Groundbreaking Healthcare Technologies Take Center Stage at Premier’s Innovation Celebration

Key takeaways:

• During our annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition, Premier’s Innovation Celebration honors pioneering healthcare technologies that have been launched throughout the year.
• The 2025 Innovation Celebration will showcase eight of Premier’s future-ready healthcare suppliers, their products and the ways that they are supporting better, faster and smarter healthcare.
• Breakthroughs Conference attendees will have an exclusive opportunity to talk to the honorees and see their novel solutions in person during the Innovation Celebration on July 15.

Premier's highly anticipated annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition will kick off on July 15 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.

Breakthroughs 25 remains one of the nation’s leading and most influential healthcare conferences. The event offers a dynamic platform for healthcare providers, suppliers, life sciences organizations and others across the industry to engage with transformative ideas, connect with industry leaders and explore cutting-edge innovations shaping the future of healthcare.

A standout moment of the conference, the Innovation Celebration honors leading suppliers for their breakthrough technologies and bold contributions to healthcare innovation.

This year we will celebrate: Esaote North America, Inc., Flat Medical, Global Health Products, Inc., Siemens Healthineers, Stryker, Sunset Healthcare Solutions, Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, and Werfen.

These organizations have introduced groundbreaking solutions to help advance healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. Below are brief descriptions of their game-changing products.

Esaote North America, Inc.

Esaote’s O-scan SMART MRI system provides a comfortable and intelligent environment designed for clinical examinations of the upper and lower extremities. Its distinctive efficiency enables high throughput rates to accommodate more patients, and its small-footprint design fits in tight spaces with minimal construction disruption – making MRIs more accessible to everyone, everywhere. The O-scan SMART’s helium-free sustainable design, combined with reduced energy consumption and lower maintenance costs, helps deliver cost effectiveness and a faster return on investment.

Flat Medical

An advancement of 50-year-old technology, Flat Medical’s EpiFaith® Syringe streamlines epidural space localization with intuitive design. EpiFaith delivers real-time, objective and quantitative pressure information, accompanied by a visual indicator to help ensure safety, precision and confidence with epidural procedures in various clinical scenarios.

Global Health Products, Inc.

Global Health’s Protein Basics™ offer innovative protein-packed condiments with 16g of protein per packet – supporting recovery and helping meet daily protein goals that are crucial for healing, strength and overall patient outcomes. They come in classic condiment flavors like Raspberry Topper, French Dressing, Ketchup and Barbecue with no extra steps or special preparation needed. Protein Basics™ adds meaningful nutrition to meals patients already enjoy, making it easier for caregivers to deliver consistent care while saving time and reducing costs.

Siemens Healthineers

Currently, an estimated 5 percent of the U.S. population has Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH), although most are unaware as the disease is typically asymptomatic. Without intervention, MASH can lead to cirrhosis, liver failure and associated sequelae. The Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF®) Test from Siemens Healthineers is a simple, noninvasive blood test that quantifies three analytes which directly contribute to liver fibrosis, a central cause of MASH progression. The ELF® Test is the first prognostic tool for patients with advanced fibrosis – granted FDA authorization to help assess the likelihood of progressing to cirrhosis and liver-related clinical events.

Stryker

The Artelon FlexBand® Twist from Stryker is a next-generation solution for reinforcing tendon and extra-articular ligament repairs. Its degradable, synthetic material is high strength, load sharing and designed to mimic normal tissue elasticity while in the body. Artelon increases reconstruction strength without significantly impacting stiffness, and the material integrates over 4-6 years, serving as a scaffold for connective tissue ingrowth.

Sunset Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

The PeDIA Pediatric Anesthesia Balloon from Sunset Healthcare Solutions is the world’s first mask-free system and method for inhalation induction. It replaces the mask with a colorful, whistling balloon, helping to decrease anxiety and trauma for parents and child during the anesthesia induction process. PeDIA supports savings on sedation medication as well as improved CAHPS scores.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Vertex Pharmaceuticals received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in January 2025 for a medication for the treatment of moderate-to-severe acute pain in adults. This medication is the first and only oral, nonopioid therapy and pain signal inhibitor highly selective for NaV1.8, a voltage-gated sodium channel. This marks a significant milestone, as no new class of therapies had been approved for patients with moderate-to-severe acute pain in over 20 years. Click to learn more.

Werfen

Werfen’s GEM® Premier™ 7000 with iQM®3 is the first blood gas testing system that provides lab-quality hemolysis detection at the point of care. Whole blood hemolysis detection can help reduce unnecessary sample collection, delays and inappropriate treatment – and optimize staff time, reduce costs and improve patient management. Clinicians can lower preanalytical error rates due to hemolysis with GEMweb® Plus 500 Custom Connectivity by tracking operators and locations to identify where further training is required. Werfen Academy can also provide the necessary content for instruction.

Congratulations to all showcased Premier-contracted suppliers and their innovative healthcare technologies!

As Premier gears up for its 14th annual Innovation Celebration, we are thrilled to honor the companies and technologies that continue to revolutionize healthcare. Each year, our esteemed panel of Premier member clinicians, physicians and supply chain experts rigorously evaluate roughly 120 nominations, recognizing impactful advancements in healthcare technology and services. We look forward to highlighting our suppliers and their innovative advancements that support better, faster and smarter healthcare.

Registration for Breakthroughs 25 is open. Secure your spot today and check out these innovations in person during the Innovation Celebration on Tuesday, July 15!