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Healthy Ageing and Longevity Assembly 2026 Lithuania

Healthy Ageing & Longevity Assembly 2026 Lithuania

Aims

Building on the ideas and conclusions of the international conference “Towards Healthy Longevity,” held in the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania on 19 September 2025, the next stage – the “Healthy Ageing and Longevity Assembly 2026,” will take place on 8–14 June 2026 in Lithuania.

This Assembly aims to become an international platform, bringing together Lithuanian as well as European and global experts, institutions, international organizations, academics, and social partners to jointly shape a sustainable vision for health, social well-being, and active ageing in Lithuania, in the EU and partner countries.

The Assembly will encourage dialogue and cooperation between science, policy, health care, social services, education, technology, and business, leading to practical recommendations and partnerships in Lithuania, the European Union, EU partner countries and beyond.

Preliminary Program (To be updated. Details about registration for each event will be published later on)

The Assembly is designed as a series of events, each with a slightly different focus, altogether encompassing and stimulating the entire healthy aging and longevity ecosystem:

Monday, 8 June 2026

Opening press conference in the Lithuanian Parliament – the Seimas, Vilnius.

Tuesday, 9 June 2026

International conference “Healthy Longevity Medicine: Clinical Practice and Prevention”

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU), Kaunas.

The program will present the most advanced practical experience and knowledge in the field of healthy longevity medicine, primarily for physicians and healthcare professionals.

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Longevity Science in Communities and Study Visits

Community events in various locations across Lithuania – in Vilnius, Kaunas, other cities (TBC). Informal public meetings aimed at promoting healthy ageing and longevity.

Thursday, 11 June 2026

International scientific conference “Science of Ageing and Longevity: from fundamental research to implementation”

Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (LMA), Vilnius.

Aim: To inform the broader scientific community and decision-makers about the current state of longevity science in Lithuania and globally, and to outline further directions for developing this field in Lithuania. Focus: the latest advances in ageing and longevity science – primarily for researchers and students.

Friday, 12 June 2026

High-Level Policy Forum “Health In All Policies

Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius.

Focus: New policies and programs for the development of healthy longevity in Lithuania and internationally – for researchers, health professionals, decision-makers and the public interested in promoting healthy longevity.

Objectives:

  • Position health as a horizontal government priority and a criterion in major policy decisions.
  • Agree on practical mechanisms for Health in All Policies, including ex ante and ex post health impact assessment.
  • Identify priority policy areas for 2026–2030 where cross-sector action can deliver the largest gains in healthy life years.
  • Strengthen prevention, early intervention, research and development,  as investments that deliver measurable social and economic returns.

Saturday–Sunday, 13–14 June 2026

Innovation and Partnership Weekend

Weekend events at Lithuanian resort areas, cities, and communities, including at Eglės Sanatorija in Birštonas, showcasing new health technologies and therapies, practical workshops, and opportunities for partnership-building among participants.

Organisers and Partners (to be expanded)

  • Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
  • Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania
  • Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
  • Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
  • Vilnius University

International Partners (to be expanded) Proud that Vetek (Seniority) Association is among the partners

  • Vetek (Seniority) Association – the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life
  • International Longevity Alliance (ILA)
  • Longevity Alliance Baltic
  • Disabled, Not Half a Person
  • Embassy of Israel in Lithuania

 

BIRAX Healthy Ageing Call for Research Proposals 2025

We are happy to transmit that the Britain-Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership on Healthy Ageing (BIRAX Healthy Ageing) Call for Research Proposals 2025 is now officially open for applications!

https://www.britishcouncil.org.il/en/birax/call-for-proposals

BIRAX is an initiative of the British Council and the British Embassy in Israel together with the Pears Foundation, investing in world-leading research jointly undertaken by scientists in the UK and Israel. BIRAX have awarded 32 research projects to date, investing over £12.5 million via five calls for proposals. Out of these, 13 projects totalling £5.2 million (~7 million USD), were granted to projects focusing on ageing and its impact on human health.

This new call for research proposals builds on previous calls and has been designed to address one of today’s most pressing global challenges: Healthy Ageing. The call invites research proposals submitted jointly by scientists based in the UK and Israel, aiming to advance our understanding of ageing and its impact on human health and wellbeing. (Scientists not based in the UK or Israel, in addition to the UK and Israeli PI’s, may also participate if they are fully self-funded, but they are not eligible to receive BIRAX funding.)

