Aging (AI, falls, 💊), health systems → startups, a perspective on GLP-1s and more...

Healthcare through a Kentucky lens. It's niche. But neat!

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Andrew Steen
March 10, 2026

We back up…

 

AI to Rewire Senior Care

Big Series C for Sage.

Sage Raises $65M to Expand AI Senior Care Platform - AgeTech

Sage secures $65M Series C led by Goldman Sachs to scale its AI-powered senior care platform, utilizing predictive analytics to prevent falls.

hitconsultant.net/2026/03/05/sage-ai-senior-care-platform-funding/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

“Any local companies working on fall prevention strategies?”

Funny you should ask. Yes. Caregiving is Healthcare.

Aging in Time

Written by an ARPA-H program manager.

Aging Is Medicine’s Biggest Blind Spot

Age-related decline is not an unavoidable fate, but a problem that can be addressed with modern medicine, writes Andrew S. Brack.

time.com/7381303/aging-medicine-disease-arpa-h-longevity

Some other Andrew penned this in 2014. 🤡 

Drugs for seniors; aging an opportunity for Louisville

PhRMA has released its Medicines in Development for Older Americans 2014 report. From The Search for Antiaging Interventions: From Elixirs to Fasting Regimens; “The current US population repo…

louisvillelifescience.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/drugs-for-seniors

UPMC Enterprises backs AI startup

BrainCheck uses AI to assess and care for cognitive conditions.

UPMC backs AI startup in $13M investment

UPMC backs startup 13M — UPMC backs startup $13M funding round to expand BrainCheck's AI platform for cognitive condition screening and care across…

www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/ai/upmc-backs-ai-startup-in-13m-investment/?origin=DigitalE&utm_source=DigitalE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=9128I7569089J3D

UPMC Enterprises is the venture capital arm of UPMC.

Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate

18 national and international healthcare technology companies.

Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate welcomes new cohort of healthcare technology startups - Mayo Clinic News Network

Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate welcomes 18 healthcare startups to develop and validate AI-driven solutions advancing patient care and health innovation.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-platform_accelerate-welcomes-new-cohort-of-healthcare-technology-startups

Prescription transparency

Thought this was kind of cool:
“Through the partnership, Bluesight customers can view Cost Plus Drugs pricing alongside traditional wholesaler options within their existing procurement decision workflows.”

Bluesight Partners with GraphiteRx and Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs to Expand Access to Cost-Saving Medication Sources

/PRNewswire/ -- Bluesight, the leader in hospital intelligence solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with GraphiteRx that brings marketplace data,...

www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bluesight-partners-with-graphiterx-and-mark-cuban-cost-plus-drugs-to-expand-access-to-cost-saving-medication-sources-302701449.html?utm_campaign=prescription-transparency-is-getting-practical&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=bonnefire.beehiiv.com

Global Air Cargo Hub Review

ICYMI, UPS overtakes FedEx to become world’s largest express air cargo hub.

UPS overtakes FedEx to become world’s largest express air cargo hub - Air Cargo News

UPS’s hub at Louisville Muhammed Ali International Airport (SDF) now has more daily flights and tonnage capacity than any other express air cargo hub in the world. In fact, UPS Worldport's hub at SDF has taken over the number one hub position from FedEx's Memphis International (MEM) hub, found the "Global Cargo Hub Review" report

www.aircargonews.net/cargo-airport/2026/02/ups-overtakes-fedex-to-become-worlds-largest-express-air-cargo-hub/?utm_source=louisvillespark.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=our-global-crown-more-national-shine-and-good-news-in-bourbon&_bhlid=5c3c90167447654aef718e088a50ff822d85a35e

Biologistics, y’all.

Lilly and peptides

This is a really interesting piece out of Dria Ventures.

The Peptide Paradox: Why Miracle Drugs Might Be Making Us Weaker

AI is overshadowing the rise, and risks, of healthcare's wonder drug

memphistomars.substack.com/p/healthcare-enters-the-trillion-dollar?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

And, of note, Richard Goldstein, MD, PhD is a Venture Partner with Dria. Some of you might remember Richard from his time at UofL.

Let the madness commence.