Tag: MATTER
New data portal aims to track, analyze Chicago’s Covid-19 cases
A group of tech and health care organizations have launched a data platform to track and monitor how Covid-19 is affecting Chicagoans.
The program, called...
3 Chicago tech hubs land $1.55M to support Covid solutions
A trio of Chicago startup hubs landed $1.55 million in funding to support an initiative to develop and accelerate technology-based solutions for the coronavirus...
Chicago Tech Hubs Unite to Source Coronavirus Solutions
Chicago tech hubs and accelerators are coming together to find ways to fight the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
mHUB, MATTER and 1871 revealed a website this...
Meet the Chicago Startup Building a Better Home Dialysis Machine
About 30 million people in the U.S. are estimated to have chronic kidney disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However,...
This Chicago Medical Startup Wants to Help Patients Stay Balanced
A Chicago-based medical tech company is developing a device to help people who struggle maintaining their balance, but the device has a way to...
This Non-Profit’s Digital Quiz Is Helping Women Better Understand Their Risk...
Cancer strikes so many Americans that you undoubtedly know a friend or family member who has been affected by the disease. In fact, about...
A Chicago Startup Wants To Eliminate Mistakes in the Operating Room
It would be a nightmare for anyone to go into surgery for an organ transplant, and after, realize they’ve been given the wrong one.
Though...
‘The Tipping Point’: Betsy Ziegler Talks About What’s Next for 1871
Startup incubator 1871 has arguably one of the largest influences over Chicago’s tech ecosystem. Whether it’s hosting events for the community or coaching budding...
Chicago Inno Approved: April’s Top Tech and Startup Events
Here are our picks for the best networking events, panels, pitch and coding sessions in Chicago for the month of April. If we missed...
A New Chicago Startup Wants to Help You Get Paid for...
Would you burn 5,000 calories a month for an extra $50? A new Chicago-based startup is betting you will.
Karrot Health has created a platform...
Chicago Inno Approved: February’s Top Tech and Startup Events
Here are our picks for the best networking events, panels and pitch sessions in Chicago for the month of February. If we missed an...
Here’s Who Won the $1M IPF Catalyst Challenge at MATTER
With $1 million on the line, three healthcare technology companies shared the top prize at this week's Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Catalyst Challenge in Chicago.
Hosted...
Here’s What to Expect from Chicago Tech in 2018
Predicting the future is never easy, especially when it comes to business. Based on the economy, politics and other factors, guessing what industries will...
What This Major Healthcare Investor Wants in a Medical Startup
As healthcare startups become more common, one thought on entrepreneurs’ minds is how to land funding in a space that’s becoming crowded.
MATTER, the local...
25 Chicago Startups That Are Fighting Cancer
There are more than 100 types of cancer, and about 40% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime, according to...
This Chicago Startup Aims to Bring Deep Learning to the Pharma...
Influential doctors and researchers, called Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) by the pharmaceutical industry, are key to discovery and commercialization of new drugs.
But in order...
A New Chicago-Based Venture Philanthropy Launches a $1M Nationwide Healthcare Challenge
On the evening of April 27th, Three Lakes Partners, a private family office and philanthropic venture dedicated to solving Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis(IPF), announced its...
Walgreens Partners With MATTER to Find the Next Big Healthcare Innovation
Walgreens wants to stay on top of startups in the healthcare space, and it's working with Chicago healthtech incubator MATTER to make sure it...
How a Chicago Startup is Helping the American Diabetes Association Go...
“We’re taking the CDC’s diabetes prevention program and we’re making it available to the people in Chicago."
Combining in-person meetings with digital classroom resources, the...
MATTER’s New Simulation Stage Lets Innovators Test Products in Multiple Environments
You know how you're constantly getting notifications to download the latest version of an app? Well, if you ever decided to click to see...