Grants will be awarded for a period of three years, with a maximum value of £400,000 per project. Please note that the final grant amount awarded to individual projects will be subject to the availability of funds.

Deadline for applications: Sunday, 1 March 2026 at 21:59 (UK Time) / 23:59 (Israel Time).

Particularly welcome are proposals that explore: 1) Biological mechanisms of ageing, including disease susceptibility, prevention, and mitigation; 2) Precision medicine, including prediction of risk and early intervention at the individual level; 3) Wellbeing interventions including nutrition, mobility preservation and social participation.

Specific research priorities include: 1) Research focused on women; 2) Pharmaceutical Research; 3) Interdisciplinary Research; 4) Big Data, Deep Learning & AI; 5) Translational and/or Personalised Medicine.

Eligible Subject Areas include: 1) Age-related Multimorbidity;  2) Cardiovascular Disease; 3) Ageing and Diabetes; 4) Neurodegenerative Diseases; 5) Age-related Research Conditions Centred on Women; 6) Age-related Frailty and Other Geriatric Syndromes; 7) Interventions in Nutrition or Physical activity for Healthier Ageing, focusing on wellbeing interventions and preventive measures to promote healthy ageing and prevent age-related diseases, including a) Physical Exercise and Nutrition; b) Environmental Impact on Health; c) Diagnostics in Digital Health; d) Mental Health.

Please note that this call is for preliminary proposals. Please note that all shortlisted Preliminary Proposals will be invited to submit a Full Proposal. Projects will be selected for funding only at the Full Proposal stage.

The following timeline will apply: Deadline for Preliminary Proposals – 1 March 2026; Notification of Academic Selection Panel’s shortlisted proposals – March 2026; Deadline for Full Proposals – End of June 2026; Final Academic Selection Panel results (Full Proposals) – November-December 2026; Announcement of funded projects – December 2026.

More information, including the full call for proposals, and accompanying explanations and instructions documents can be found in this link:

https://www.britishcouncil.org.il/en/birax/call-for-proposals

Welcome to spread the word about this call for proposals to more people who may derive benefit from it!

Also for your reference, here is some history about the 1st and 2nd BIRAX Ageing Calls for Proposals – in 2018 and 2021.

https://www.longevityisrael.org/second-call-for-proposals-britain-israel-research-and-academic-exchange-partnership-on-ageing-birax-ageing/

Good luck to all the applicants! Looking forward to this program’s positive impact for healthy longevity!

Sincerely,
Ilia Stambler

Chairman. Vetek Association – The Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life.

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Call for research proposals on aging by the Israel Ministry of Health

We are happy to announce that a “Call for Research Proposals for the Addition of Healthy Life Years, Including Prevention, Delay, and Treatment of Aging-related Diseases” has been published by the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Israel Ministry of Health.

Below are the details of the call for proposals as published by the Ministry of Health.

On behalf of Vetek (Seniority) Association – The Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life, we would just like to add that increasing funding for research on aging and healthy longevity is a necessary condition for the existence and advancement of the field, for the realization of its positive results for the benefit of all of us. We are happy and proud that the present call for proposals was also encouraged by advocacy and education regarding the importance of promoting healthy longevity and preventing aging-related diseases. We hope for further increasing funding and additional support for this vital field.

Below are the details of the Call for Research Proposal as they were published by the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Health. The call is for Israeli researchers and the instructions are in Hebrew. Yet, this support program can serve as an example and hopefully encourage more support for the aging filed internationally.

Good luck!

Dr. Ilia Stambler

Chairman of Vetek (Seniority) Association – The Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life

אנחנו שמחים לבשר כי פורסם “קול קורא להגשת הצעות למחקרים בנושא תוספת שנות חיים בריאות כולל מניעה, עיכוב וטיפול במחלות הזקנה” מטעם לשכת המדען הראשי של משרד הבריאות.

להלן פרטי קול הקורא כפי שפורסמו על ידי משרד הבריאות.

בשם עמותת “ותק – התנועה לאיכות ואריכות חיים” רק נוסיף כי גידול המימון למחקר בתחום הזקנה ואריכות חיים בריאים הוא תנאי הכרחי לקיום ולקידום התחום ולמימוש תוצאותיו החיוביות לטובת כולנו. אנו שמחים וגאים כי גם קול הקורא הנוכחי עודד על ידי סינגור והסברה לגבי חשיבות קידום אריכות חיים בריאים ומניעת מחלות זקנה. נקווה להגברות מימון ותמיכות נוספות לתחום חיוני זה.

