Business Advancement Center for Health

BACH highlights the value of collaboration among stakeholders and will host roundtables and consortia with industry and community partners, conferences, multi-sector forums, and interdisciplinary student competitions. Past events are also available to watch.

Participatory research projects will engage the community and industry, along with faculty and students. This ecosystem will complement Carlson coursework, expose students to state-of-the-art thinking, and engage faculty in innovative real-world health sector solutions.

Bridging the intersections of community, industry, and academia, BACH aligns sectors of the health economy to co-create innovative solutions to drive marketplace implementation. Learn more about how your gifts help to support BACH's research and activities for industry professionals and students. 

Discover how healthcare innovation and leadership are shaping the future at the 4th Annual Health Sector Leaders Consortium on October 28, hosted by the Business Advancement Center for Health at the University of Minnesota. Featuring senior leaders from BCG, Optum, Solventum and TrueNorth Health Ventures, this event highlights pressing issues in health equity, access, and value while connecting Minnesota’s healthcare community of students, alumni, and professionals.

On April 9, Convene 2025 brought together nearly 175 leaders from healthcare, business, and technology for a dynamic half-day conference hosted by the Business Advancement Center for Health (BACH) at Minnesota Carlson. This year’s theme—“Responsible AI: High Impact, Low Risk Healthcare”—sparked engaging conversations around ethical innovation, real-world AI applications, and preparing the workforce for an AI-enabled future. Highlights included a keynote by Microsoft’s Dr. David Rhew, a fireside chat with Lou DiLorenzo (pictured) of Deloitte Consulting, expert panels, and vibrant cross-sector collaboration. Miss the conference or want to explore key takeaways, speaker insights, and what’s ahead for Convene 2026?

The Business Advancement Center for Health (BACH) at the University of Minnesota successfully hosted the 6th Annual Interdisciplinary Health Data Competition, bringing together students from across disciplines to explore real-world healthcare challenges through data analysis.  

This year’s competition, themed “Healthcare Provider Deep Dive: Connecting Quality, Payment, and Social Context,” engaged 62 students across 18 interdisciplinary teams from 13 colleges and schools within the University of Minnesota. Each team incorporated perspectives from at least two different schools, reinforcing the competition’s mission to foster interdisciplinary collaboration. Data partner mimilabs provided a curated data set for the teams to analyze.