Andrew Steen
@steen1969.bsky.social
Principal at https://liverpoollane.com. Occasionally other stuff...
📰 dropped yesterday.
AI-native digital CROs, chronic conditions, oncology venture studio and more!
Healthcare through a Kentucky lens. Yeah, it's niche. But neat!
liverpoollane.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
📰 dropped yesterday.
Reposted by Andrew Steen
A new downtown Louisville tower is set to be built alongside the city's iconic Humana Tower to create a new 1,000-room convention center hotel.
Louisville developer to build new downtown tower, convert Humana building into 'world-class' hotel
Louisville's iconic Humana Tower on West Main Street will be renovated into a 1,000-room convention center hotel, Mayor Craig Greenberg announced Tuesday.
www.wdrb.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A new downtown Louisville tower is set to be built alongside the city's iconic Humana Tower to create a new 1,000-room convention center hotel.
Reposted by Andrew Steen
New scientific statement from @hfsa.bsky.social & AAHFN! Integrated health technologies are reshaping HF care💻, from telemonitoring to mobile apps to implantables. Benefits include ⬆️QoL & ⬇️hospitalizations, but success depends on many complex factors.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
New scientific statement from @hfsa.bsky.social & AAHFN! Integrated health technologies are reshaping HF care💻, from telemonitoring to mobile apps to implantables. Benefits include ⬆️QoL & ⬇️hospitalizations, but success depends on many complex factors.
🔗 bit.ly/3Z5bgzb
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📰 for the week.
GIS teaser, Breck, AI spinouts and an aging biology prediction.
Healthcare through a Kentucky lens. Yeah, it's niche. But neat!
liverpoollane.beehiiv.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:41 PM
📰 for the week.
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A Louisville health-tech startup is crossing the Ohio River, opening a new office in Jeffersonville and planning to hire 40 employees.
Louisville firm adds 40 jobs with expansion
A Louisville health-tech startup is crossing the Ohio River, opening a new office in Jeffersonville and planning to hire 40 employees.
bit.ly
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
A Louisville health-tech startup is crossing the Ohio River, opening a new office in Jeffersonville and planning to hire 40 employees.
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A new health care alliance has formed in Louisville following the dissolution of CEOc, bringing with it a $30 million investment fund and a broader push to unite the region’s health care ecosystem.
CEOc dissolves, new group emerges
A new health care alliance has formed in Louisville following the dissolution of CEOc, bringing with it a $30 million investment fund and a broader push to unite the region’s health care ecosystem.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
A new health care alliance has formed in Louisville following the dissolution of CEOc, bringing with it a $30 million investment fund and a broader push to unite the region’s health care ecosystem.
Please read the 📰 for the week. Thank you.
Venture-backable startups, healthspan, nurses.
Healthcare through a Kentucky lens. It's niche. But neat!
liverpoollane.beehiiv.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Please read the 📰 for the week. Thank you.
Weekly 📰.
VBC, HSBC, CDS, TMC and other non-acronym nuggets of interest.
Healthcare through a Kentucky lens. Yeah, it's niche. But neat!
liverpoollane.beehiiv.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Weekly 📰.
"Optum's full-service pharmacy hub in Jeffersonville shipped 2.4 million prescriptions nationwide in 2025," via @wdrbnews.bsky.social.
Southern Indiana pharmacy highlights specialty medication work on National Pharmacist Day
Optum's full-service pharmacy hub in Jeffersonville shipped 2.4 million prescriptions nationwide in 2025.
www.wdrb.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
"Optum's full-service pharmacy hub in Jeffersonville shipped 2.4 million prescriptions nationwide in 2025," via @wdrbnews.bsky.social.
Reposted by Andrew Steen
After a two-year break, KY Inno has relaunched its Inno Fire Awards with a new format, and a Louisville health tech company that streamlines patient transfers is the first to receive the honor.
Inno Fire is back. Here’s the first winner.
After a two-year break, KY Inno has relaunched its Inno Fire Awards with a new format, and a Louisville health tech company that streamlines patient transfers is the first to receive the honor.
bit.ly
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
After a two-year break, KY Inno has relaunched its Inno Fire Awards with a new format, and a Louisville health tech company that streamlines patient transfers is the first to receive the honor.
Reposted by Andrew Steen
Exclusive: The MIT trio behind some of biotech’s favorite AI models has launched a startup called Boltz, raising $28M to build powerful biology models and keep them open.
