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Longevity Dividend for Israel

Longevity Dividend for Israel from enhancing research, development and education for healthy longevity and prevention of aging-related diseases

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The “Longevity Dividend” concept, primarily developed by Prof. Jay Olshansky of the University of Chicago and Prof. Dana Goldman’s group at the University of Southern California, argues for the need to enhance biomedical research of aging. Principally, the Longevity Dividend concept argues that the therapeutic technologies that would be developed by biomedical research of aging should enable us to directly intervene into the aging process and thus prevent multiple aging-related diseases and thus extend healthy longevity. This argument is based on the fact that aging is the main risk factor or underlying cause of all chronic non-communicable aging-related diseases and a critical risk factor for communicable infectious diseases. Hence a therapeutic intervention into aging should be able to make a massive improvement in population health by preventing multiple aging-associated diseases and disabilities that have aging as their common determining factor. This increase in the healthy longevity of the population, according to the Longevity Dividend concept, would create massive economic benefits, including benefits for the welfare and healthcare system, saving expenses in these systems by extending the healthy and productive period of life. These savings would subsequently free additional resources for further economic development. Hence, according to the Longevity Dividend concept, there is an urgent need to prioritize the support of biomedical research of aging that would be able to provide such therapeutic and preventive means (Olshansky, 2019; Goldman et al., 2013; Stambler, 2025). These are the main premises of Longevity Medicine and Geroscience, represented by the NIH Geroscience Interest Group, combining the US National Institute on Aging (NIA) and researchers on aging of all the NIH institutes.

The model for the economic benefits or longevity dividend thanks to preventing aging-related ill health is presented in the seminal paper by Jay Olshansky and Dana Goldman’s groups “Substantial health and economic returns from delayed aging may warrant a new focus for medical research”, Health Affairs, 32 (10), 1698–1705, 2013. In that foundational 2013 Health Affairs paper, Dana Goldman and his co-authors estimated the value of delayed aging (corresponding to a year of increasing healthy life expectancy) at $7.1 trillion (discounted present value in $2010) for the US population over age 50 from 2010-2060 (i.e. over the period of 50 years).  This value can be distributed over the 6.88 billion life years lived 2010-2060, which gives a crude average benefit of $1032 per life-year lived. 

At the request of Vetek Association – the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life, Israel, Dana Goldman’s group performed an approximate calculation of Longevity Dividend for Israel, based on the same assumptions (personal communication to Dr. Ilia Stambler, Dec 2019). According to this calculation, assuming that this benefit holds for Israel and doing a rough estimate of the Israeli population 50 and older over the same time span would give a total benefit of around $75 billion, over the period of 50 years, or $1.5 billion per year (~5.5 billion NIS per year) economic benefit for Israel (Table 1) from a year increase in healthy life expectancy. 

It should be emphasized that this method provides a rough estimate of the order of magnitude. With additional research, it may be possible to refine the calculation and provide a more precise estimate of the economic benefit for Israel that would results from preventing aging-related ill health via enhancing research, development and education for healthy longevity and prevention of multiple aging-related diseases. This research can be performed by establishing an advisory body and relevant calls for research proposals.

Table 1

FEM results (Health Affairs, 2013)

7.10E+12

total benefit

Census estimate

918133151

population 51+ (2010-2017)

Census projections

5960944533

population 51+ (2018-2060)

benefit per life year lived

1032.12

 

Israel 50+ (2010)

1862087

 

Israel 50+ (2060)

4696107

 

Estimate of 50+ life-years (2010-2060)

7.23E+07

 

Total benefit

7.46E+10

 

References

Goldman DP, Cutler D, Rowe JW, Michaud PC, Sullivan J, Peneva D, Olshansky SJ (2013) Substantial health and economic returns from delayed aging may warrant a new focus for medical research, Health Affairs, 32 (10), 1698–1705.

Olshansky SJ (2019) Longevity Dividend, in Dupre M, Gu D (Eds.), Stambler I (Sect. Ed.), Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging, Cham: Springer.

