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InnoHealth 2026

Tuesday, October 13, 2026
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

Event Details

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We invite you to InnoHealth 2026, our premier gathering spotlighting the innovators, investors, and institutions driving Ohio's health and life sciences future.

New addition to the agenda: a conversation featuring Gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. (Ohio Life Sciences has extended an invitation to speak to both gubernatorial candidates)

Tuesday, October 13, 2026
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Vitria on the Square, Columbus, OH

Presented by Ohio Life Sciences Association, JobsOhio, and the Ohio Discovery Corridor

This invite-only event brings together Ohio's life sciences ecosystem for a morning of panels, high-impact networking, and a group of ecosystem visionaries shaping what's next.

AGENDA

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

                               

8:00 a.m.          Registration & Breakfast

                               

Breakfast sponsor: Messer Construction

 

9:00 a.m.          Welcome

Leaders from Ohio Life Sciences and JobsOhio open the day and set the stage for InnoHealth 2026.

      • Eddie Pauline, President & CEO, Ohio Life Sciences
      • Tyler Allchin, Managing Director, Healthcare, JobsOhio

9:15 a.m.          Scaling Biomanufacturing in Ohio

Hear from leaders at Resilience and Hikma Pharmaceuticals as they discuss their growth in Ohio and the rising demand for skilled biomanufacturing talent. JobsOhio will share how the upcoming Ohio Life Science Training Center will prepare the workforce the industry needs.

      • Josh Matson, Vice President & General Manager, Resilience
      • Michael Balog, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Hikma Pharmaceuticals
      • Scott Wegeng, Senior Talent Strategy Manager, JobsOhio
      • Moderator: Bill Dunlevy, Vice President, Ohio Life Sciences

Sponsor: Tenby

 

9:45 a.m.          Research to Reality: What’s Next at OSU and Nationwide Children’s

Hear from leaders at The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital as they discuss how their institutions turn discovery into real-world impact for patients.

      • Dr. John Horack, Vice President for Research, The Ohio State University
      • Dr. John Warner, CEO, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
      • Dr. Kimryn Rathmell, CEO & Director, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Dr. Dennis Durbin, President, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
      • Moderator: Tyler Allchin, Managing Director, Healthcare, JobsOhio

 Sponsor: J.P.Morgan

 

10:15 a.m.       Networking Break

Connections are what make InnoHealth work. Use this extended break to meet the executives, researchers, and investors driving Ohio’s health care and life sciences momentum.

 

11:00 a.m.       A Conversation with Vivek Ramaswamy

Gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy offers his view on where Ohio’s health care and life sciences industries are headed.

  • Vivek Ramaswamy, Candidate for Governor of Ohio
  • Moderator: Eddie Pauline, President & CEO, Ohio Life Sciences

11:30 a.m.       Digital Health’s Next Wave: Building in Ohio

The founders of Virchu and Primum share the technologies reshaping digital health and what it takes to build a company in Ohio.

      • David Billiter, CEO, Virchu
      • Dr. Erica Conroy, Co-Founder & CEO, Primum
      • Derrek Seif, Chief Strategy & Product Officer, VPL
      • Moderator: Josh Hoffman, Director, Healthcare, JobsOhio

Sponsor: CBIZ

 

12:00 p.m.       Lunch

Please grab lunch just outside the ballroom before making your way back to your seat for the final session of the day.

Lunch sponsor: City of Mason

 

12:15 p.m.       Raising Big in Ohio: A Fireside Chat with Alex Frommeyer

Fresh off Stack Health’s $21 million seed round, Alex Frommeyer gets candid about what it really takes to raise capital and scale a health tech company in Ohio.

      • Alex Frommeyer, Founder & CEO, Stack Health
      • Moderator: Tatyana Hower, Managing Partner, JobsOhio Ventures

Sponsor: CincyTech

 

1:00 p.m.          Thank You & Close

Seats are limited — RSVP to secure your spot.

Conference attendees receive discounted rates at the Junto, book now: https://thejuntohotel.com/book/#/booking/step-1?&promo=OLS

For More Information:

Natalie Monroe
Natalie Monroe
Director Integrated Marketing & Operations (614)675-3686