2024 [![MATTER launches first Paratus Digital Health Accelerator as part of BARDA Accelerator Network Hub for Digital Health](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ParatusBlogHero_UpdatedBanner-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-first-paratus-digital-health-accelerator) [The accelerator seeks next-generation digital health solutions supporting preparedness and response to health security threats. September 30, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator...](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-first-paratus-digital-health-accelerator) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-first-paratus-digital-health-accelerator) - ## [MATTER and CareQuest Innovation Partners announce second cohort for SMILE Health and Extensive Roster of Industry-leading Partners](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-carequest-innovation-partners-announce-second-cohort-for-smile-health-and-extensive-roster-of-industry-leading-partners) Aug 8, 2023 [![MATTER and CareQuest Innovation Partners announce second cohort for SMILE Health and Extensive Roster of Industry-leading Partners](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/SMILE_Health_2023_cohort-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-carequest-innovation-partners-announce-second-cohort-for-smile-health-and-extensive-roster-of-industry-leading-partners) [Premier oral health accelerator selects five startups and announces 21 participating partners to validate and scale solutions BOSTON and CHICAGO, August 8, 2023 — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubato...](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-carequest-innovation-partners-announce-second-cohort-for-smile-health-and-extensive-roster-of-industry-leading-partners) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-carequest-innovation-partners-announce-second-cohort-for-smile-health-and-extensive-roster-of-industry-leading-partners) - matter news ## [MATTER and MDisrupt partner to help healthcare startups scale operations](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-mdisrupt-partner-to-help-healthcare-startups-scale-operations) Jun 20, 2023 [![MATTER and MDisrupt partner to help healthcare startups scale operations](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/mdisrupt-teamup-announcement-hero-2023-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-mdisrupt-partner-to-help-healthcare-startups-scale-operations) [TeamUp, powered by MDisrupt, provides access to industry-leading healthcare experts June 20, 2023, CHICAGO and SAN DIEGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and MDisrupt, the health tech industry’s leading health expert m...](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-mdisrupt-partner-to-help-healthcare-startups-scale-operations) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-mdisrupt-partner-to-help-healthcare-startups-scale-operations) - matter news ## [MATTER and AVIA launch Health System Innovations series](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-avia-launch-health-system-innovators-series) Jun 16, 2023 [![MATTER and AVIA launch Health System Innovations series](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/avia-2023-event-series-hero-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-avia-launch-health-system-innovators-series) [Events will highlight how new approaches for health systems can move from concepting through implementation JUNE 19, 2023, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and AVIA](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-avia-launch-health-system-innovators-series) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-avia-launch-health-system-innovators-series) - matter challenges ## [MATTER and CareQuest Innovation Partners Launch Second Edition of SMILE Health to Advance Innovation for Accessible, Equitable, and Integrated Oral Care](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-carequest-innovation-partners-launch-second-edition-of-smile-health) Mar 13, 2023 [![MATTER and CareQuest Innovation Partners Launch Second Edition of SMILE Health to Advance Innovation for Accessible, Equitable, and Integrated Oral Care](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2023-SMILE-health-hero-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-carequest-innovation-partners-launch-second-edition-of-smile-health) [The program seeks early-stage startups for a 12-week program driving business development Boston, MA and Chicago, IL, March 13, 2023 — CareQuest Innovation Partners, a company focused on validating and scaling solutions that improve the oral health of all, in partner...](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-carequest-innovation-partners-launch-second-edition-of-smile-health) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-and-carequest-innovation-partners-launch-second-edition-of-smile-health) - matter challenges ## [MATTER launches 51 Labs accelerator to advance women+'s health innovation](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-51-labs-accelerator-to-advance-womens-health-innovation) Sep 19, 2022 [![MATTER launches 51 Labs accelerator to advance women+'s health innovation](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/51-Labs-header-2022-1600x800%20px-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-51-labs-accelerator-to-advance-womens-health-innovation) [Inaugural