Stambler I (2025), The politics of the Longevity Dividend. How much is healthy longevity worth us? in Umbrello S, Hughes J, Cali C (Eds.) The Biopolitics of Human Enhancement, Berlin: De Gruyter

Vetek Association co-organizes the Longevity Conference in the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) on 19 September 2025

Vilnius, Lithuania, on September 19.

Vetek Association co-organizes the International Conference “Towards Healthy Longevity” in the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas)

https://longevitybaltics.org/seimas-longevity-conference-vilnius-19-september-2025/

Program: https://www.lrs.lt/sip/getFile3?p_fid=112202

Registration: www.lrs.lt/registracija

This conference in the Lithuanian Parliament in Vilnius, takes places after the 3rd Baltic Conference on Healthy Longevity, in Riga, Latvia, that Vetek Association also co-organizes.

https://longevitybaltics.org/2025-healthy-longevity-conference/

2025 Healthy Longevity Conference

As a part of the series of international conferences that Vetek Association co-organizes in 2025.

https://www.longevityisrael.org/vetek-associaiton-an-organizer-of-international-conferences-in-2025/

Vetek Associaiton – an organizer of international conferences in 2025

 

Vetek Association Yearly Report 2024

דו”ח הפעילות של עמותת “ותק – התנועה לאיכות ואריכות חיים” לשנת 2024

בשנת 2024 העמותה המשיכה בפעילותה לקידום אריכות ואיכות החיים. התקיימו מגוון פעילויות לקידום מטרות העמותה כמפורט בדו”ח להלן.

השתתפות בכנסים וארגון כנסים 

ב-28-31 באוקטובררץ 2024, בשיתוף התוכנית למדע, טכנולוגיה וחברה של אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, עמותת “ותק – התנועה לאיכות ואריכות חיים” ארגנה כנס בינלאומי בינתחומי באוניברסיטת בר-אילן (שהתקיים באולם ננו-טכנולוגיה) לקידום מחקר, פיתוח וחינוך לאריכות חיים בריאים ומניעת מחלות זקנה – תחת הכותרת “עם אריכות החיים – LONGEVITY NATION”. בכנס השתתפו מעל 100 דוברים באופן פיזי ואונליין, כולל חוקרים מובילים, אנשי ציבור ומובילי דעת קהל מישראל, ארה”ב, אירופה וסין.

https://longevitynation.org

הכנס יצר חשיפה תקשורתית רחבה, בתקשורת הישראלית ובינלאומית. כמו כן, במסגרת הכנס, פורסמה עמדת מומחים לקידום מחקר, פיתוח וחינוך לאריכות חיים בריאים ומניעת מחלות זקנה.

https://longevitynation.org/press/
https://www.longevityisrael.org/press/
העמותה המשיכה בסדרת מפגשים קהילתיים בתל אביב לקידום מחקר, פיתוח וחינוך לקידום אריכות חיים בריאים.

כמו כן, נציגי העמותה השתתפו בארגון ותצוגה במספר כנסים וירטואליים ופיזיים בינלאומיים לקידום אריכות חיים בריאים ומניעת מחלות זקנה, ברובם חברי העמותה השתתפו בארגון והנחיית הכנסים.

פלטפורמה אינטרנטית לקידום האקוסיסטמה של מחקר, פיתוח, תעשיה וחינוך לאריכות חיים בריאים בישראל

בעקבות הכנס “עם אריכות החיים”, עמותת ותק – בשיתוף עם ארגון BGRF הבריטי הרחיבה את הפלטפורמה האינטרנטית האינטראקטיבית לקידום האקוסיסטמה של מחקר, פיתוח וחינוך לאריכות חיים בריאים בישראל – Longevity Industry Ecosystem in Israel . הפלטפורמה הוקמה ע”י העמותה יחד עם ארגון BGRF ב-2023. הפלטפורמה ממפה את הגורמים העיקריים בתחום בישראל, מנתחת אותם, מקשרת ביניהם ויוצרת להם חשיפה אינטרנטית. במקביל עמותת ותק ושותפיה פרסמה דו”ח אנליטי אודות תעשיית אריכות החיים בישראל.
https://www.longevityisrael.info/

