Longevity India Initiative : IISc
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) launched the Longevity India Initiative.
- Longevity India Initiative is a project focused on efforts to extend human ‘healthspan’ and tackle ageing-related challenges.
- It has also started a large-scale clinical study that will involve researchers from multiple IISc departments, clinicians, industry, philanthropists and civil society.
- It seeks to enhance the understanding of ageing through both fundamental and applied research, and to develop solutions that can improve quality of life.
- It will leverage advanced research to develop interventions that can help manage age-related diseases more effectively, with an emphasis on promoting healthy ageing across India.
- It has received initial grant funding support from Prashanth Prakash, Founding Partner, Accel India.
- India’s elderly population projected to surge to 347 million by 2050, it is imperative that there is a need to leverage technology to provide accessible geriatric healthcare, nurture the silver economy and invest in digital systems that support ageing populations
