Name: Bio+Health Summit
Start: 2026-09-16T09:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2026-09-16T17:00:00.000-04:00
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.

Additional speakers and panelists will be added as confirmed.

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

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

Meet people building and investing in specific areas of focus including: AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support at the Point of Care; Precision Cancer Care & Immuno-Oncology; Delivering Healthcare at Home; AI + Biology: The New Drug Discovery Stack; Rethinking the Pharmacy; Rewiring Neuro Innovation; Cardiovascular Care, Reimagined

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.

Global life sciences and health tech companies with major operations in Pittsburgh discuss their current business development priorities and human health innovation cycles they are following.

, Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean Commercial Translation, University of Pittsburgh

Allegheny Conference on Community Development

Questions? Reach out to info@pittsburghlifesci.org.