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Bringing video games to healthcare: How Akili Interactive’s Matt Omernick fused passions to improve lives

September 18, 2020

If there is an archetype of a typical healthcare entrepreneur, Matt Omernick is not it.

An artist and computer animator by trade, Matt spent 15 years in the games and entertainment industry before a chance social encounter would inspire the founding of Akili Interactive, a prescription digital medicine company that builds clinically-validated cognitive therapeutics that look and feel like vide…

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How CareBand is using wearable technology to automate contact tracing and monitor social distancing compliance

September 16, 2020

As the country shifts to opening more businesses and bringing employees back to the workplace, contact tracing solutions — or solutions that track the interactions of infected individuals — have become increasingly popular and essential to this new way of living. According to Adam Sobol, CEO and founder of MATTER startup CareBand, he realized the importance and demand for these solutions as ear…

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Meet the newest members joining the MATTER startup community

September 11, 2020

The newest startups at MATTER are treating post-traumatic osteoarthritis, using music therapy to engage seniors and caregivers, fighting against COVID-19 and making in-vitro fertilization treatments (IVF) readily available. Take a minute to meet them and see the heroic change in healthcare happening today.

CartilaGen, Inc. — Iowa City, Iowa

CartilaGen, Inc. is working to solve post-traumatic …

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How two of the U.S.’s largest payers are prioritizing innovation during COVID-19

September 4, 2020

Anthem, Inc. and Health Care Service Corporation share insights into their digital-first focus

How can industry innovators work together to build solutions that serve our healthcare system today, while preparing us for a stronger post-COVID-19 world?

Now more than ever, transformation and innovation are paramount and the solutions that emerge during this pandemic will reshape the industry as …

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Startup Shoutouts: August 31, 2020

August 31, 2020

Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Here’s a look into some of the most noteworthy headlines from our startup members over the past month.

CareAcademy partners with KairosHQ to create 10,000 new caregivers

CareAcademy, the leading provider of online professional development for caregivers, …

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