year’s cohort to focus on menopause with partners Astellas Pharma US, Walgreens, Parkview Health and University of Chicago Medicine September 19, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub,...](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-51-labs-accelerator-to-advance-womens-health-innovation) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-51-labs-accelerator-to-advance-womens-health-innovation) - matter challenges ## [Baxter-sponsored University Hackathon generates novel solutions from student innovators around home dialysis](https://blog.matter.health/baxter-sponsored-university-hackathon-generates-novel-solutions-from-student-innovators-around-home-dialysis) Jun 6, 2022 [![Baxter-sponsored University Hackathon generates novel solutions from student innovators around home dialysis](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2022BaxterHackathon-Blog-Hero-1600%C3%97800px-4.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/baxter-sponsored-university-hackathon-generates-novel-solutions-from-student-innovators-around-home-dialysis) [Tayyaba Ali from Loyola University Chicago named winner CHICAGO, June 6, 2022 — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, along with Baxter (NYSE:BAX), a global innovator in kidney care, announced the winner of the 2022 University Hackat...](https://blog.matter.health/baxter-sponsored-university-hackathon-generates-novel-solutions-from-student-innovators-around-home-dialysis) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/baxter-sponsored-university-hackathon-generates-novel-solutions-from-student-innovators-around-home-dialysis) - matter challenges ## [Parkview Health and MATTER launch third annual innovation competition, focused on maternal and childhood access and outcomes](https://blog.matter.health/parkview-health-and-matter-launch-third-annual-innovation-competition) May 2, 2022 [![Parkview Health and MATTER launch third annual innovation competition, focused on maternal and childhood access and outcomes](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Parkview2022_hero-4.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/parkview-health-and-matter-launch-third-annual-innovation-competition) [Seeking innovators with solutions to improve access to care for underrepresented mothers and children May 2, Fort Wayne, IN and Chicago, IL — Parkview Health, a not-for-profit, community-based health system serving more than 895,000 people in northeast Indiana and northw...](https://blog.matter.health/parkview-health-and-matter-launch-third-annual-innovation-competition) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/parkview-health-and-matter-launch-third-annual-innovation-competition) - matter challenges ## [CareQuest Innovation Partners and MATTER launch SMILE Health to advance innovation for accessible, equitable, and integrated oral care](https://blog.matter.health/carequest-innovation-partners-and-matter-launch-smile-health-to-advance-innovation-for-accessible-equitable-and-integrated-oral-care) Mar 14, 2022 [![CareQuest Innovation Partners and MATTER launch SMILE Health to advance innovation for accessible, equitable, and integrated oral care](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2022-CareQuest-Blog-Hero-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/carequest-innovation-partners-and-matter-launch-smile-health-to-advance-innovation-for-accessible-equitable-and-integrated-oral-care) [First-of-its-kind program seeks early-stage startups that deliver transformative, disruptive solutions to improve overall health March 14, 2022, BOSTON and CHICAGO — CareQuest Innovation Partners, a company focused on validating and scal...](https://blog.matter.health/carequest-innovation-partners-and-matter-launch-smile-health-to-advance-innovation-for-accessible-equitable-and-integrated-oral-care) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/carequest-innovation-partners-and-matter-launch-smile-health-to-advance-innovation-for-accessible-equitable-and-integrated-oral-care) - matter challenges ## [MATTER partners with Baxter on University Hackathon to seek innovative approaches to improving access to home dialysis](https://blog.matter.health/matter-partners-with-baxter-on-university-hackathon-to-seek-innovative-approaches-to-improving-access-to-home-dialysis) Mar 7, 2022 [![MATTER partners with Baxter on University Hackathon to seek innovative approaches to improving access to home dialysis](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2022BaxterHackathon-Blog-Hero-1600%C3%97800px-Jun-19-2025-12-07-31-1540-AM.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-partners-with-baxter-on-university-hackathon-to-seek-innovative-approaches-to-improving-access-to-home-dialysis) [Calling on university innovators with creative concepts to enhance the peritoneal dialysis (PD) experience for kidney patients and clinic operational efficiencies for healthcare professionals ...](https://blog.matter.health/matter-partners-with-baxter-on-university-hackathon-to-seek-innovative-approaches-to-improving-access-to-home-dialysis) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-partners-with-baxter-on-university-hackathon-to-seek-innovative-approaches-to-improving-access-to-home-dialysis)