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Alamar Biosciences Is Advancing Early Disease Detection

StartUp Health community member Alamar Biosciences focuses on advancing early disease detection through a high-sensitivity platform for protein biomarker analysis. Their brain-specific assays enable detection of brain-derived proteins in blood, previously only found in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The company has launched a multiplex CNS panel for nerve regeneration and inflammation biomarkers, helping to detect Alzheimer's disease earlier. Looking ahead, Alamar aims to expand into clinical applications and collaborate with partners to scale their technology.

Feb 20, 2026

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Sana Health Advances Toward Global Scale in Pain and PTSD Care

In this Health Moonshot Update, Unity Stoakes sits down with StartUp Health community member Richard Hanbury of Sana Health just prior to a major regulatory milestone: an FDA De Novo grant for neuropathic pain, creating a new class of audio-visual neuromodulation. Hanbury shares the decades-long journey behind Sana Health’s science, why neuropathic pain is the strategic wedge for broader mental health adoption, and how pivotal data showed a 78% reduction in gabapentinoid use in the active group. The conversation also explores Sana’s growing PTSD research with the US Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs, expanding studies in Israel, and why multimodal care is essential to the future of scalable pain and mental healthcare.

Feb 19, 2026

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It's Been Invaluable - Chris Mirro's Health Transformer Experience

StartUp Health community member Chris Mirro shares how the Alzheimer’s Health Moonshot Community has strengthened Veravas by connecting the team with peers, experts, and collaborators who help advance their mission in early Alzheimer’s detection. These relationships have broadened their network and accelerated their progress as they prepare for deeper strategic partnerships in 2026.

Feb 18, 2026

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Sinaptica: Groundbreaking Personalized Precision Medicine for Brain Stimulation

StartUp Health community member Sinaptica's patented closed-loop system delivers personalized precision medicine by confirming stimulation of correct brain networks and inducing neuroplasticity in moderate and mild Alzheimer's disease patients.

Feb 17, 2026

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ViewMind Brings Scalable, Noninvasive Alzheimer’s Screening to Primary Care

StartUp Health community member Mark Edwards, CEO & Co-founder of ViewMind, shares how his team is advancing precision, scalable, and noninvasive screening for Alzheimer’s disease in primary care settings. He explains how current assessments are costly, invasive, and often out of reach, while ViewMind delivers accurate cognitive insights by measuring eye movements and pupillary responses within an extended reality headset. Their proprietary algorithms interpret complex data patterns to assess specific brain networks. Mark highlights early commercialization success across more than 20 concierge and longevity clinics, where ViewMind is used to measure cognition before, during, and after treatments. He also reflects on the role of the Alzheimer’s Health Moonshot Community in raising awareness and connecting them with mission-aligned partners.

Feb 16, 2026

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Invaluable Coaching - Beth Sanders' Health Transformer Experience

Long-time StartUp Health community member Beth Sanders, CEO & Co-founder of LifeBio, reflects on her involvement in the StartUp Health community since 2013 – and the priceless experience of capturing Stan Krein’s story.

Feb 14, 2026

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Neotiv Brings Early Alzheimer’s Detection to Every Smartphone

Neotiv is developing an early Alzheimer's detection app that allows users to assess cognitive changes independently at home using their smartphones. The app is clinically validated and aims to provide timely diagnoses by detecting mild cognitive impairment early. With over 12,000 users across seven languages, Neotiv has gained significant traction and is now focused on expanding into the US market and raising capital.

Feb 13, 2026

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Reversing Type 2 Diabetes at Scale: Virta CEO on AI, Nutrition, & the Future of Metabolic Health

At Apollo House 2026, StartUp Health community member Sami Inkinen, CEO & Founder of Virta Health, joined Steven Krein for a candid fireside chat on reversing metabolic disease, scaling a mission-driven company, and building AI into the DNA of an organization.

Feb 12, 2026

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Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence: Vinod Khosla & Unity Stoakes at Apollo House

At Apollo House 2026, Unity Stoakes sat down with entrepreneur, investor, and technologist Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures for a wide-ranging fireside chat on what AI platform shifts mean for healthcare. Khosla traces the arc from the microprocessor to the internet to mobile, then argues that today’s AI wave is larger than any prior platform change, with implications that could bring high-quality care to billions.They explore why “copilots” can underperform in complex clinical work, what an “AI intern” model could look like in practice, and why trust, supervision, and fit-for-purpose guardrails matter. In a live exchange with Esther Dyson, the conversation also turns to the human element of care, empathy, and what “real” health support should include beyond diagnosis.

