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Higher intake of some food preservatives is linked with increased risks of type 2 diabetes and cancer, two studies suggest. The findings were based on diet and health data from more than 100,000 French adults in the NutriNet-Santé study between 2009 and 2023. Of 17 preservatives analysed individually, higher consumption of 12 was associated with [...]
We round up the latest ageing and longevity investment news. Regenerative cellular medicine company Celularity Inc has secured a US$10m financing package to support its healthy-ageing innovations. The NASDAQ-listed business which focuses on addressing age-related and degenerative diseases secured the financing from Philip Barach, co-founder and former president of US investment house DoubleLine Capital. “This [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an automated brain fluid device designed to help ease intensive care nursing shortages. Seattle-based BrainSpace said its Intellidrop system integrates hardware and software to enable continuous brain pressure measurement and closed-loop, gravity-driven drainage of cerebrospinal fluid, the liquid that surrounds and cushions the brain and spinal [...]
The Global Initiative on Ageing and Longevity has launched a North American chapter to boost innovation and economic transformation in the longevity sector. The organisation, known as GIA-L, said the new chapter will strengthen its mission to help people of all ages thrive across longer, healthier lives and tap into the growing longevity economy. Building [...]
Insilico has signed a multi-year US$888m oncology deal with Servier to use AI in discovering and developing cancer therapies. The AI-driven drug discovery company will use its Pharma.AI platform to identify and advance potential drug candidates, while Servier will lead clinical validation, regulatory interactions and worldwide commercialisation. Under the agreement, Insilico will be eligible to [...]
Agetech World explores the latest business developments in the world of ageing and longevity. AI app tackles dementia-related loneliness Amicus Brain Innovations has launched Amicus INTERACT. The AI-powered app is designed to provide real-time guidance that enables meaningful conversations and helps reduce the social isolation often caused by memory loss and communication challenges. As dementia [...]
A multi-BILLION-Euro Swiss finance house has launched Pictet-Longevity as a vehicle to invest in companies in the ageing space. Founded by Pictet Asset Management the new entity will aim to capitalise on ‘the economic implications of ageing populations’. Lead manager Marien-Baptiste Pouyat said: “By uniting our health and human experience under Pictet-Longevity, we can capitalize [...]
Agetech World explores the latest business developments in the world of ageing and longevity. US$4.5m NIH Funding for senior care technology Immersive technology company Rendever has secured nearly US$4.5m in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve the ageing process through technology-enabled social networks. The funding includes US$3.8m for the Thrive [...]
Canadian life insurer and asset manager Manulife has boosted its presence in the healthy ageing sector with the launch of a CA$350m Longevity Institute. Valued at US$60bn, Manulife has been active in the longevity space for some time and says the new institute will see it fund ‘innovative research, and key industry collaborations’. Manulife’s chief [...]
Eye-screening firm Forus Health has received a 21 per cent investment to scale its AI diagnostics across India and abroad. Forus Health develops ophthalmic diagnostics — tools that detect eye disease — and “oculomics”, which uses eye images to flag wider risks such as diabetes or hypertension. Its devices have screened over 22 million people [...]
