--- title: Blog | Steven 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 news ## [MATTER turns 10!](https://blog.matter.health/matter-turns-10) Feb 13, 2025 [![MATTER turns 10!](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2024%20Year%20in%20Review%20-%20Blog%20Header-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-turns-10) [MATTER’s mission is to accelerate the pace of change of healthcare, and we’ve been doing that now for 10 years. Since we first opened in 2015, we have supported 1,000 healthcare and life sciences startups, built a community of 60,000 entrepreneurs, executives, investors and other experts committed to improving health and healthcare and created hundreds of collaborations between startups and the...](https://blog.matter.health/matter-turns-10) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-turns-10) - matter news ## [MATTER is moving](https://blog.matter.health/matter-is-moving) Jul 8, 2024 [![MATTER is moving](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/MATTERmovingbanner-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-is-moving) [Here’s what you need to know about MATTER’s future office I have some important news to share: MATTER is moving…twice!](https://blog.matter.health/matter-is-moving) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-is-moving) - insights ## [The hospital of the future: Sheba Medical Center shares innovation focus during COVID-19](https://blog.matter.health/the-hospital-of-the-future-sheba-medical-center-shares-innovation-focus-during-covid-19) May 15, 2020 [![The hospital of the future: Sheba Medical Center shares innovation focus during COVID-19](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/hospital-windows-2.jpg) ](https://blog.matter.health/the-hospital-of-the-future-sheba-medical-center-shares-innovation-focus-during-covid-19) [Over the last few weeks, we have hosted private roundtables for a number of health systems around the country. Eyal Zimilchman, deputy director, chief medical officer and chief innovation officer of Sheba Medical Center, joined us for a recent conversation.](https://blog.matter.health/the-hospital-of-the-future-sheba-medical-center-shares-innovation-focus-during-covid-19) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/the-hospital-of-the-future-sheba-medical-center-shares-innovation-focus-during-covid-19) - insights ## [Four ways life sciences companies are adapting to a COVID-19 world](https://blog.matter.health/four-ways-life-sciences-companies-are-adapting-to-a-covid-19-world) May 1, 2020 [![Four ways life sciences companies are adapting to a COVID-19 world](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/covid-19-life-sciences-2.jpg) ](https://blog.matter.health/four-ways-life-sciences-companies-are-adapting-to-a-covid-19-world) [The healthcare ecosystem is rapidly evolving in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, MATTER hosted a virtual roundtable with innovation leaders from eight leading pharmaceutical and medical device companies from across the world to compare notes about what they’re focused on today — and how they think the pandemic will affect the policies and norms that shape their business imperatives...](https://blog.matter.health/four-ways-life-sciences-companies-are-adapting-to-a-covid-19-world) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/four-ways-life-sciences-companies-are-adapting-to-a-covid-19-world) - insights ## [Three focus areas for health system innovation leaders in the face of COVID-19](https://blog.matter.health/3-focus-areas-for-health-system-innovation-covid-19) Mar 30, 2020 [![Three focus areas for health system innovation leaders in the face of COVID-19](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/emergency-department-hero-2.jpg) ](https://blog.matter.health/3-focus-areas-for-health-system-innovation-covid-19) [As COVID-19 continues to spread, health systems are racing to ramp up their innovation efforts. Last week, MATTER hosted a virtual roundtable with innovation leaders from a dozen health systems so they could share what they are learning and doing to help their communities address the pandemic. The discussion included leaders from around the country — including New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles,...](https://blog.matter.health/3-focus-areas-for-health-system-innovation-covid-19) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/3-focus-areas-for-health-system-innovation-covid-19) - community ## [Healthcare innovation is more important than ever](https://blog.matter.health/healthcare-innovation-during-covid-19) Mar 19, 2020 [![Healthcare innovation is more important than ever](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/matter-credo-2.jpg) ](https://blog.matter.health/healthcare-innovation-during-covid-19) [Wow, what a difference a few days can make. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way everyday life looks for all of us. We know it’s going to get worse before it gets better, and the coming days and weeks are going to be challenging — for our families, our communities and our businesses. While there is much uncertainty in our future, one thing is crystal clear: healthcare innovation is more im...](https://blog.matter.health/healthcare-innovation-during-covid-19) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/healthcare-innovation-during-covid-19) - matter news ## [#MATTERturns5: Five years in, MATTER is a global innovation hub](https://blog.matter.health/number-matterturns5-five-years-in-matter-is-a-global-innovation-hub) Feb 14, 2020 [![#MATTERturns5: Five years in, MATTER is a global innovation hub](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/matter-steven-collens-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/number-matterturns5-five-years-in-matter-is-a-global-innovation-hub) [We opened MATTER five years ago with the idea that we could help entrepreneurs and innovators build healthcare solutions by harnessing the enormous expertise and resources that are available in Chicago — including leading companies across all sectors of healthcare, top-tier health systems and research institutions, and most of the major medical associations. There was a lot of uncertainty: Were...](https://blog.matter.health/number-matterturns5-five-years-in-matter-is-a-global-innovation-hub) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/number-matterturns5-five-years-in-matter-is-a-global-innovation-hub) - insights ## [Five ingredients for a culture of innovation](https://blog.matter.health/five-ingredients-for-a-culture-of-innovation) Dec 12, 2019 [![Five ingredients for a culture of innovation](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/steven-collens-at-matter-2.jpg) ](https://blog.matter.health/five-ingredients-for-a-culture-of-innovation) [Over the last several years, MATTER has worked with dozens of hospitals and health systems. The majority of health system leaders we meet want to be innovative, but very few feel confident in building the kinds of systems and culture that an organization needs to continuously transform new ideas into solutions.](https://blog.matter.health/five-ingredients-for-a-culture-of-innovation) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/five-ingredients-for-a-culture-of-innovation) - insights ## [Healthcare in the year 2040](https://blog.matter.health/healthcare-in-the-year-2040) May 24, 2019 [![Healthcare in the year 2040](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Matter_02-Jun-19-2025-12-02-46-0389-AM.jpg) ](https://blog.matter.health/healthcare-in-the-year-2040) [CEO Steven Collens shares his thoughts on what the healthcare system will look like 20 years from now. This article was originally published in MedCity News.](https://blog.matter.health/healthcare-in-the-year-2040) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/healthcare-in-the-year-2040) - insights ## [CEO Steven Collens on accelerating innovation through collaboration](https://blog.matter.health/accelerating-innovation-through-collaboration) Oct 10, 2018 [![CEO Steven Collens on accelerating innovation through collaboration](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Matter_02-Jun-18-2025-11-43-35-6716-PM.jpg) ](https://blog.matter.health/accelerating-innovation-through-collaboration) [CEO Steven Collens shares an update from MATTER, three years after opening its doors. This article was originally published in the September 2018 issue of Chicago Medicine.](https://blog.matter.health/accelerating-innovation-through-collaboration) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/accelerating-innovation-through-collaboration)