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title: Blog | Jim
description: Stay up to date on healthcare news, stories and insights from across the MATTER community.
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# 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.

- community
  
  ## [Meet the MATTER Startup That Wants to Be the Amazon for Healthcare Supplies](https://blog.matter.health/meet-the-matter-startup-that-wants-to-be-the-amazon-for-healthcare-supplies)
  
  Aug 13, 2015
  
  [Brothers Jacob and Scott Drucker noticed a major problem in the dental supply market when Scott graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s dental school in 2013. Dentists were purchasing their supplies at high prices from vendors they’ve been using for years, and opting not to spend the time scouring the web for deals.](https://blog.matter.health/meet-the-matter-startup-that-wants-to-be-the-amazon-for-healthcare-supplies)
  
  [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/meet-the-matter-startup-that-wants-to-be-the-amazon-for-healthcare-supplies)
- press release
  
  ## [50 Startups From 9 Midwest Universities to Showcase HealthTech Innovations in Chicago](https://blog.matter.health/50-startups-from-9-midwest-universities-to-showcase-healthtech-innovations-in-chicago)
  
  Mar 9, 2015
  
  [Dozens of healthcare technology startups from nine of the top research universities in the Midwest will showcase their inventions in front of investors Monday night at MATTER.](https://blog.matter.health/50-startups-from-9-midwest-universities-to-showcase-healthtech-innovations-in-chicago)
  
  [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/50-startups-from-9-midwest-universities-to-showcase-healthtech-innovations-in-chicago)
- press release
  
  ## [With Latest Round of Funding, Health Tech Hub MATTER Now Has $8M in the Bank](https://blog.matter.health/with-latest-round-of-funding-health-tech-hub-matter-now-has-8m-in-the-bank)
  
  Nov 19, 2014
  
  [MATTER has secured another $4.4 million in funding, this time from some big names in the private sector.](https://blog.matter.health/with-latest-round-of-funding-health-tech-hub-matter-now-has-8m-in-the-bank)
  
  [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/with-latest-round-of-funding-health-tech-hub-matter-now-has-8m-in-the-bank)
- press release
  
  ## [ChicagoInno: See Renderings for New Health Tech Hub MATTER, Which Began Accepting Applications Today](https://blog.matter.health/chicagoinno-see-renderings-for-new-health-tech-hub-matter-which-began-accepting-applications-today)
  
  Aug 12, 2014
  
  [A startup hub dedicated to early stage healthcare and life science companies is moving into the Merchandise Mart in the coming months, and today it announced it is accepting applications and has named a CEO.](https://blog.matter.health/chicagoinno-see-renderings-for-new-health-tech-hub-matter-which-began-accepting-applications-today)
  
  [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/chicagoinno-see-renderings-for-new-health-tech-hub-matter-which-began-accepting-applications-today)
- press release
  
  ## [Why MATTER is the Right Co-Working Space for Chicago](https://blog.matter.health/why-matter-is-the-right-co-working-space-for-chicago)
  
  Jul 2, 2014
  
  [In 2010, there were roughly 10 healthcare startups in Chicago, and only three still exist today.](https://blog.matter.health/why-matter-is-the-right-co-working-space-for-chicago)
  
  [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/why-matter-is-the-right-co-working-space-for-chicago)
- press release
  
  ## [ChicagoInno: Techweek Recap: Our Favorite Panels, Booths and Moments…](https://blog.matter.health/chicagoinno-techweek-recap-our-favorite-panels-booths-and-moments-dot-dot-dot)
  
  Jul 2, 2014
  
  [There was a ton to see at Techweek this year, and Jim and Will tried to get to it all. Here’s a list of some of Chicago Inno’s favorite panels, booths and moments from Techweek.](https://blog.matter.health/chicagoinno-techweek-recap-our-favorite-panels-booths-and-moments-dot-dot-dot)
  
  [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/chicagoinno-techweek-recap-our-favorite-panels-booths-and-moments-dot-dot-dot)