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. 9:30 – 10:30am · Big Bets from Key Institutions 10:40 – 11:30am · Cozy Capital: Bio + Med Device ​11:30am – 12:10pm · ARPA PGH· ARPA PGH ​TED-style talks from local ARPA-H awardees 11:55am – 12:40pm · Cozy Capital: Healthcare Innovation ​12:10 – 1:20pm · Lunch Connections ​1:20 – 2:30pm · Cozy Capital: Healthcare Innovation ​Abridge is trusted across 300 health systems and Free Market Health has facilitated over $5B in drug spending and has a network of over 400 accredited specialty pharmacies. Learn about their growing pains and gains. ​2:30 – 3:20pm · 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 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. StartUP PGH Week isn’t a single event. It’s the entire Pittsburgh innovation ecosystem in five days. September 14–18: startup showcases, investor convenings, university research and commercialization events, product launches, and community activations — spanning AI, robotics, cleantech, consumer, social innovation, and bio+health.