--- title: Blog | MATTER 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. - insights ## [Key tips on AI for startups](https://blog.matter.health/key-tips-on-ai-for-startups) Dec 7, 2023 [![Key tips on AI for startups](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/artificial%20intelligence-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/key-tips-on-ai-for-startups) [Tech Transactions and Data Privacy Attorney Aaron Ogunro shares advice for healthcare startups](https://blog.matter.health/key-tips-on-ai-for-startups) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/key-tips-on-ai-for-startups) - matter challenges ## [Parkview Health and MATTER announce Augment Therapy as Healthy Kids Healthy Future Innovation Competition winner](https://blog.matter.health/parkview-health-and-matter-announce-augment-therapy-as-healthy-kids-healthy-future-innovation-competition-winner) Dec 5, 2023 [Augment Therapy will move forward with pilot at Parkview Health December 5, 2023, CHICAGO and FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Parkview Health, a not-for-profit, community-based health system serving more than 1.3 million people in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, and](https://blog.matter.health/parkview-health-and-matter-announce-augment-therapy-as-healthy-kids-healthy-future-innovation-competition-winner) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/parkview-health-and-matter-announce-augment-therapy-as-healthy-kids-healthy-future-innovation-competition-winner) - community ## [November 2023: Meet the newest members of the MATTER startup community](https://blog.matter.health/november-2023-meet-the-newest-members-of-the-matter-startup-community) Nov 28, 2023 [![November 2023: Meet the newest members of the MATTER startup community](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/q3-2023-new-members-hero-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/november-2023-meet-the-newest-members-of-the-matter-startup-community) [Over the last few months, 36 startups became part of the MATTER community as Select members. Joining from all over the world, our new members span different areas of healthcare, and some come to the community through our innovation challenges — Accelerating Innovation in Aging, which is supported by RRF Foundation for Aging, and <...](https://blog.matter.health/november-2023-meet-the-newest-members-of-the-matter-startup-community) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/november-2023-meet-the-newest-members-of-the-matter-startup-community) - press release ## [MATTER launches new membership tier to support more healthcare innovators](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-new-membership-tier-to-support-more-healthcare-innovators) Oct 5, 2023 [![MATTER launches new membership tier to support more healthcare innovators](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/flex-launch-hero-1600x800px-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-new-membership-tier-to-support-more-healthcare-innovators) [Turnkey resources now available on demand to help innovators develop and build healthcare businesses October 5, 2023, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has launched Flex, a new membership tier t...](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-new-membership-tier-to-support-more-healthcare-innovators) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-new-membership-tier-to-support-more-healthcare-innovators) - matter news ## [MATTER receives $1.3M EDA “Build to Scale” grant](https://blog.matter.health/matter-receives-eda-grant) Sep 30, 2021 [![MATTER receives $1.3M EDA “Build to Scale” grant](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/matter-health-totem-hero-Jun-19-2025-12-07-57-4423-AM.jpg) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-receives-eda-grant) [Funding will help scale Venture Acceleration program for next-generation digital health and life sciences technologies Chicago, IL — MATTER](https://blog.matter.health/matter-receives-eda-grant) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-receives-eda-grant) - matter challenges ## [MATTER and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago launch program to accelerate Chicagoland businesses addressing health equity](https://blog.matter.health/matter-ywca-launch-chicago-health-equity-innovation-accelerator) Jul 21, 2021 [![MATTER and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago launch program to accelerate Chicagoland businesses addressing health equity](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/MATTER-YWCA-health-equity-accelerator_16X9-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-ywca-launch-chicago-health-equity-innovation-accelerator) [Partners seek sponsorship from local businesses to develop innovations that eliminate the social, economic and cultural barriers to health in Chicago MATTER, the global healthcare innovation hub headquartered in Chicago, and YWCA Met...](https://blog.matter.health/matter-ywca-launch-chicago-health-equity-innovation-accelerator) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-ywca-launch-chicago-health-equity-innovation-accelerator) - ## [Parkview Health and MATTER launch second annual innovation competition to reduce maternal mortality](https://blog.matter.health/matter-parkview-healthy-mom-and-baby-competition-2021) May 19, 2021 [![Parkview Health and MATTER launch second annual innovation competition to reduce maternal mortality](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Parkview-2021-second-support-graphic-4-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-parkview-healthy-mom-and-baby-competition-2021) [Innovators with solutions with the potential to reduce the incidence of maternal mortality encouraged to apply May 19, Fort Wayne, IN and Chicago, IL — Parkview Health, a not-for-profit, community-based health system serving more than 895,000 people in northeast...](https://blog.matter.health/matter-parkview-healthy-mom-and-baby-competition-2021) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-parkview-healthy-mom-and-baby-competition-2021) - press release ## [AgileMD receives $750K BARDA contract to speed development of early warning system for COVID-19 severity](https://blog.matter.health/agilemd-receives-750k-barda-contract) May 5, 2021 [![AgileMD receives $750K BARDA contract to speed development of early warning system for COVID-19 severity](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/matter-health-totem-hero-Jun-18-2025-11-44-49-0301-PM.jpg) ](https://blog.matter.health/agilemd-receives-750k-barda-contract) [MATTER Support Startup Grant springboarded AgileMD’s eCart solution to next stage of development May 5, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has announced AgileMD as the recipient of a $750,000 contract ...](https://blog.matter.health/agilemd-receives-750k-barda-contract) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/agilemd-receives-750k-barda-contract) - press release ## [Inflect Health announces partnership with MATTER](https://blog.matter.health/https/blog.matter.health/inflect-health-and-matter-partnership) May 4, 2021 [![Inflect Health announces partnership with MATTER](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/MATTER-inflecthealth-partnership-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/https/blog.matter.health/inflect-health-and-matter-partnership) [Relationship will provide MATTER healthcare startups and corporate innovators with access to Inflect Health’s expertise and network of frontline healthcare providers May 4, Emeryville, CA -](https://blog.matter.health/https/blog.matter.health/inflect-health-and-matter-partnership) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/https/blog.matter.health/inflect-health-and-matter-partnership) - press release ## [HealthQuest Capital’s Project PulseCheck partners with MATTER’s BRIDGE program to support underrepresented entrepreneurs focused on disrupting healthcare](https://blog.matter.health/healthquest-partners-with-matter-on-bridge-mentoring-program) Apr 27, 2021 [![HealthQuest Capital’s Project PulseCheck partners with MATTER’s BRIDGE program to support underrepresented entrepreneurs focused on disrupting healthcare](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/MATTER-HealthQuest-partnership-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/healthquest-partners-with-matter-on-bridge-mentoring-program) [April 27, Chicago, IL — HealthQuest Capital (“HealthQuest”), a growth capital firm investing in commercial-stage healthcare companies that meaningfully improve patient outcomes and reduce costs in healthcare, has partnered with MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, on their BRIDGE mentoring program...](https://blog.matter.health/healthquest-partners-with-matter-on-bridge-mentoring-program) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/healthquest-partners-with-matter-on-bridge-mentoring-program)