Healthcare Logistics Startup Phox Health Takes Top Honors at BGSA Supply Chain Shark Tank

Phox Health wins both Judges' Choice and Audience Choice awards, validating patient-centric approach to last-mile healthcare delivery.

Published on Feb. 12, 2026

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Phox Health, a technology-enabled healthcare logistics company, won both the Judges' Choice and Audience Choice awards at the 20th Annual BGSA Supply Chain Conference Shark Tank Competition in January 2026. The double victory validates the company's patient-centric approach to last-mile healthcare delivery, which aims to protect the efficacy of temperature-sensitive medications and other medical supplies through real-time tracking, continuous temperature monitoring, and reliable same-day recoveries.

Why it matters

The win highlights the growing recognition among healthcare organizations that the last mile of healthcare delivery should be treated as critical infrastructure, requiring vertically integrated software and services purpose-built for the unique needs of the industry. Traditional delivery services often fall short, leading to millions of dollars in losses from temperature breaches and delayed patient care.

The details

Phox Health's platform connects healthcare providers like pharmacies, health systems, and laboratories with a network of vetted medical couriers, known as TRAX. The company's services add features that traditional delivery services lack, including all-day tracking, continuous temperature monitoring, same-day recoveries, and full chain-of-custody documentation. This helps ensure the safe and reliable delivery of specialty pharmaceuticals, temperature-controlled medications, laboratory specimens, and other medical supplies.

  • The 20th Annual BGSA Supply Chain Conference took place on January 22-23, 2026.
  • Phox Health won both the Judges' Choice and Audience Choice awards at the conference's Shark Tank competition in January 2026.

The players

Phox Health

A technology-enabled healthcare logistics company that provides last-mile delivery infrastructure for healthcare organizations.

Amit Gir, MD

Co-Founder and CEO of Phox Health.

BGSA Supply Chain Conference

An annual conference that brings together supply chain executives and logistics professionals to evaluate emerging solutions to industry challenges.

Kaiser Permanente

A major healthcare organization that works with Phox Health to manage deliveries of specialty pharmaceuticals, temperature-controlled medications, and other medical supplies.

Ochsner Health

A healthcare organization that also works with Phox Health to manage their last-mile delivery needs.

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What they’re saying

“We didn't compete for a trophy. We competed because everyone is a patient, will be a patient, or cares for a patient. Patients deserve a better, safer, more dependable delivery experience.”

— Amit Gir, MD, Co-Founder and CEO of Phox Health

“Winning both awards tells us something important. The judges evaluated technical merit, scalability, and market impact. The audience voted with empathy, knowing the value in patient care. Both groups recognized the same thing: healthcare can't keep using consumer delivery infrastructure for medications that cost $10,000 per vial and easily degrade with today's weather extremes. The stakes are too high.”

— Amit Gir, MD, Co-Founder and CEO of Phox Health

What’s next

Phox Health plans to use the visibility from the win to accelerate partnerships with pharmacy chains, health systems, and specialty medication providers who recognize the need for delivery infrastructure that prioritizes patient safety.

The takeaway

Phox Health's double victory at the BGSA Supply Chain Shark Tank competition underscores the growing importance of last-mile delivery as critical healthcare infrastructure. By offering a patient-centric approach with features like real-time tracking, temperature monitoring, and reliable same-day recoveries, the company is helping to address the shortcomings of traditional delivery services and protect the efficacy of temperature-sensitive medications and other medical supplies.