שיתופי פעולה בינלאומיים

נמשכו ונקשרו קשרי שותפות ואפיליאציה עם אגודות מקצועית ואקדמיות וארגונים בינלאומיים המובילים בתחום שיפור הבריאות של האדם הזקן, כולל הארגונים שבהם התקיים שיתוף פעולה הדוק בארגון פעילויות משותפות.
בפרט, בשיתוף עם אגודות AFAR, ILA ואחרות העמותה פעלה להקמת שיתוף פעולה בתחום חקר זקנה בין ישראל לארה”ב, ושיתפוי פעולה בינלאומים אחרים, כולל קידום קולות קוראים למחקר משותף.
https://www.longevityisrael.org/international-cooperation/

פרסומים מדעיים

במהלך השנה נציגי העמותה כתבו ופרסמו מאמרים מדעים ופרקים בספרים אקדמיים אודות קידום אריכות חיים בריאים ומניעת מחלות זקנה, בשם העמותה, ובשיתוף עם קבוצות מחקר בארץ ובחו”ל (סין, דרום קוריה, קנדה, רוסיה, האיחוד האירופי, ארה”ב).
https://www.longevityhistory.com/about-the-author/

עוד מאמרים רבים פורסמו על ידי חברי המועצה המדעית של העמותה (בשם האוניברסיטאות שלהם, ולא בשם העמותה). 
https://www.longevityisrael.org/scientific-board/

פרסומים בתקשורת

ב-2024 פעילות העמותה יצרה חשיפה תקשורתית רחבה, שהעלתה מודעות ציבורית לנושאי קידום אריכות חיים בריאים, בארץ ובחו”ל הקשורות לפעילות העמותה.
ובפרט נוצרה חשיפה תקשורתית לכנס LONGEVITY NATION שהעמותה ארגנה באוקטובר 2024. הנה כמה דוגמאות לפרסומים בתקשורת:

https://www.longevityisrael.org/press/

העמותה המשיכה להפיץ חומר חינוכי אודות קידום אריכות חיים בריאים במדיה החברתית ובאתרים שלה

פעילות פרלמנטארית

בעבר עמותת ותק הגיע למספר הצלחות והישגים בקידום מחקר, פיתוח וחינוך לאריכות חיים בריאים ומניעת מחלות זקנה בזירה הפרלמנטרית, כולל הוספת הסעיף, ביוזמת העמותה, אודות “הגברת מחקר, פיתוח וחינוך לקידום אריכות חיים בריאים ומניעת מחלות זקנה” כחלק מ-“תוכנית אב לאומית בתחום הזקנה” שפורסמה ע”י הכנסת ב-2019
https://www.longevityisrael.org/research-development-and-education-for-healthy-longevity-is-included-in-israel-national-masterplan-on-aging/

וכן העמותה עודדה וסייעה בניסוח קולות קוראים בתחום הזקנה לתמיכת חקר ההזדקנות בישראל ושיתוף פעולה עם ישראל – כגון שת”פ בחקר ההזדקנות בין ישראל לבריטניה BIRAX AGEING
https://www.longevityisrael.org/second-call-for-proposals-britain-israel-research-and-academic-exchange-partnership-on-ageing-birax-ageing

גם בשנת 2024 העמותה המשיכה בפעילות זאת. העמותה עודדה הוצאות קולות קוראים בנושא חקר הזקנה במשרדים הרלוונטיים כולל משרד החדשנות, המדע והטכנולוגיה ומשרד הבריאות.

https://www.longevityisrael.org/healthy-aging-is-included-into-the-israel-national-call-for-research-proposals-by-the-ministry-of-innovation-science-and-technology/

 

 

