£4m Longitude Prize on Dementia bags 175 entries

https://longevity.technology/news/4m-longitude-prize-on-dementia-bags-175-entries/Innovations from around the world, including smart glasses and gaming software, aim to help dementia sufferers regain independence.
The Longitude Prize on Dementia has received 175 entries from innovators across the globe. Launched in September 2022, and rewarding AI and machine-learning based technologies that provide personalized solutions to help people with dementia to live longer, higher quality lives at home, the £4.34 million prize is funded by Alzheimer’s Society, Innovate UK and delivered by global innovation prize experts Challenge Works.

The prize received entries from innovators in every corner of the globe; of the applications entered, greatest representation came from innovators in the UK, with 89 entries received, followed by 27 from innovators based in the US and 8 in Canada.

Longevity.Technology: With Innovations include high-tech smart glasses, brain-training gaming software, and navigation and walking aids, it’s clear that longevity technology is not limited to biotech and supplements. When we formulated our longevity domains it became clear that there are plenty of interesting longevity domains that aren’t attracting less capital because they’re not interesting to investors – rather, they are simply at an early stage (longevity lifestyle, longevity neurotech, aging in place, functional foods – see graph). This is why prizes like this are key for not only inspiring longevity innovation, but showcasing the opportunities in longevity to the wider world.