Blue Matter Blog
September 19, 2023
In part 1 of this series, we described the rapidly blurring line between medical devices and consumer wearables. Typically, medical devices are prescribed by physicians for purely medical purposes while consumer wearables are purchased by consumers for a variety of non-medical reasons, mostly related to general wellness. However, the two categories are beginning to overlap. …
September 7, 2023
Historically, medical devices and consumer wearables could not be more different: one, a clunky beige piece of prescription equipment, probably provided by your physician, the other a sleek electronic that you purchased to monitor steps, sleep, and other aspects of your wellbeing. Increasingly, these two categories are starting to overlap. Functionality that has been developed …
July 20, 2023
Summary This summer, Blue Matter’s London team hosted the second meeting of the UK Biotech Club, inviting C-suite leaders and directors from 15 biotech companies in the Cambridge biotech sector. These companies are developing diagnostics, vaccines, discovery platforms, small molecule therapeutics and biologics, covering all lifecycle stages from discovery through to commercialization. Attendees discussed challenges, …
January 9, 2023
The University of Oxford is regularly ranked as the best in the world. However, it is widely accepted that the associated biotech landscape is not as advanced as comparable locations in the US. For example, Boston is well-established as an innovation hub while Oxford remains nascent. Nothing is permanent, though, and in a dynamic space …
March 18, 2021
At Blue Matter, we stand with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and condemn all forms of hate, racial discrimination and violence. We are deeply saddened by the horrific events that took place on Tuesday night near Atlanta, where the majority of those killed were Asian women. The recent rise in racially motivated violence …
June 5, 2020
It may come as no surprise that most of the charitable work Blue Matter does is in some way related to healthcare. Our focus as a company is, after all, on the life sciences. However, sometimes we like to put our consulting skills to use outside of the healthcare space, in areas that speak to …
June 4, 2020
We are deeply outraged and shattered by the death of George Floyd, yet another death among too many horrific killings driven by racism and hatred. We stand together with Black Americans and all those who are affected by systemic and learned racism. Our Blue Matter team—which is made up of talented people from more than …