Calls for Research Proposals on Aging by the Israel Ministry of Science

2025

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2022

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2020

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2018

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2016

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2015

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2021 BIRAX Ageing (supported by the Ministry of Science)

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2018 BIRAX Ageing (supported by the Ministry of Science)

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Summary 2015-2025

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Knesset conference on research, development and education for healthy longevity – 16 July 2025

An excellent longevity conference took place on July 16 in Knesset on the subject of “Research, Development and Education for Healthy Longevity” co-organized by our associations – Vetek and Disabled, Not Half a Person. The conference was organized by the Knesset Lobby for the Geriatric and Nursing Care Population, chaired by MK Etty Atia. Many thanks to her! – hosting such a conference in this time in Israel is not to be taken for granted. The conference was co-initiated and co-organized by Vetek Association and Disabled, Not Half a Person association. Thanks to our dear partners and fellow leaders and board members in both Vetek Association and Disabled, Not Half a Person association – Alex Fridman and Hanan Tal.

Alongside prominent Israeli researchers, physicians, and public health activists in the healthy longevity field (such as Alexander Rabinovitz and Myriam), several Members of Knesset participated, across the political spectrum. These included chairman of the Knesset Health Committee MK Yonatan Mashriqi (Shas), Knesset Deputy Chairman MK Nissim Vaturi, former Minister of Social Welfare MK Meir Cohen (Yesh Atid), MK Eli Dellal and MK Osher Shekalim (Likud), MK Tatiana Mazarsky (Yesh Atid). If there is one topic that unites all political parties, it is this topic of healthy longevity promotion, as the subject is common for all of us.

The conference made it clear that healthy longevity extension is THE real solution for the aging challenge, including its health and humanitarian problems. And research, development and education for healthy longevity and prevention of aging related diseases is THE necessary condition for the accomplishment of this task.

As quite a few participants mentioned in the conference, we are advancing this topic now, against quite a few current odds, promoting this long-term vision. 

The conference is expected to create a good boost for the longevity policy in Israel and internationally, including new support programs. We will continue advancing this mission. Thanks to all the involved!

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The national longevity ecosystem in Israel: An international frame of reference and collaboration

Stambler I. The national longevity ecosystem in Israel: An international frame of reference and collaboration. In: Handbook on Longevity Medicine: The Road Map. Edited by Arseniy Trukhanov, Mike K.S. Chan, Yuriy Nalapko. European Wellness Academy, 2024. https://doi.org/10.69669/br8662

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Stambler I, Lederman S, Olshansky S.J, Cohen HY, Schumacher B, Greenfield S, Krizhanovsky V, Grunewald M, Barzilai N, Gonos ES, Yanay Y, Yivgi-Ohana N, Atzmon G, Bar DZ, Alon U, Shen-Orr S, Bischof E, Strauss T, Vita-More N, Calabrese V, Kozhokaru AB, Kyriazis M, Kaminskiy D, Miller F, Trukhanov A, Fraifeld V, Cordeiro JL, Faragher R. Longevity Nation – Enhancing Research, Development and Education for Healthy Longevity. Advances in Gerontology, 14 (4), 151-160, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079057025600089 

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Stambler I. The pursuit of longevity – The bringer of peace to the Middle East. Current Aging Science, 6, 25-31, 2014. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874609807666140521110554

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Happy Metchnikoff Day! May 15, 2025 – The 180th anniversary of Elie Metchnikoff – the founder of Gerontology

On May 15, there is a significant date in the longevity world – the 180th anniversary of the birth of Elie Metchnikoff (15 May 1845 – 15 July 1916) – a Nobel Laureate, a founder of cell immunology, and THE founder of the modern science of aging and longevity – GERONTOLOGY, the person who coined the very term “gerontology” in 1903, and paved the way toward its development, from the recognition of aging as a medical condition, to specific areas of interventions for healthy longevity – such as probiotics and microbiome treatments, immunotherapies of aging (vaccines against aging), general healthy longevity promoting and rejuvenative lifestyle regimens.

https://www.longevityhistory.com/read-the-book-online/#_Toc328319983 

It is beneficial for the proponents of a field to commemorate the field’s founding figures, not just to honor their legacy, but to do some “soul searching” of the successes and failures along the way, and seek ways toward future development and improvement. 

