Our task is to act as a Global Observatory and the National focal point and catalyst for research and innovation by companies, universities, research and development centres. It is a tangible collective of UK and Global Intelligence around ageing and longevity, which we are committed to identifying, collating, and sharing.
Hosted in Bradford Institute for Health Research, the unit has become one of the largest elderly care applied health research units in the UK and has an established record of addressing key, clinically relevant questions in elderly care and stroke.
Visit websiteAn Interreg 2 Seas project with the aim to keep people independent at home for longer. The project will improve both their quality of life and the quality of their environment through partnerships and digital solutions. The project will be delivered through the creation of comprehensive and coherent partnerships in conjunction with house adaptations, digital solutions and apps, with an expected result of creating a change in policy towards the prevention of the loss of autonomy of elderly.
Visit websiteThis cross-faculty multidisciplinary consortium brings together scholarship and research in ageing in several complementary areas. The primary purpose of ARK is to enhance multidisciplinary research collaborations within King’s to better understand the mechanisms of ageing and improving health-span.
Visit websiteA global, mission-driven initiative to accelerate innovation in caregiving. This program, launched in partnership with digital innovation consulting company Shapeable, aims to build a data-driven insight, solutions and matchmaking platform that connects innovators with providers looking for next-generation and cost-effective solutions.
Visit websiteAHA Health is a digital health technology company that aims to disrupt the healthcare industry by building a blockchain-powered healthcare network where personal health records are stored in a distributed, decentralized, secure medium, access to which is controlled by patients.
Visit websiteThe Alzheimer's Society has an accelerator programme to fund innovations and inventions that could help people affected by dementia to live better. Funding of up to £100,000 is available.
Visit websiteFocuses on novel targets in the dementia therapeutic area, bringing together researchers from Biology, Chemistry, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience. The institute is part of a newly formed, world-class, network of three drug sponsored by Alzheimer’s Research UK.
Visit websiteA multidisciplinary approach to understanding and promoting successful ageing by asking how biological, technological, strategic, therapeutic and psychosocial strategies can be employed to understand and improve age-related decline.
Visit websiteBabylon Health aim to put an accessible and affordable health service in the hands of every person on earth. Babylon’s AI system has been created by experienced doctors and scientists using the latest advances in deep-learning. In September 2018, Babylon pledged £75 million to develop AI that will help GPs diagnose and manage chronic conditions. Headquartered in London, the company also has offices in the US, Rwanda, Canada and Malaysia.
Visit websiteA group dedicated to bringing researchers and older adults together to carry out research in to how we can age more healthily.
Visit websiteThe University of Wolverhampton is a member of the Dementia Action Alliance and undertakes Applied Research and Education in Dementia. The International Academy at the university is formally recognised as the first British university approved as a teaching centre to gain approval as an OET centre. This international English language test assesses the language communication skills of healthcare professionals who seek to register and practice in an English-speaking environment.
Visit websiteExplores research in therapeutic delivery, neuroimaging, wearable technologies and patient involvement with experts from Cardiff, Swansea and Bangor Universities, along with colleagues in NHS Wales and industry.
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