Stories

At our September Tales from the Trenches™, Prashant Srivastava joined us to share stories from the past 12 years at the helm of Evive.

Prashant built Evive in 2007 with his co-founder, Peter Saravis, with the understanding that when employees live healthier lives, they produce better work. The company uses consumer-focused predictive analytics to provide employees with the right benefits inf…

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Last month, Dr. Frank Naeymi-Rad, founder of Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO), joined us at MATTER to share the entrepreneurial story behind a revolutionary breakthrough in health IT.

Frank’s work has been monumental in helping to pioneer a standard approach to clinical language. His doctoral research became the foundation for some of the earliest electronic health record (EHR) systems — sold…

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In April, Paul Edick, CEO of Xeris Pharmaceuticals, joined us at MATTER to share insights and learnings from his remarkable entrepreneurial journey.

Xeris is the latest in Paul’s impressive track record leading biopharma startups like Durata Therapeutics (Nasdaq: DRTX), Ganic Pharmaceuticals and MedPointe Healthcare, Inc. Paul came out of retirement to take the helm at Xeris in 2017, and has…

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Last winter, Lisa Earnhardt joined us at MATTER to share her ten-year journey as CEO of Intersect ENT — one of only a handful of companies in the med tech space focused on ear, nose and throat care. Since 2008, Lisa has grown her team from 12 to more than 350 employees, orchestrated a successful IPO and guided the company through several product launches. Today, the company has a market cap of …

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