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MATTER Shoutouts: July 23, 2018

July 23, 2018

Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Here’s a look inside the most noteworthy happenings from the past few weeks.

Making digital prescriptions easy EazyScripts is “waging war” on handwritten pharmaceutical prescriptions, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The startup’s technology helps physi…

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HabitNu grows up at MATTER, wins CDC recognition for diabetes prevention

July 17, 2018

Like many, HabitNu Founder Sindhu Rajan, PhD, has lost family and friends to diabetes. More than 90 million adults in the U.S. are at risk of developing the disease. Without intervention, 50% of these adults will likely develop diabetes in the next five to seven years.

“I’m a scientist, and researching type 2 diabetes was not a coincidence,” she said.

Before founding HabitNu, Sindhu spent 12 …

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Startup Q&A: Life sciences innovations for the next generation

July 10, 2018

This era is one of the most interesting times ever for innovation in the life sciences. Recent scientific advances have made real what was science fiction only a few years ago. This month, we’ll feature MATTER companies that are turning these novel scientific discoveries into compelling businesses, each with a mission to advance care and improve lives.

Mark Haupt, CMO of Ariel Precision Medic…

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MATTER Shoutouts: July 6, 2018

July 6, 2018

Every day, innovators across the MATTER community are building new solutions that accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. Here’s a look into the most noteworthy happenings from the past few weeks.

Regroup is blazing the trail for telepsychiatry — to the tune of $5.5 million. Virtual behavioral healthcare leader Regroup just closed a $5.5 million round to further expand their tea…

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Cleveland Clinic’s Michael Roizen on the future of wellness

June 28, 2018

Are we in control of our own health? Dr. Michael Roizen, chief wellness officer at Cleveland Clinic, says yes.

Last week, during an animated talk at MATTER, Dr. Roizen argued that a person’s longevity and quality of life are primarily the result of personal health choices. He called for a radical change in our culture, arguing that the only way to bend the healthcare cost curve is to make well…

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