2023 GlobalSTL Health Innovation Summit

August 15-16, 2023
In-person | St. Louis, MO, USA

The 7th annual GlobalSTL Health Innovation Summit is the premier business development event between innovation buyers, representing $1 trillion in revenues and 22 healthcare organizations, 19 global innovators addressing the innovation buyers biggest pain points.

The Summit attendees include an intimate group of 200+ senior executives (C-Suite members as well as VPs/directors of key strategic business units) from some of the largest healthcare organizations in St. Louis and across the nation, as well as leaders of select, fast-scaling startups from around the globe. 


* Open registration has closed due to a high volume of attendees. Registration is now limited to invited innovators or innovation buyers. Please email Summer Jing at sjing@biostl.org if you’ve been invited or if you’d like more information.

Summit Panels

AI in Healthcare: State of Play, Watchouts and Opportunities

The role of AI in healthcare is "white-hot" discussion topic, catalyzed by recent Generative AI developments. 

Investor Panel: Where the Puck is Going

Provide strategic context for the changing Digital Health investment landscape in the US. Digital Health investment in 2022 and 2023 are 50-60% lower than the 2021 peak.

Provide perspective on how to build a post-Covid, successful digital health company in the complex US Healthcare market - thru the eyes of an investor.

Lunch Keynote

Reaching the Unreachable and Underserved: Innovation in Homelessness and Mental Health in St. Louis and Missouri

Provide case study of innovative approach and business model to reaching and provisioning services to homeless and mental health challenged citizens that leads to their eventual recovery, health and sovereignty. This is the ultimate "unreacheable, underserved and high utilizer" population in our communitites.

How stakeholders that care about the recovery and the recovery housing ecosystem is key to unlocking national, state and local resources for these important but underserved institutions.

Rural Health Panel: Organized by the Center for Rural Health Innovation
Creating a New Model for Rural Health

Actionable solutions to some of rural health's problems that make real this new model for rural health.

Building Enduring Partnerships Between Healthcare Incumbents and Innovators: Organized by GlobalSTL Innovation Advisory

The panel will discuss some of the key challenges and successful approaches to building enduring partnerships between incumbents and innovators.

Reception Keynote

Todd Richardson, Director, Missouri Medicaid

Agenda →

The Solution Agenda

The Summit features health systems – partnering with innovators – discussing their successes, pitfalls, and key lessons learned in deploying here-and-now solutions. 

Highly Curated Experience

Attendees gain visibility to innovative workforce products and services with real-world experience and shared perspectives from senior leadership. 

One-on-one Discussions

After this year’s Summit, each member organization individually works with the GlobalSTL Team to bring specific curated solutions via a 1-on-1 meeting format. 

Pitches to Top Leadership

Experienced innovators tell their stories and share their solutions with teams of senior leadership from top healthcare organizations.

Summit Attendees Include the Nation's Largest Healthcare Systems and Organizations

GlobalSTL, an initiative of BioSTL, is the premier business development platform for digital health companies looking to access Midwest customers. Our platform of strategic business development partners include 18 healthcare organizations from 5 Midwestern states whose combined revenues are $410B (10% US healthcare spend) and growing. GlobalSTL sources needs-based innovation that addresses strategic interests and pain points for our platform partners.

LPs represent > 450 acute care hospitals

LPs represent > 450 acute care hospitals

More than $1B in capital under management

#1 managed care company in USA

#1 managed care company in USA

$141B in revenue, 23M covered lives across 50 states

Leading Health Services Company: Payer-PBM

Leading Health Services Company: Payer-PBM

$132B in revenue

Top 5 healthcare system in USA

Top 5 healthcare system in USA

$7.5B in revenue from 45 hospitals + world-class virtual care infrastructure

Top-tier integrated health delivery network

Top-tier integrated health delivery network

$6B in revenue from 15 hospitals with primary care & specialty networks, covering 5.4M lives

24 hospitals & 300+ physician offices

24 hospitals & 300+ physician offices

$9.1B in revenue across 4 states

Most selective medical school in the USA

Most selective medical school in the USA

Top 5 academic-research medical school

Top 50 med school for primary care

Top 50 med school for primary care

Leading research center in cancer, heart/lung disease, & infectious diseases

Non-profit hospital system in Illinois

Non-profit hospital system in Illinois

$3.1B Revenue across 97 locations, including 13 hospitals, employing 653 primary care providers & 288 specialty care providers

