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Healthcare's hidden link: How innovation is bridging the medical-dental divide

April 29, 2024

MATTER welcomed a panel of industry-leading experts who made the case for connecting chronic care with oral health and discussed how we can reduce health disparities through oral health.

Despite growing evidence linking oral health to overall well-being, only 37 percent of Americans saw both a physician and a dentist in the same year. In hopes of advancing solutions supporting more equitable o…

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The Healthcare Education, Research and Innovation Foundation and MATTER launch innovation challenge to advance health equity solutions developed by college students and early career professionals

April 29, 2024

Up to five finalists will be selected to participate in eight-week accelerator with the chance to win up to $10,000

April 29, 2024, CHICAGO, IL — The Healthcare Education, Research, and Innovation Foundation (HERIF), dedicated to advancing person-centered care, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today launched the Future HealthTech Leaders Innovation Challenge to …

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Three vision trends that are changing the healthcare industry

April 24, 2024

Chandra Johnson-Greene, senior content specialist at VSP Vision’s Global Innovation Center, shares insights on the healthcare industry’s latest vision trends

The eye is a window into full-body health and new technology-driven shifts are underscoring the role that vision care plays in a person’s ability to be and stay healthy.

At SXSW 2024, VSP Vision’s Global Innovation Center, along with its…

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Beyond statistics: MATTER’s Healthcare Horizons podcast explores the U.S. maternal mortality crisis with three industry leaders

April 19, 2024

Last week, MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, launched a limited podcast series titled Healthcare Horizons. The series’ inaugural season, which coincided with Black Maternal Health Week 2024, focused on maternal mortality in the United States. Throughout the series’ three episodes, Steven Collens, CEO of MATTER, spotlights three healthcare trailblazers and dives deep i…

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CareQuest Innovation Partners and MATTER announce ACCELERATE, an exclusive funding opportunity for SMILE alumni to accelerate impact

April 18, 2024

SMILE Health Alumnus Grin is first startup to receive funding through new program

April 16, 2024, CHICAGO, IL, and BOSTON, MA — CareQuest Innovation Partners, a company focused on validating and scaling solutions to improve overall health through oral health, in partnership with MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today announced ACCELERATE, an exclusive funding opport…

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