Stay up to date on healthcare news, stories and insights from across the MATTER community.
stories that matter
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.
community
Jul 29, 2019
Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Here’s a look into the most noteworthy headlines from the past few weeks.
matter news
Jul 25, 2019
MATTER will produce the Startup Showcase at RSNA 2019, bringing startup companies to the world’s largest radiology conference Chicago, IL — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today announced a partnership with the Radiologi...
insights
Jul 24, 2019
Does intellectual property affect your startup?
Jul 22, 2019
In this monthly blog post, members of the MATTER team highlight articles from across the web, and the occasional book or two, that cover some of the most relevant business and healthcare topics today.
Jul 19, 2019
As CEO of gene therapy pioneer AveXis, Sean Nolan helped shatter the record for Chicago-area biotech acquisitions — three times over — when he facilitated the 2018 sale of the company to Novartis for almost $9 billion. In his time at AveXis, Sean grew the team to more than 400 people, took the company public and quintupled its stock value. Sean’s journey in healthcare, however, began all the wa...
Jul 12, 2019
A discussion with Welltower CEO Tom DeRosa The aging U.S. population is growing at its fastest rate in history. This large-scale demographic change brings with it new challenges — challenges that need innovative solutions.
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.
Jul 2, 2019
For many who have chosen a career in healthcare, their work is more than a job — it’s personal.
Jun 28, 2019
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