MATTER
MATTER is a collaborative community of healthcare innovators dedicated to advancing care, accelerating innovation, and improving lives. The organization provides a platform for startups, corporations, and investors to connect and collaborate on healthcare solutions. MATTER supports entrepreneurs with resources, mentorship, and a dynamic community to foster innovation in the healthcare sector. Since its inception in 2015, MATTER has worked with over 1,000 healthcare technology ventures and partners with industry-leading companies, health systems, and universities.
MATTER
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 228, Chicago, IL 60654
What We Do
MATTER equips entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools they need to be successful, providing an expansive network and a dynamic community.
MATTER helps forward-thinking organizations source and co-develop solutions, harness emerging technologies, and build innovation capacity.
MATTER's programs and facilities bring together industry executives, entrepreneurs, and investors to learn and collaborate.
Psychological and Cognitive Health and Performance
Digital Health Technologies
Show More (8)Key People
Chair of the MATTER Board, Founder, closerlook Inc.
Board Member
Chairman and CEO, Paragon Biosciences
Partner, Cooley LLP
Chief Operating Officer, Monopar Therapeutics
Managing Director, Pearl Meyer (retired)
Executive and Organizational Advisor
Founder & Principal, The Gould Consulting Group
Healthcare Executive
Chief Medical Officer, Sling Therapeutics
Medical Director, Syneos Health
CEO & Executive Vice President, American Medical Association
Principal, Director of Sterling Bay Life Sciences
Adjunct Professor of Finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Sr. Advisor on Entrepreneurship and Adjunct Professor, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
VP of Oncology Solid Tumors, Abbvie
Senior Vice President and Illinois Plan President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Co-founder and CEO, Vanqua
CEO & Managing Director, IllinoisVENTURES
Former CEO, Sinai Chicago | Board Member | Senior Advisor
Chief Commercial Officer, Precigen
Chief Executive Officer, Transcarent
Chairman, TWG Partners, LLC
News & Updates
Summer interns share their experience at MATTER, learning to work in a startup environment and building valuable skills.
Clearstep, a MATTER member company, has made significant strides with hundreds of thousands of users since its start in 2018.
Recently, 16 startups became part of the MATTER community as Select members, spanning different areas of healthcare.
Every quarter, MATTER recognizes startups from its community for their accomplishments in building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care, and improve lives.
Over the last few months, 29 startups became part of the MATTER community as Select members, spanning different areas of healthcare.
MATTER recognizes startups for their accomplishments, including securing more than $40 million in funding and creating impactful partnerships.