Black Book Research has released its 2026 Emerging Healthcare Supply Chain Vendor Watch List, identifying 10 companies it said warrant increased consideration by hospitals and health systems ahead of the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management’s 2026 conference.
The unranked watch list includes:
- Clarium
- Cryoport
- Cycle Labs
- Diligent Robotics
- ID Integration
- Kontakt.io
- ReadySet Surgical
- SupplyCopia
- Symmetric Health Solutions
- Tomorrow Health
Black Book said it evaluated emerging vendors using 18 qualitative key performance indicators designed to assess factors including innovation, interoperability, cybersecurity, scalability, implementation, measurable return on investment and long-term enterprise viability, according to a July 24 news release.
The organization said the watch list highlights companies advancing areas such as supply chain resilience, surgical supply coordination, hospital robotics, real-time location services and temperature-controlled therapy logistics.
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