--- title: Blog | matter challenges (7) description: matter challenges | Stay up to date on healthcare news, stories and insights from across the MATTER community. (7) --- # 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 challenges ## [MATTER and CareQuest Innovation Partners announce inaugural cohort for SMILE Health](https://blog.matter.health/carequest-innovation-partners-and-matter-announce-inaugural-cohort-for-smile-health) May 10, 2022 [![MATTER and CareQuest Innovation Partners announce inaugural cohort for SMILE Health](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/CareQuestInnovation-cohort-announcement-hero-1600x800px-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/carequest-innovation-partners-and-matter-announce-inaugural-cohort-for-smile-health) [Five startups selected to participate in accelerator at the intersection of oral health improvement and health equity advancement BOSTON and CHICAGO, May 6, 2022 — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and CareQuest Innovation Pa...](https://blog.matter.health/carequest-innovation-partners-and-matter-announce-inaugural-cohort-for-smile-health) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/carequest-innovation-partners-and-matter-announce-inaugural-cohort-for-smile-health) - 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 ## [MATTER launches Accelerating Innovation in Aging program](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-accelerating-innovation-in-aging-program) Mar 23, 2022 [![MATTER launches Accelerating Innovation in Aging program](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/RRF-Foundation-Accelerating-Innovation-In-Aging-2022%20(1)-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-accelerating-innovation-in-aging-program) [Accelerator seeks technology-enabled solutions for reducing social isolation or loneliness in older adults March 23, CHICAGO — With support from the RRF Foundation for Aging, MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today launched the inaugural](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-accelerating-innovation-in-aging-program) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-launches-accelerating-innovation-in-aging-program) - 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) - matter challenges ## [Cigna Innovation Challenge participants identify transformational solutions for diabetes care](https://blog.matter.health/cigna-innovation-challenge-participants-identify-transformational-solutions-for-diabetes-care) Jan 26, 2022 [![Cigna Innovation Challenge participants identify transformational solutions for diabetes care](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2021-Cigna-Challenge-Blog-Post-hero-end-1600x800px-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/cigna-innovation-challenge-participants-identify-transformational-solutions-for-diabetes-care) [GlucosePATH, Pack Health and SNAQ awarded MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and Cigna, a global health service company, recognized three standout companies from the 2021 Cigna Innovation Challenge. In late December 2021, finalists in the inaug...](https://blog.matter.health/cigna-innovation-challenge-participants-identify-transformational-solutions-for-diabetes-care) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/cigna-innovation-challenge-participants-identify-transformational-solutions-for-diabetes-care) - matter challenges ## [Inaugural MATTER Momentum accelerator cohort announced](https://blog.matter.health/inaugural-matter-momentum-accelerator-cohort-announced) Jan 25, 2022 [![Inaugural MATTER Momentum accelerator cohort announced](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Premium-accelerator-hero-1600x800-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/inaugural-matter-momentum-accelerator-cohort-announced) [Twelve companies will participate in a dynamic, six-month program The MATTER Momentum accelerator, built exclusively for MATTER member companies, announces the twelve companies in the inaugural cohort. The six-month program will systematically step through the fundamentals of gro...](https://blog.matter.health/inaugural-matter-momentum-accelerator-cohort-announced) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/inaugural-matter-momentum-accelerator-cohort-announced) - matter challenges ## [Ten entrepreneurs graduate from MATTER and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Health Equity Innovation Accelerator](https://blog.matter.health/ten-entrepreneurs-graduate-from-matter-and-ywca-metropolitan-chicago-health-equity-innovation-accelerator) Nov 23, 2021 [![Ten entrepreneurs graduate from MATTER and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Health Equity Innovation Accelerator](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/MATTER-YWCA-health-equity-accelerator-blog-hero-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/ten-entrepreneurs-graduate-from-matter-and-ywca-metropolitan-chicago-health-equity-innovation-accelerator) [Chicago healthcare startups enhance solutions advancing health equity The Health Equity Innovation Accelerator, hosted by MATTER and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, concluded o...](https://blog.matter.health/ten-entrepreneurs-graduate-from-matter-and-ywca-metropolitan-chicago-health-equity-innovation-accelerator) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/ten-entrepreneurs-graduate-from-matter-and-ywca-metropolitan-chicago-health-equity-innovation-accelerator) - matter challenges ## [Six finalists advance to accelerator phase of Cigna diabetes innovation challenge](https://blog.matter.health/six-finalists-advance-to-accelerator-phase-of-cigna-diabetes-innovation-challenge) Nov 16, 2021 [![Six finalists advance to accelerator phase of Cigna diabetes innovation challenge](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2021-Cigna-Challenge--BlogPost-hero-1600x800px\)-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/six-finalists-advance-to-accelerator-phase-of-cigna-diabetes-innovation-challenge) [Global cohort focuses on refining solutions to advance diabetes care MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and Cigna, a global health service company, have selected six finalists to move from the incubator to the accelerator phase of the](https://blog.matter.health/six-finalists-advance-to-accelerator-phase-of-cigna-diabetes-innovation-challenge) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/six-finalists-advance-to-accelerator-phase-of-cigna-diabetes-innovation-challenge) - matter challenges ## [Twelve startups move to incubator phase of diabetes innovation challenge](https://blog.matter.health/startups-move-to-incubator-phase-of-diabetes-innovation-challenge) Sep 28, 2021 [![Twelve startups move to incubator phase of diabetes innovation challenge](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2021-Cigna-Challenge-Semi-finalists-BlogPost-hero-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/startups-move-to-incubator-phase-of-diabetes-innovation-challenge) [Entrepreneurs continue to refine solutions for diabetes care management MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, and Cigna, a global health service company, selected twelve semifinalists to advance to the incubator phase of the](https://blog.matter.health/startups-move-to-incubator-phase-of-diabetes-innovation-challenge) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/startups-move-to-incubator-phase-of-diabetes-innovation-challenge)