Name: Bio+Health Summit
Start: 2026-09-16T09:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2026-09-16T15:30:00.000-04:00
Location: Pittsburgh, PA

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Pittsburgh Life Sciences Alliance (PLSA)

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.

8:30 – 9:30am · Registration & Breakfast

Check-in and badge pickup open at 8:30am, and breakfast is served in Ballroom A on the first floor. 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.

, President and CEO, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Alliance

Where life sciences investors are placing early-stage bio and medical device bets, and the signals they watch most closely.

, VP Science and Discovery, UPMC Enterprises

TED-style talks from local ARPA-H awardees

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.

Nationally recognized health tech and digital health venture firms discuss their current theses and key innovation trends they are watching.

, Vice President of Strategic Growth, Duo Health

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.

Allegheny Conference on Community Development

Questions? Reach out to info@pittsburghlifesci.org.