בהצלחה!

ד”ר איליה סטמבלר

יו”ר עמותת ותק – התנועה לאיכות ואריכות חיים

ולהלן ההודעה שהופצה לרשויות המחקר, ופרטי קול הוקרא, מטעם לשכת המדען הראשי של משרד הבריאות:

אל מנהלי בתי החולים וראשי רשויות המחקר

נא ראו הודעה זו בדבר קול קורא בנושא: תוספת שנות חיים בריאות כולל מניעה, עיכוב וטיפול במחלות הזקנה.

מועד אחרון להגשה: יום רביעי, 19.11.25 בשעה 12:00.

נא הפיצו במוסדכם.

בהצלחה,

המחלקה למחקר רפואי. לשכת המדען הראשי

קול קורא להגשת הצעות למחקרים בנושא תוספת שנות חיים בריאות כולל מניעה, עיכוב וטיפול במחלות הזקנה
כללי
לשכת המדען הראשי של משרד הבריאות תומכת במחקר רפואי תרגומי המבוצע על יד חוקרים
במוסדות האקדמיים השונים.
אנו שמחים לפרסם קול קורא למענקי מחקר רפואי תרגומי העוסק בתהליכי ההזדקנות ובמחלות
הקשורות בהזדקנות.
במסגרת קול קורא זה, תתקבלנה הצעות למימון של עד שלושה מחקרים תרגומי ים-קליניים בגובה של עד 470000 ₪ הפרוסים לשלוש שנים באחד או יותר מן התחומים הבאים:

1 – אבחון, גילוי מוקדם וניבוי של נזקי הזדקנות ומחלות תלויות גיל
תתקבלנה הצעות מחקר שתבחנה מדדים לאבחון, גילוי מוקדם וניבוי של מחלות תלויות גיל בודדות (כגון דמנציה, COPD ואוסטאופורוזיס) או של מכלול מחלות ובעיו ת הקשורות להזדקנות, כולל מולטי-מורבידיות, שבריריות וגיל פיזיולוגי מוגבר.
עדיפות תינתן למדדים המשלבים סוגים שונים ורמות שונות של פרמטרים והשואפים לסינתזה וסינרגיה.
הצעות המחקר תכלולנה פרמטרים בודדים ושילוביהם, שיטות וטכנולוגיות מדידה, יכולות חישוביות ואלגוריתמים חדשניים. בנוסף למדדים המשמשים לאבחון, גילוי מוקדם וניבוי דסקריפטיבי , תינתן עדיפות לחקר מדדים שעשויים לשמש כלי לאבחון התאמה אישית, יעילות ובטיחות טיפולים קונקרטיים למטופלים מזדקנים וקשישים או שכבר משמשים ככלי כזה ומעידים על יעילות ובטיחות הטיפול. ההצעות חייבות להראות קשר ברור וספציפי למטופלים מזדקנים וקשישים, ולתהליכי הזדקנות וחייבות להדגים כיצד הן עשויות לייעל, לשפר ולחזק את מערכת הבריאות.
2 – מניעה, עיכוב וטיפול
תתקבלנה הצעות מחקר אשר תבחנה שיטות רפואיות חדשניות למניעה, עיכוב וטיפול בתחלואת
ההזדקנות הכללית (מולטי-מורבידיות או קו-מורבידיות) הרווחת אצל מטופלים קשישים, ועל מחלות תלויות גיל ספציפיות. שיטות ההתערבות, טיפול ומניעה, יכולות לכלול אמצעים תרופתיים, אמצעים של רפואה רגנרטיבית, טכנולוגיות רפואיות ומשטרי בריאות ואורח חיים המותאמים באופן ספציפי לאדם המזדקן והקשיש. מטרת ההתערבויות תהיה מניעת מחלות זקנה והארכת תוחלת החיים הבריאה. עדיפות תינתן למחקר שיפתח קריטריונים לבחינת יעילות ובטיחות הטיפולים המונעים, יספק ראיות ליעילותם ובטיחותם של טיפולים כאלה, ויצביע על דרכים ושיטות לייעל את הטיפולים לתחלואת ההזדקנות – מרמת הפרט עד לרמת האוכלוסייה ומערכת הבריאות.
בנוסף תתקבלנה הצעות מחקר אשר תבחנה שיטות טיפול ומניעת בעיות רפואיות נלוות להזדקנות, כולל שבריריות ותלות סיעודית, ותסמונות גריאטריות אחרות, כגון ירידה תפקודית, כיבי לחץ, בריחת שתן ונפילות, תסמונת מטבולית, כשל חיסוני, סרקופניה, קשיי הסתגלות, תסמונות מצוקת נשימה ועוד.
תידרש התייחסות למינונים, אינטראקציות ותנאי טיפול שונים , היענות (COMPLIANCE) והתמדה (ADHERENCE) בטיפול, אורח החיים ומשטר הבריאות, ושינויים מערכתיי ם ושינויים לטווח ארוך, המיוחדים למטופלים המזדקנים והקשישים. שיטות המחקר תכלולנה את כלל הרמות, מהרמה המולקולרית ועד לרמה המערכתית, הסביבתית והחברתית, כולל השפעות פרה-קליניות וקליניות, אולם על המחקר להראות רלוונטיות ספציפית לתהליך ההזדקנות ולמטופלים מזדקנים וקשישים. עדיפות תינתן למחקר תרגומי- קליני שיכול לשמש ולשפר את מערכת הבריאות.
זכאות
רופאים/ות וחוקרים/ות בעלי תואר MD, PhD, DMD, DVM או מקבילים מבתי חולים, מרפאות, מעבדות ומוסדות מחקר אקדמיים וציבוריים המוכרים בארץ .
ניתן להגיש בקשת מימון אחת בלבד ובכל מקרה לא יתאפשר כפל מימון. חוקר שיש לו מענק מחקר פעיל בלשכת המדען הראשי יהיה זכאי להגיש בקשה חדשה אך ורק אם תתאפשר הגשת דוחות מחקר סופיים עד ל 1.12.2025 .
הגשת בקשות
יש להגיש את הבקשות בטופס האלקטרוני על פי ההנחיות :

