2025 Global Health Innovation Summit

The destination for healthcare organizations seeking actionable, innovative solutions and partnerships to solve the industry’s most difficult problems.

Transform Healthcare through Innovation and Collaboration

The 9th Annual Global Health Innovation Summit is the premier event connecting 200+ senior healthcare executives from healthcare organizations representing over $500B in revenue with fast-scaling global innovators.

Summit Highlights:

  • AI in Healthcare
  • Healthcare Collaboration 
  • NEURO360 Initiative 
  • Cutting-edge solutions pitched by ~20 global innovators tackling healthcare's biggest challenges

Why Attend?

  • Meet the Decision-Makers: Engage directly with healthcare leaders looking for ready-to-buy innovations that solve their critical pain points.
  • Learn from the Experts: Attend engaging panel discussions and gain insider knowledge from top health innovators sharing their lessons learned towards real-world successes.
  • Forge Lasting Partnerships: Build relationships that will fuel long-term growth and collaboration in the healthcare industry.

To learn more, watch the 2024 Global Health Innovation Summit video here:

9th Annual BioSTL Global Health Innovation Summit

August 26-28, 2025
In-Person
St. Louis, MO, USA

Download the Agenda → Digital Book →

Register Today!

The 9th Annual GlobalSTL Health Innovation Summit is your gateway to transforming healthcare and driving meaningful business growth. Whether you’re an innovator ready to showcase your breakthrough solutions or a healthcare leader seeking cutting-edge technology, this event is where it all happens.

Register and join us in St. Louis on August 26-28, 2025!

Agenda

View and download the agenda here!

Tuesday, August 26 

Location: BioSTL

2:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Innovator Only - Innovator Workshop 

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome Reception for Innovators, Sponsors

Wednesday, August 27 

Location: WashU Knight Center

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast & Networking

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Opening Keynote: St. Louis – A Globally Recognized Healthcare Innovation Hub

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Healthcare AI State of Play, Barriers and Role of Healthcare Utility to Scale AI [The Permanente Medical Group, Mindshare Institute–affiliated with Intermountain Health, WashU/BJC]

10:20 AM - 11:40 AM | Innovator Pitches

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch Session Sponsored by Sand Technologies: The Future of Rural Health: Capturing the Promise of Responsible AI via a Healthcare Utility

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | Innovator Pitches

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Track 1 & 2

  • Track 1: Business Development Meetings (*Invite only)
  • Track 2: BioSTL Global Innovation Lab session with Early-Stage Innovators

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Keynote Address: St. Louis and Missouri: A Healthcare Powerhouse – Welcomes Cutting–edge Global Innovation

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Networking Reception

Thursday, August 28 

Location: WashU Neuroscience Building

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast & Networking

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Opening Keynote: NEURO360 – St. Louis as a Globally Recognized Neuroscience Innovation Hub8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | Translation to Practice: How Local Innovators Turn Research into Life-Changing Diagnostics, Therapies & Services

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Innovator Showcase: Meet Startups Shaping the Future of Neuroscience

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | STL’s NEURO Ecosystem: Strategies for Attracting and Retaining World-Class Innovators

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | The Future of NEURO: Grand Challenges and Emerging Opportunities in Neuroscience

12:00 PM | Wrap; Participants Grab & Go Lunch

Sponsors

Are you interested in sponsoring? Email Mike Higgins at mhiggins@biostl.org. 

Strategic

Ecosystem

Innovator Sponsor

Lunchtime Session: The Future of Rural Health Catalyzed by AI 

Our Strategic Partners

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.”

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