In 2015, on Metchnikoff’s 170th anniversary, many representatives of the longevity community, in several countries, commemorated Metchnikoff’s contribution, with educational events and publications, creating the special “International Metchnikoff Day” campaign around May 15, which helped build up the longevity community and drew additional interest to the longevity field, including the professional community, general public and the press. See an overview of the “Metchnikoff Day” on his 170th anniversary on 15 May 2015, and yet another celebration of the Metchnikoff Day on his 175th anniversary around 15 May 2020.

https://www.longevityforall.org/170th-anniversary-of-elie-metchnikoff-the-founder-of-gerontology-may-15-2015/ 

https://www.longevityforall.org/anniversary-of-the-founder-of-gerontology-elie-metchnikoff-lessons-from-history-and-hope-for-the-future/

On May 15, 2025, we mark the Metchnikoff Day on his 180th anniversary. Few special events and publications commemorate this occasion. Many other events and topics command global attention. Yet, this day is an opportunity to encourage the historical evaluation, analyzing and strategizing the longevity field, building the longevity community and drawing additional interest. We can express our gratitude to the historical creators of healthy longevity science and medicine, and boost the hope of emulating and hopefully surpassing their achievements!

https://www.longevityforall.org/happy-metchnikoff-day-may-15-2025-the-180th-anniversary-of-elie-metchnikoff-the-founder-of-gerontology/

Israel governmental budget for aging research

There is a critical need to support healthy longevity promotion in Israel.
The actual support is minimal!
There is a need to encourage governmental and private investments into biomedical R&D and Education programs for healthy longevity.

Below is the detailing of the Israel governmental budget for aging research for the years 2015-2025 (data collected by Vetek Association, corrections and additions are welcome).

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Longevity Nation 2025 – Bar-Ilan University – 28-29 October 2025

תאריכים חדשים לכנס לקידום אריכות חיים בריאים – 28-29 באוקטובר! באוניברסיטת בר-אילן

שלום חברים. עדכון חשוב לגבי הכנס LONGEVITY NATION לקידום מחקר, פיתוח וחינוך לאריכות חיים בריאים. בשל אירועים מיוחדים באוניברסיטת בר-אילן, אנחנו מזיזים את הכנס מ-25-26 ביוני (כמו הודעתנו קודם) לתאריכים חדשים – 28-29 באוקטובר 2025! – ימי שלישי ורביעי (אחרי החגים  ואחרי תחילת השנה האקדמית)! הכנס יתקיים באותו מקום שתוכנן קודם, באוניברסיטת בר-אילן, באולם ננו. הכנס בינלאומי ויתקיים באנגלית, בהשתתפות חוקרים, מפתחום ומחנכים, אנשי מפתח ומובילי דעת קהל, מהבולטים בתחום הלונג’ביטי, מישראל ומחו”ל.  

https://longevitynation.org/

אתם מוזמנים להירשם בקישור להלן. מי שנרשם ליוני, מוזמן להירשם שוב לתאריכים החדשים ב-28-29 באוקטובר!

https://longevitynation.org/register-and-donate/

הכניסה חינם, אבל ההרשמה נדרשת. הכנס חינם, אבל כדי לאפשר את קיום הכנס בחינם, אנחנו נודה על כל תרומה וחסות. פרטים לתרומות לעמותת “ותק – התנועה לאיכות ואריכות חיים (ע”ר)” שמארגנת את הכנס, באותו דף הרשמה.

https://longevitynation.org/register-and-donate/

וכן, באותו טופס הרשמה, יש אופציה להגיש בקשה להציג בכנס, הרצאה או פוסטר (כולל נושא ותקציר). קבלת תקצירים לא מובטחת, ותידון ע”י הועד המארגן עד כחודש לפני הכנס.