https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/service/research-grant-application/he/subjects_Health-research_instructions_electronic.pdf

בשלב ראשון תוגש בקשה מקדימה מקוצרת .
יש לבחור בקול הקורא: “זקנה”. כמו כן, יש לשלוח עותק חתום של הבקשה בדואר כפי שמפורט בהנחיות .
את הבקשות יש להגיש עד לתאריך ה- 19.11.2025 בשעה 12:00 .
בנוסף, יש לשלוח את החומר מודפס וחתום על ידי רשות המחקר אל: לשכת המדען הראשי, רח’ ירמיהו 39 ,ת.ד. 1176 ,ירושלים 9101002 .
על חותמת הדואר לשאת תאריך שאינו מאוחר מ – 26.11.2025 .
תהליך השיפוט
בשלב הראשון יתבצע הן סינון לקביעת ההתאמה לקול הקורא והן בחירת בקשות מקדימות בעלות
פוטנציאל גבוה. רק בקשות מקדימות, אשר תעמודנה בתנאים ותמצאנה מתאימות לקול הקורא ולקרן המדען הראשי ושנמצאו מצויינות תוזמנה להגשת בקשת מחקר מלאה.
להגשת בקשה מלאה יוזמנו כ 15-20 בקשות מקדימות.
וועדת השיפוט רשאית לדחות בקשה בכל אחד משלבי השיפוט השונים מנימוקים מדעיים או
אדמיניסטרטיביים או על בסיס של חוסר התאמה לקול הקורא .
בשלב הסופי, ועדת השיפוט תדרג את הבקשות בסדר יורד, מהגבוה לנמוך , ועל סמך התקציב שיעמוד לרשות המדען לצורך זה.
החלטה
גובה המענקים ומספרם עשוי להשתנות בהתאם לשיקולים שונים.
חתימת חוזה מחקר חתימת חוזה מחקר תתבצע לאחר מסירת האישורים הביו-אתיים התקפי ם אישורם בלשכת המדען הראשי, ובכפוף לזמינות התקציב אשר יעמוד לרשות המדען הראשי של משרד הבריאות בעת ההחלטה.
ככל שלא יוצג אישור ביו-אתי מתאים ארבעה חודשים מיום מכתב האישור, לשכת המדען לא מתחייבת לשמור את מענק המחקר.
בשאלות ניתן לפנות לגב’ שטערנא כהן: sterna.cohen1@moh.gov.il

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English translation (not official)

Call for research proposals on the subject of increasing healthy life expectancy, including prevention, delay, and treatment of diseases of old age

General

The Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Health supports translational medical research conducted by researchers at various academic institutions.