Exclusive: An MIT trio built some of biotech’s favorite AI models. Now, they're building a business
Boltz raises $28M seed round to develop open-source AI models for drug discovery, partners with Pfizer. Founded by MIT researchers after AlphaFold 3's closed release.
endpoints.news
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Exclusive: The MIT trio behind some of biotech’s favorite AI models has launched a startup called Boltz, raising $28M to build powerful biology models and keep them open.
📰 out today.
More VC-funded healthcare service start-ups for good health. And more nuggets.
Healthcare through a Kentucky lens. Yeah, it's niche. But neat!
liverpoollane.beehiiv.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
📰 out today.
📰 for the week!
America's aging population, GenAI RCM and more interesting stuff.
Healthcare through a Kentucky lens. It's niche. But neat!
liverpoollane.beehiiv.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📰 for the week!
Reposted by Andrew Steen
Ok here it is - out of 44 FDA approvals this year, 31 are small molecules (70%), 26 of those are oral drugs (84%), 22 of them are chiral (71%). This is the largest number and percentage of chiral FDA approved molecules in a single year. Fitusiran is not a small molecule, bonus.
December 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Ok here it is - out of 44 FDA approvals this year, 31 are small molecules (70%), 26 of those are oral drugs (84%), 22 of them are chiral (71%). This is the largest number and percentage of chiral FDA approved molecules in a single year. Fitusiran is not a small molecule, bonus.
It’s that time of (the end of) the year — when we name honorees for KY Inno Startups to Watch. Find out what companies made the list for 2026.
Here are our Startups to Watch for 2026
It’s that time of (the end of) the year — when we name honorees for KY Inno Startups to Watch. Find out what companies made the list for 2026.
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Give it a click. It's neat.
Human Immunome Project, ex-Humana Williams, startup validation and more.
Healthcare through a Kentucky lens. It's niche. But neat!
liverpoollane.beehiiv.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Give it a click. It's neat.
Reposted by Andrew Steen
Fresh off a $97 million raise, the startup has landed national partner.
Health-tech startup strikes deal with Humana
Fresh off a $97 million raise, the startup has landed national partner.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Fresh off a $97 million raise, the startup has landed national partner.
"The most successful founders are roughly 44 years old and the reason for that is that experience trumps everything," writes @paulobrien.bsky.social.
Better Startup Idea Validation
Despite countless articles and every startup program, many still wonder how to achieve effective startup idea validation.
seobrien.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"The most successful founders are roughly 44 years old and the reason for that is that experience trumps everything," writes @paulobrien.bsky.social.
📰 for the week. Heavy on data reports. Check it out.
VC and ecosystem data. And a meetup!
Healthcare through a Kentucky lens. Yeah, it's niche. But neat!
liverpoollane.beehiiv.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
📰 for the week. Heavy on data reports. Check it out.
Reposted by Andrew Steen
Mark Cuban said he was talking to Humana about “putting together direct-to-employer programs” that would bypass traditional layers in the drug supply chain.
Humana working with Mark Cuban on potential pharmacy partnership
www.modernhealthcare.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Mark Cuban said he was talking to Humana about “putting together direct-to-employer programs” that would bypass traditional layers in the drug supply chain.
You're mentioned in there, @slotkinjr.bsky.social.
Natalie Davis, Scrub Capital, Paducah and agetech.
🦃 Healthcare through a Kentucky lens. It's niche. But neat! 🎅
liverpoollane.beehiiv.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
You're mentioned in there, @slotkinjr.bsky.social.
Reposted by Andrew Steen
🧬 Longevity & Aging Series (S3, E5):
Dr. Andres Cardenas discusses his #research paper, titled “Exposome-wide association study of environmental chemical exposures and epigenetic aging in the national health and nutrition examination survey.”
🎥 youtu.be/A1I6qoVwkfM
#aging #longevity #oa #interview
Dr. Andres Cardenas discusses his #research paper, titled “Exposome-wide association study of environmental chemical exposures and epigenetic aging in the national health and nutrition examination survey.”
🎥 youtu.be/A1I6qoVwkfM
#aging #longevity #oa #interview
Longevity & Aging Series (S3, E5): Dr. Andres Cardenas | Aging-US
YouTube video by Aging-US
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🧬 Longevity & Aging Series (S3, E5):
Dr. Andres Cardenas discusses his #research paper, titled “Exposome-wide association study of environmental chemical exposures and epigenetic aging in the national health and nutrition examination survey.”
🎥 youtu.be/A1I6qoVwkfM
#aging #longevity #oa #interview
Dr. Andres Cardenas discusses his #research paper, titled “Exposome-wide association study of environmental chemical exposures and epigenetic aging in the national health and nutrition examination survey.”
🎥 youtu.be/A1I6qoVwkfM
#aging #longevity #oa #interview