Bio+Health Summit

Pittsburgh is where AI, clinical data at scale, and world-class life sciences research share one square mile. Join us during StartUP PGH for a one-day summit that puts national investors and strategics in the room with the Pittsburgh companies and people driving human health innovation. Experience fireside chats with leading life sciences and healthcare investors, panels with the region's university and health-system leaders, company showcases, a networking lunch, and an evening reception. Agenda 8:30 – 9:30am · Registration & Breakfast Check-in and badge pickup open at 8:30am; breakfast is served at 9:00am. Find a seat before the program begins at 9:30am. 9:30 – 10:30am · Big Bets from Key Institutions These regionally anchored, globally influential institutions share the big bets they are making to discover, invest in, commercialize, and deploy human health innovation. Panelists: - Theresa Mayer – Vice President for Research, Carnegie Mellon University - Alistair Erskine – Chief Information Digital Officer, Highmark Health - Evan Facher – Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean Commercial Translation, University of Pittsburgh - Matthias Kleinz – Executive Vice President, UPMC Enterprises Moderated by Megan Shaw, President and CEO, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Alliance 10:40 – 11:30am · Cozy Capital: Bio + Med Device Where life sciences investors are placing early-stage bio and medical device bets, and the signals they watch most closely. Panelists: - Kevin White – Executive Director, Boehringer Ingelheim - Deborah Palestrant – Partner, 5AM Ventures - Jennifer Griffin – Partner, Strategy & Investor Relations, Mission BioCapital Moderated by Phil Jones, VP Science and Discovery, UPMC Enterprises 11:30am – 12:10pm · ARPA PGH TED-style talks from local ARPA-H awardees Panelists: - Nick Nystrom – Chief Technology Officer, Peptilogics - DASH: Data and AI for Safety in Humans (CATALYST program) - John Ash – Executive Vice Chair for Research and Professor in Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh - VISION: Strategies for Whole Eye Transplant (THEA program) - Adam Feinberg – Professor, Carnegie Mellon University and CTO and Co-Founder, FluidForm Bio - LIVE: Liver Immunocompetent Volumetric Engineering (PRINT program) Moderated by Emily Mullin, biotechnology staff writer, WIRED 12:10 – 1:10pm · Lunch Connections Meet people building and investing in specific areas of focus: AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support at the Point of Care; AI + Biology: The New Drug Discovery Stack; Precision Cancer Care & Immuno-Oncology; Novel Therapeutics & Advanced Therapies; Medical Devices & Surgical Robotics; Diagnostics & Precision Medicine; Delivering Healthcare at Home; Payers, Pharmacy & Value-Based Care. Open seating will be available as well. 1:10 – 2:00pm · Cozy Capital: Healthcare Innovation Nationally recognized health tech and digital health venture firms discuss their current theses and key innovation trends they are watching. Panelists: - Stephen Klasko – CEO, GC Health Assurance Foundation; Former President and CEO, Jefferson Health - Catherine Olexa-Meadors – Head of Growth and Partnerships, Town Hall Ventures - Meela Imperato – VP of Marketing, Redesign Health Moderated by Brian Urban, Vice President of Strategic Growth, Duo Health 2:00 – 2:10 · Break 2:10 – 3:00pm · Growth Stage Lessons Abridge is trusted across 300+ health systems, and Free Market Health has $15B in annualized specialty medication spend and 11M lives managed. Learn about their growing pains and gains. Panelists: - Reba Schenk – VP of Partner Experience, Abridge - Joe Cardosi – CEO, Free Market Health Moderated by Patrick Colletti, CEO, CoSage 3:00 – 3:10pm · Closing Comments By Megan Shaw, President and CEO, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Alliance — Brought to you by Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Innovation Works, LifeX, and the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Alliance. Make the most out of your week with more bio+health events listed here. Questions? Reach out to info@pittsburghlifesci.org.