If anyone can teleport me in and out for like four sets during the Saturday of Bourbon & Beyond let me know.

UNC Health rebrands startup investment arm

“In its previous iteration as Rex Health Ventures, UNC Health's investment arm has invested in a total of 30 companies,” according to Axios.

Of note, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an ACC member institution.

Angel Networks @ ACC Member Universities.

Not in the ACC

“This investment, matched by an up to $5 million commitment from RWJBarnabas Health, the exclusive healthcare partner to the fund, will help advance innovative startups focused on drug discovery and translational medicine, supporting entrepreneurs, creating jobs, strengthening community health and access to healthcare for the communities’ services, and driving long-term growth in the state’s innovation economy.”

If you are in Louisville and remember Triathlon Medical Ventures and the Kentucky Seed Capital Fund, raise your hand.

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If not, read up on history.

LLMs in scholarly publications

Surprising? Maybe not?

FDA-cleared AI/ML-enabled medical devices

“1,357 AI/ML-enabled medical devices have received U.S. FDA clearance or approval, yet… [t]he finding that only 0.2% of cleared devices have undergone evaluation for patient-centered outcomes reveals a profound validation gap and points to the need for evidence standards capable of keeping pace with the speed of regulatory clearance.”

Hospital operating margins

From Kaufman Hall, National Hospital Flash Report (June 2026 Metrics).