Feb 6, 2026

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2026 APOLLO HOUSE Event Highlights

Standing room only. A line around the block. Founders, funders, health system leaders, and technologists from across the world brought together at APOLLO HOUSE – StartUp Health’s flagship gathering at the iconic SVB Experience Center during JPM Healthcare Week. Experience the event in under 60 seconds.

Jan 29, 2026

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Caregivers as the Front Door: A Health Moonshot Update with CAREgivers Insight

In this conversation, StartUp Health community member Christopher Jue of CAREgivers Insight explains how his company is bridging the disconnect between family caregivers and clinical teams. He and Unity Stoakes dig into what he learned from his father’s preventable hospitalizations, real-world pilot results that show 85% of caregivers would recommend the app, why shifting from B2C to payer partnerships unlocks massive ROI,how AI can coach untrained caregivers and surface early warning signs, and how StartUp Health's Caregiving Health Moonshot has shaved months or years off the company’s learning curve.It is a candid look at how caregiving can become a true doorway into the health system, not an afterthought.

Jan 29, 2026

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Practical Guidance and Meaningful Connections - Mitul Desai's Health Transformer Experience

StartUp Health community member Mitul Desai shares how the Alzheimer’s Health Moonshot Community has been invaluable by offering practical fundraising guidance and meaningful connections with fellow founders. These relationships help The Care Hack share lessons learned, avoid common mistakes, and strengthen its approach to supporting cognitive caregivers.

Jan 28, 2026

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Building the Modern Health Stack in the Age of Superintelligence | Ft AWS, Labcorp, NVIDIA, Advocate Health

At StartUp Health's Apollo House during JPM Healthcare Week, leaders from healthcare delivery, diagnostics, cloud, and AI infrastructure came together for a powerful panel on what it will take to turn Health Moonshots into reality in the Age of Superintelligence.

Jan 27, 2026

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Inside VIBEcare: Indira Paharia, PsyD, on Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care

Primary care is the front line of behavioral health. In this conversation, StartUp Health community member Indira Paharia, PsyD, CEO & Co-founder of VIBEcare, shares why integrated behavioral care must live inside primary care, how virtual models remove access barriers, and what it takes to scale evidence-based care where patients already seek help.

Jan 23, 2026

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Understanding the Players & Market - Manuel Kraus's Health Transformer Experience

StartUp Health community member Manuel Kraus shares how the Alzheimer’s Health Moonshot Community has helped MindAhead connect with fellow founders and experts, giving them deeper insight into market dynamics and key players in dementia care. These relationships are supporting their mission to bring digital behavioral therapy to people in the earliest stages of cognitive decline.

Jan 23, 2026

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Connecting with Like-Minded Innovators - Anna Berdine's Health Transformer Experience

StartUp Health community member Anna Berdine of Alamar Biosciences shares how being part of the Alzheimer’s Health Moonshot community has strengthened the company's mission to enable the earliest detection of disease. She highlights how collaboration with like-minded innovators supports the scaling of Alamar’s high sensitivity multiplex platform and helps advance patient care.

Jan 22, 2026

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NeuroEM Therapeutics Aims to Reverse Alzheimer’s Decline with a Noninvasive Wearable

StartUp Health community member Amanda Patanow, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at NeuroEM Therapeutics, shares how the company is working to stop and reverse cognitive decline from Alzheimer’s without drugs. She explains how current therapies provide only modest slowing of decline and often carry significant side effects, while NeuroEM has developed the first at-home, noninvasive wearable headset that restores healthy brain function by targeting core biological drivers through transcranial electromagnetic treatment.

Jan 22, 2026

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Inside datosX: The Future of Digital Health Validation and AI-Driven Evidence

What if digital health validation could happen in months, not years? In this conversation, StartUp Health community member Robin Roberts of datosX explains how his team is building the category-defining infrastructure for digital health evidence. From faster validation and lower costs to AI-powered intelligence with EVIDIA, this interview reveals how datosX is accelerating innovation, strengthening trust, and reshaping how new health solutions reach patients and providers.

Jan 20, 2026

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Advancing Early Detection of Alzheimer’s with Veravas’ Active Tau Blood Test

StartUp Health community member Chris Mirro, Chief Growth Officer of Veravas, shares how the team is empowering patients and providers with earlier and more accurate detection of Alzheimer’s disease and other tauopathies. He explains how their Verabind tau test is the only blood test that measures active tau pathology, allowing detection even before clinical symptoms appear. Chris highlights the milestone launch of the test as an LDT in 2025 and their AAIC presentation demonstrating a 96% agreement with tau PET scans, which helped accelerate global recognition. He also reflects on the value of the Alzheimer’s Health Moonshot Community in connecting Veravas with peers and experts who strengthen their capabilities. Looking ahead to 2026, Veravas seeks strategic partners in clinical trials and diagnostics across pharmaceutical organizations to advance widespread adoption.

