--- title: Blog | matter news (7) description: matter news | 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 teams up with Cigna to launch innovation challenge focused on transformational diabetes solutions](https://blog.matter.health/matter-teams-up-with-cigna-to-launch-innovation-challenge) Aug 3, 2021 [![MATTER teams up with Cigna to launch innovation challenge focused on transformational diabetes solutions](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1600x700_Cigna_Challenge_Main-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-teams-up-with-cigna-to-launch-innovation-challenge) [Sourcing solutions that improve disease management while recognizing social determinants of health for people living with diabetes Denver, CO and Chicago, IL, August 3, 2021 — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub and Cigna, a gl...](https://blog.matter.health/matter-teams-up-with-cigna-to-launch-innovation-challenge) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-teams-up-with-cigna-to-launch-innovation-challenge) - matter news ## [mHUB, MATTER and 1871 secure $2.78M federal grant to rebuild Illinois economy post-COVID-19 through tech and manufacturing innovation](https://blog.matter.health/mhub-matter-and-1871-eda-grant-phase-2) May 27, 2021 [![mHUB, MATTER and 1871 secure $2.78M federal grant to rebuild Illinois economy post-COVID-19 through tech and manufacturing innovation](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/CPR_2M_PR_WIDE_-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/mhub-matter-and-1871-eda-grant-phase-2) [The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded a $2.78M grant to the Chicago Proactive Response (CPR) COVID-19 collaboration, a two-phase mobilization of Chicago’s innovation communities ...](https://blog.matter.health/mhub-matter-and-1871-eda-grant-phase-2) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/mhub-matter-and-1871-eda-grant-phase-2) - matter news ## [Hear from the winners of the MATTER COVID-19 Support Startup Grants](https://blog.matter.health/matter-covid-19-support-grants-update) Oct 30, 2020 [![Hear from the winners of the MATTER COVID-19 Support Startup Grants](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/UPDATE%20COVID-19-startup-grant-recipients-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-covid-19-support-grants-update) [Across industries, COVID-19 has transformed the way businesses design, manufacture and sell their products — often fundamentally changing the businesses themselves.](https://blog.matter.health/matter-covid-19-support-grants-update) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-covid-19-support-grants-update) - matter news ## [MATTER adds seasoned entrepreneurs as venture acceleration fellows to help member companies grow](https://blog.matter.health/matter-adds-seasoned-entrepreneurs-as-venture-acceleration-fellows) Jun 16, 2020 [![MATTER adds seasoned entrepreneurs as venture acceleration fellows to help member companies grow](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GenericBlogHero-Jun-18-2025-11-44-41-6059-PM.jpg) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-adds-seasoned-entrepreneurs-as-venture-acceleration-fellows) [Over the last five years, we have cultivated a community of executives, entrepreneurs and subject matter experts who help our member companies grow their businesses. Through our extensive programming, we help our members with all aspects of envisioning and building a business — from the moment they have a minimum viable product to when they’re ready to scale.](https://blog.matter.health/matter-adds-seasoned-entrepreneurs-as-venture-acceleration-fellows) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-adds-seasoned-entrepreneurs-as-venture-acceleration-fellows) - matter challenges ## [Three Lakes Foundation and MATTER announce project to empower pulmonary fibrosis patients, caregivers and providers to share experiences and inspire innovation](https://blog.matter.health/https/blog.matter.health/three-lakes-foundation-and-matter-announce-pf-perspectives-project) Jun 1, 2020 [The PF Perspectives Project asks members of the pulmonary fibrosis community to identify their barriers to care to inspire innovation. Chicago, IL — Three Lakes Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the diagnosis, car...](https://blog.matter.health/https/blog.matter.health/three-lakes-foundation-and-matter-announce-pf-perspectives-project) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/https/blog.matter.health/three-lakes-foundation-and-matter-announce-pf-perspectives-project) - matter challenges ## [Three Lakes Foundation and MATTER announce collaboration to source solutions for pulmonary fibrosis](https://blog.matter.health/three-lakes-foundation-and-matter-announce-collaboration-to-source-solutions-for-pulmonary-fibrosis) Feb 18, 2020 [![Three Lakes Foundation and MATTER announce collaboration to source solutions for pulmonary fibrosis](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pulmonary-fibrosis-innovation-challenge-announcement-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/three-lakes-foundation-and-matter-announce-collaboration-to-source-solutions-for-pulmonary-fibrosis) [The Pulmonary Fibrosis Innovation Challenge asks innovators to submit ideas that increase awareness and accelerate therapies Chicago, IL — Three Lakes Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the diagnosis, care and treatment of ...](https://blog.matter.health/three-lakes-foundation-and-matter-announce-collaboration-to-source-solutions-for-pulmonary-fibrosis) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/three-lakes-foundation-and-matter-announce-collaboration-to-source-solutions-for-pulmonary-fibrosis) - 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) - matter news ## [Report: MATTER startups raised $1.26B since 2015, saw 64% more revenue in 2019](https://blog.matter.health/matter-turns-5-by-the-numbers) Feb 12, 2020 [![Report: MATTER startups raised $1.26B since 2015, saw 64% more revenue in 2019](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/celebrating-five-years-at-matter-2.png) ](https://blog.matter.health/matter-turns-5-by-the-numbers) [An overview of our community’s major moments as MATTER enters its sixth year A lot can happen in five years.](https://blog.matter.health/matter-turns-5-by-the-numbers) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/matter-turns-5-by-the-numbers) - matter challenges ## [Parkview Health and MATTER launch innovation competition to reduce infant mortality](https://blog.matter.health/parkview-health-and-matter-launch-innovation-competition-to-reduce-infant-mortality) Feb 6, 2020 [![Parkview Health and MATTER launch innovation competition to reduce infant mortality](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/healthy-mom-and-baby-competition-2.jpg) ](https://blog.matter.health/parkview-health-and-matter-launch-innovation-competition-to-reduce-infant-mortality) [Innovators with solutions related to healthy pregnancy and newborn care encouraged to apply 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 northwest Ohio, and MATTER, the p...](https://blog.matter.health/parkview-health-and-matter-launch-innovation-competition-to-reduce-infant-mortality) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/parkview-health-and-matter-launch-innovation-competition-to-reduce-infant-mortality) - matter news ## [Recap: MATTER at HLTH 2019](https://blog.matter.health/recap-matter-at-hlth-2019) Nov 7, 2019 [![Recap: MATTER at HLTH 2019](https://blog.matter.health/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/steven-collens-hlth-2.jpg) ](https://blog.matter.health/recap-matter-at-hlth-2019) [Last week, the MATTER team joined more than 6,000 healthcare innovators in Las Vegas. From discussing the innovation practices of tomorrow with AbbVie and Novo Nordisk to making new connections in the exhibit hall, here are a few of our favorite moments and key takeaways from HLTH 2019.](https://blog.matter.health/recap-matter-at-hlth-2019) [![](https://matter.health/assets/images/ic_right_arrow_blue.svg)Read more](https://blog.matter.health/recap-matter-at-hlth-2019)