נשמח לראות אתכם בכנס, ב28-29 באוקטובר! הכנס צפוי לקדם באופן משמעותי את המחקר, פיתוח וחינוך לאריכות חיים בריאים, בישראל ובשיתוף פעולה עם ישראל.

תודה על תמיכתכם! תודה על שיתוף והפצת הידיעה!

ד”ר איליה סטמבלר. יו”ר עמותת “ותק”, יו”ר הועד המארגן.

Longevity Nation 2025 conference is postponed to new dates – October 28-29! In Bar-Ilan University.

Dear friends. There is an important update about the Longevity Nation 2025 conference – Enhancing Research, Development and Education for Healthy Longevity.

Due to special events in Bar-Ilan University, the conference is postponed from the earlier announced dates (June 25-26) to new dates – October 28-29, 2025! (After the Jewish Holidays, and after the beginning of the Academic Year.) The conference will take place in the same location as announced earlier: in Bar-Ilan University, Nanotechnology building, Ramat-Gan (Tel Aviv district), Israel.

The conference is international and will take place in English. It will include leading researchers, developers and educators, key figures and opinion leaders, in the healthy longevity field, from Israel and internationally.

You are welcome to register in the link below. Those who have registered for June, and would like to attend, welcome to re-register again for the new dates – October 28-29!

https://longevitynation.org/register-and-donate/

Attendance is free, but registration is required.

Though the attendance is free, we are grateful for your sponsorships and donations, which are necessary for us to enable the free attendance. Details for donations to Vetek (Seniority) Association – the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life, that organizes this conference, are in the same registration page:

https://longevitynation.org/register-and-donate/

Also in the same registration form, there is an option to submit a request for presentation at the conference, oral or poster (including the title and abstract). The presentation acceptance is not guaranteed, and will be decided by the organizing committee, up to 1 month prior to the conference.

Hoping to see you at the event, on October 28-29! We do expect this event to make a significant positive impact for the promotion of research, development and education for healthy longevity, in Israel and in cooperation with Israel.

Thanks for your support! Thanks for sharing and spreading the word!

Dr. Ilia Stambler. Chairman of Vetek Association. Chairman of the Organizing Committee.

Vetek Associaiton – an organizer of international conferences in 2025

In 2025, Vetek Association is a founding partner in organizing several international conferences.
In addition to the main longevity event in Israel – the Longevity Nation conference that will take place in Bar-Ilan University, on October 28-29
https://longevitynation.org/
Registration https://longevitynation.org/register-and-donate/

And community meetups in Israel https://www.longevityisrael.org/meetups/

Vetek association is also a major co-organizer of several international conference in Europe, including:

Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2025
GeniiLongevity 2025 (Geneva Insights and Innovations)
https://geniilongevity.com/
At the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) https://cicg.ch/en/
Registration
https://geniilongevity.com/registration/

Riga, Latvia, on September 16-17, 2025
International Baltic Conference on Healthy Longevity 2025
https://longevitybaltics.org/2025-healthy-longevity-conference/
At the Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia (auditorium 302 “Domus auditorialis” at Zunda krastmala 8, Riga)
https://www.rtu.lv/en
Registration
https://longevitybaltics.org/registration/

Vilnius, Lithuania, on September 19.

Vetek Association co-organizes the International Conference “Towards Healthy Longevity” in the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas)

https://longevitybaltics.org/seimas-longevity-conference-vilnius-19-september-2025/

Program: https://www.lrs.lt/sip/getFile3?p_fid=112202

Registration: www.lrs.lt/registracija

Porto, Portugal, on October 8-9, 2025
NexiiLongevity 2025 (Next Technology Innovation International)
https://nexiilongevity.com/
At the Alfandega Porto Congress Centre
https://www.ccalfandegaporto.com/en/
Registration https://nexiilongevity.com/

Looking forward to joining forces for our common goal of promoting healthy longevity for all!