Jan 16, 2026

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MindAhead: Improving Quality of Life and Slowing Cognitive Decline for People with Early Dementia

StartUp Health community member Manuel Kraus, Co-founder of MindAhead, shares how his team is improving quality of life and slowing symptomatic progression for people with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia. He explains how many individuals withdraw from daily activities, which accelerates decline, and how MindAhead addresses this with digital behavioral therapy designed specifically for early cognitive challenges.

Jan 15, 2026

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Solving Silent Pain: The MUTU System Approach to Women's Core and Pelvic Health

Pelvic health conditions affect millions of women, yet most are told to simply cope. In this Health Moonshot Update conversation, CEO & Founder Wendy Powell shares how she built MUTU System into a clinically-validated digital platform that improves pelvic floor function, core strength, and overall quality of life. A StartUp Health community member since 2022, Wendy discusses the platform’s NHS evaluated outcomes, why community engagement drives lasting change, and how employers and health systems are adopting MUTU at scale. A must watch for anyone working in women’s health, digital therapeutics, or workplace wellbeing.

Jan 13, 2026

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Accelerated Progress - Dr. Codi Gharagouzloo's Health Transformer Experience

StartUp Health community member Codi Gharagouzloo, PhD, shares how the Alzheimer’s Health Moonshot Community accelerated Imaginostics’ progress. An introduction from Dr. Phyllis Ferrell directly enabled a clinical partnership for their 96 participant Alzheimer’s and dementia study, one of the company’s most important milestones on the path to validation and commercialization.

Jan 8, 2026

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Mission-Aligned Storytelling and Exposure - Mark Edwards' Health Transformer Experience

StartUp Health community member Mark Edwards shares how the Alzheimer’s Health Moonshot Community has elevated awareness of ViewMind through mission-aligned storytelling and exposure. These connections are helping propel their work to transform cognitive health through accessible, noninvasive screening.

Jan 7, 2026

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Starlight Helps Patients Follow Their Doctor's Orders

After a chronic diagnosis or hospital discharge, patients are often left to manage complex care plans with little to no support. StartUp Health community member Nandan Rao, PhD, CEO & Founder of Starlight, is changing that by redesigning the way care is delivered between visits. This is what it looks like when care teams and patients stay connected – without adding more work for doctors.

Jan 6, 2026

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Latest Videos

Alamar Biosciences Is Advancing Early Disease Detection

Sana Health Advances Toward Global Scale in Pain and PTSD Care

It's Been Invaluable - Chris Mirro's Health Transformer Experience

Sinaptica: Groundbreaking Personalized Precision Medicine for Brain Stimulation

ViewMind Brings Scalable, Noninvasive Alzheimer’s Screening to Primary Care

Invaluable Coaching - Beth Sanders' Health Transformer Experience

Neotiv Brings Early Alzheimer’s Detection to Every Smartphone

Reversing Type 2 Diabetes at Scale: Virta CEO on AI, Nutrition, & the Future of Metabolic Health

Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence: Vinod Khosla & Unity Stoakes at Apollo House

2026 APOLLO HOUSE Event Highlights

Caregivers as the Front Door: A Health Moonshot Update with CAREgivers Insight

Practical Guidance and Meaningful Connections - Mitul Desai's Health Transformer Experience

Building the Modern Health Stack in the Age of Superintelligence | Ft AWS, Labcorp, NVIDIA, Advocate Health

Inside VIBEcare: Indira Paharia, PsyD, on Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care

Understanding the Players & Market - Manuel Kraus's Health Transformer Experience

Connecting with Like-Minded Innovators - Anna Berdine's Health Transformer Experience

NeuroEM Therapeutics Aims to Reverse Alzheimer’s Decline with a Noninvasive Wearable

Inside datosX: The Future of Digital Health Validation and AI-Driven Evidence

Advancing Early Detection of Alzheimer’s with Veravas’ Active Tau Blood Test

MindAhead: Improving Quality of Life and Slowing Cognitive Decline for People with Early Dementia

Solving Silent Pain: The MUTU System Approach to Women's Core and Pelvic Health

Accelerated Progress - Dr. Codi Gharagouzloo's Health Transformer Experience

Mission-Aligned Storytelling and Exposure - Mark Edwards' Health Transformer Experience

Starlight Helps Patients Follow Their Doctor's Orders

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