International Women’s Day: the wonderful women of longevity

Celebrating International Women’s Day, we reflect on just some of the pioneering women we have written about over the last few months.
Longevity.Technology: International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women; it fo…Read More

Aging in place is the “holy grail” of AgeTech

Keren Etkin, author of The AgeTech Revolution, talks aging in place and how it can benefit society at large.
As the world seeks to find answers to coping with our aging society, the market for innovative solutions to this challenge is growing rapidly – AgeTech is booming. But what are the barri…Read More

Longitude Prize on dementia names expert judging panelTuring Institute, University of Cambridge and US longevity experts named judges of ground-breaking dementia tech prize.
Innovation prize specialists Challenge Works has today announced details of the judging panel for the Longitude Prize on Dementia, naming nine judges including…Read More

£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…Read More

Large study finds brain training can reduce falls in older adults

It’s fall in your head – new 10-year study demonstrates brain training reduces fall risk.
New results from a large 10-year study show fall risk and incidence in older adults can be significantly reduced through a modest amount of a par…Read More

Clearday and Viveon Health SPAC announce merger agreement to accelerate innovative longevity tech

Definitive merger agreement set to accelerate robotic companion care/AI platform to market.
Clearday, Inc, a longevity tech company that uses an integrated platform of robotic companion care and AI-driven tech to serve the senior adult care…Read More

AI innovations to transform living with dementia awarded £1.9 million

Longitude Prize on Dementia champions personalized tech that to helps people living with dementia enjoy independent and fulfilled lives.
An app that helps people living with dementia communicate, high-tech facial recognition glasses to…Read More

Portfolia’s latest AgeTech investment leaves Toi Labs flushed with success

Female investor group backs creator of AI-powered smart toilet seat that continually monitors users’ health.
Investment group Portfolia has revealed its latest investment from its second Active Aging & Longevity fund. The all-female investor community has backed Age…Read More

Connected technologies are changing the future of aging at home

Huong Le Dieu, Lead Product Manager of BLabs at Baracoda Daily Healthtech, on why it’s time to take aging in place to the next level.
The demographics of the world population are shifting: the number of people over 65 has grown from 129 million to 750 million from 1965 to today […Read More

Physicians want AI tech to help dementia patients live longer

Two-thirds of UK GPs want to prescribe tech for their dementia patients to help them remain independent and live longer.
More than two-thirds (67%) of GPs in the UK would like to be able to prescribe assistive technologies to their patients when they are diagnosed with dementia,…Read More