/>iWelcome to Health-e Law, Sheppard Mullin's podcast exploring the fascinating health tech topics and trends of the day. In this episode, Steven Collens, CEO of MATTER, a global healthcare innovation hub based in Chicago, joins us to explore advancements in preventative care and the innovations driving this transformation.
What We Discussed in this Episode:
- What markers for success does MATTER look for?
- What type of entrepreneurs does MATTER seek?
- How is innovation moving policy/creating policy?
- What creative solutions for novel products have had early success in securing reimbursement?
- How do tech innovators ensure their technology has a patient-first mentality?
About Steven Collens
Steven Collens is CEO of MATTER, a premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub. MATTER opened in February 2015 and nurtures entrepreneurs and innovators to build next-generation health IT, medical devices, as well as diagnostic and biopharma technologies. MATTER has worked with more than 1,000 healthcare technology ventures, and the company partners with dozens of industry-leading companies, health systems and universities.
Prior to assuming his current role, Steven was senior vice president at Pritzker Group, the investment firm led by Tony and J.B. Pritzker. In that capacity, he led the team that created 1871, Chicago’s center for digital startups, which became the top-ranked business incubator in the world in 2018. He previously worked at Abbott in a variety of domestic and international functions, including product management, policy, and public affairs. In 2005, Steven helped found HugeDomains.com to give patients control over their health data and allow healthcare providers to coordinate care of their patients. Prior to Abbott, Steven served as legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun.
Steven holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a BA from Washington University in St. Louis. He chairs the board of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and serves on the boards of 1871 and the Chicago High School for the Arts. He is a member of ChicagoNEXT, the Chicago mayor’s council on technology and innovation, a Leadership Greater Chicago fellow, and a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and the Commercial Club of Chicago.
About Sara Shanti
A partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the Sheppard Mullin's Chicago office and co-lead of its Digital Health Team, Sara Shanti’s practice sits at the forefront of healthcare technology by providing practical counsel on novel innovation and complex data privacy matters. Using her medical research background and HHS experience, Sara advises providers, payors, start-ups, technology companies, and their investors and stakeholders on digital healthcare and regulatory compliance matters, including artificial intelligence (AI), augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), gamification, implantable and wearable devices, and telehealth.
At the cutting edge of advising on "data as an asset" programming, Sara's practice supports investment in innovation and access to care initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions involving crucial, high-stakes and sensitive data, medical and wellness devices, and web-based applications and care.