Largest health insurer in Michigan

Largest health insurer in Michigan

$31B in revenue, serving 6.1M people with the largest network of doctors and hospitals in the state

Global reinsurance company

Global reinsurance company

$16.2B in revenue & $3.1 trillion in life reinsurance

VC of American Enterprise Group

VC of American Enterprise Group

A holding company offering life and health solutions through its 7 insurance company subsidiaries with $2.4B in assets

Iowa-based hospital system

Iowa-based hospital system

$5B in revenue across 3 states & 14 metropolitan areas

Regional hospital system in Central Illinois

Regional hospital system in Central Illinois

Revenues near $1B

Informatics & health care research

Informatics & health care research

Houses the INPCR, which represents 100+ separate health care entities' data, combined to be 10B+ clinical observations, 951M encounter records, and 147 mineable text reports

Veterans Health Administration

Veterans Health Administration

Working with both the local STL Innovation group and the national VHA Innovation Ecosystem

Hospital LPs generate annual revenue of $88B

Hospital LPs generate annual revenue of $88B

More than $800M in capital under management

Testimonials

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Matt Hermann

Ascension Ventures, Senior Managing Partner

“GlobalSTL did a masterful job showcasing St. Louis’ many assets in a terrific setting and bringing in a wide range of interesting companies that was higher quality than what I see at the HIMSS Venture Fair.”

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Mark Bini

Express Scripts, Chief Patient Experience Officer

“In one word, I would just say ‘Wow!’ There’s tremendous value in what GlobalSTL did here.”

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Tom Maddox

BJC Healthcare-WUSM Healthcare Innovation Lab, Executive Director

“We believe very strongly in the GlobalSTL model, and in my role as the director of the Healthcare Innovation Lab, I view GlobalSTL as my core international sourcing partner.”

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Jory Tremblay

Babylon Health - Former Head of US Growth

“If I'm sitting in the UK and I want to access the U.S. health care system, St. Louis and the GHIS is a very logical place to start. St. Louis is centrally located, and has 8 percent of total U.S. health care spend. The GHIS is a curated process so the companies you meet are interested in the solutions you have. It’s a really good investment of your time.”

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Ziv Ofek

MDClone CEO

“St. Louis is a hidden gem in healthcare. I was blown away by the level of innovation and scope of their healthcare systems. GlobalSTL is THE navigator for startups to connect with St. Louis.”

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Ken Cahill

SilverCloud Health CEO

“The number of meetings GlobalSTL curated for us in the last 24 to 48 hours is probably equivalent to 6 months of work, in terms of the people, the levels, and quality. We are exploring a second hub outside of Boston, and are seriously considering St. Louis. We see this as a very powerful location for us and an influential one as well. ”

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Ciara Clancy

Beats Medical CEO

“Excellent, one of the best summits I'd been to. From start to finish you planned out an exceptional itinerary, which helped us feel so welcome and part of the community in St Louis.”

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Philip Siberg

Coala Life CEO

“St. Louis has been an enormous entry point to us in the U.S. We have our first customers there. I also feel like St. Louis has some similarities with Stockholm where the key to succeeding is by working together with academia, industry and researchers. If you can combine those three things together to create an ecosystem, that’s a huge opportunity for us. St. Louis has that powerhouse to make that happen.”

Select Alumni Companies

“Always-on” radiology AI

“Always-on” radiology AI

End-to-end telehealth clinic, powered by A.I.

End-to-end telehealth clinic, powered by A.I.

SDoH company - gaining insights into health status through consumer data

SDoH company - gaining insights into health status through consumer data

Fully reimbursable remote cardiac monitoring

Fully reimbursable remote cardiac monitoring

Leading Digital Front Door software for health systems

Leading Digital Front Door software for health systems

Medication adherence using smart sharps bins

Medication adherence using smart sharps bins

Smartphone-based home testing

Smartphone-based home testing

Care pathway management

Care pathway management

Longitudinal data organization & synthetic data

Longitudinal data organization & synthetic data

Automated medical coding solution

Automated medical coding solution

Digital physical therapy at home

Digital physical therapy at home

Telemedical exams with a doctor, from your home

Telemedical exams with a doctor, from your home

SDoH-focused care coordination platform, connecting those in need with community service providers

SDoH-focused care coordination platform, connecting those in need with community service providers

Clinically-proven treatment for Diabetes reversal

Clinically-proven treatment for Diabetes reversal

Improving adherence and outcomes with behavioral economics

Improving adherence and outcomes with behavioral economics

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