Contact: visb@umich.edu The past year-and-a-half has shown how the health care industry needs impactful innovations. The new Pinkert Healthcare Accelerator at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business aims to support that innovation by helping students develop and launch their creative ideas for addressing major challenges in health care. Managed in the Zell Lurie Institute at Michigan Ross , the Pinkert Healthcare Accelerator adds to the extensive world-class health care and entrepreneurial offerings available to Michigan Ross and U-M students. The accelerator provides student teams with grant seed funding; expert mentorship from U-M faculty, staff and alumni; and advising from a board of leaders in health care entrepreneurship and investing.