We are pleased to announce a call for grants for translational medical research dealing with the aging process and diseases related to aging.

Within the framework of this call, proposals will be accepted for funding up to three translational and clinical studies in the amount of up to 470,000 NIS spread over three years in one or more of the following areas:

1 – Diagnosis, early detection and prediction of aging damage and age-related diseases

Research proposals will be accepted that will examine indicators for the diagnosis, early detection and prediction of individual age-related diseases (such as dementia, COPD and osteoporosis) or of a range of diseases and problems related to aging, including multimorbidity, frailty and increased physiological age.

Priority will be given to indicators that combine different types and levels of parameters and strive for synthesis and synergy.

Research proposals will include individual parameters and their combinations, measurement methods and technologies, computational capabilities and innovative algorithms. In addition to indicators used for diagnosis, early detection and descriptive prediction, priority will be given to research on indicators that may serve as a tool for diagnosing the personalization, effectiveness and safety of concrete treatments for aging and elderly patients or that are already used as such a tool and indicate the effectiveness and safety of treatment. Proposals must show a clear and specific connection to aging and elderly patients, and to aging processes and must demonstrate how they may streamline, improve and strengthen the health system.

2 – Prevention, Delay and Treatment

Research proposals will be accepted that will examine innovative medical methods for the prevention, delay and treatment of the general aging disease (multi-morbidity or co-morbidity) prevalent in elderly patients, and for specific age-related diseases. Interventions, treatment and prevention, may include pharmaceuticals, regenerative medicine, medical technologies, and health and lifestyle regimens specifically tailored to the aging and elderly. The goal of interventions will be to prevent diseases of old age and extend healthy life expectancy. Priority will be given to research that develops criteria for evaluating the effectiveness and safety of preventive treatments, provides evidence for the effectiveness and safety of such treatments, and indicates ways and methods to optimize treatments for the diseases of aging – from the individual level to the population and health system level.

In addition, research proposals will be accepted that will examine methods of treating and preventing medical problems associated with aging, including frailty and nursing dependency, and other geriatric syndromes, such as functional decline, pressure ulcers, urinary incontinence and falls, metabolic syndrome, immune failure, sarcopenia, adaptation difficulties, respiratory distress syndromes, and more.

Consideration will be required of dosages, interactions and various treatment conditions, compliance and adherence in treatment, lifestyle and health regimens, and systemic and long-term changes, specific to aging and elderly patients. Research methods will include all levels, from the molecular level to the systemic, environmental and social levels, including preclinical and clinical effects, but the research must show specific relevance to the aging process and aging and elderly patients. Priority will be given to translational-clinical research that can be used to improve the health system.

Eligibility

Doctors and researchers with an MD, PhD, DMD, DVM or equivalent degree from hospitals, clinics, laboratories and academic and public research institutions recognized in Israel.

Only one funding application may be submitted, and in any case, double funding will not be allowed. A researcher who has an active research grant from the Office of the Chief Scientist will be eligible to submit a new application only if it is possible to submit final research reports by 1.12.2025.

Submission of applications

Applications must be submitted in the electronic form according to the instructions:

https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/service/research-grant-application/he/subjects_Health-research_instructions_electronic.pdf

In the first stage, an abbreviated preliminary application will be submitted.

The subject must be chosen by the call: “Old age”. In addition, a signed copy of the application must be sent by mail as specified in the guidelines.

Applications must be submitted by 19.11.2025 at 12:00.

In addition, the printed and signed material by the Research Authority must be sent to: Office of the Chief Scientist, 39 Yermiyahu St., P.O. Box 1176, Jerusalem 9101002.

The postmark must bear a date no later than 26.11.2025.

The judging process

In the first stage, both a screening to determine suitability for the call for proposals and a selection of preliminary applications with high potential will be carried out. Only preliminary applications that meet the conditions and are found to be suitable for the call for proposals and the Chief Scientist Foundation and that are found to be excellent will be invited to submit a full research application.

Approximately 15-20 preliminary applications will be invited to submit a full application.

The judging committee may reject an application at any of the various judging stages for scientific or administrative reasons or on the basis of incompatibility with the calls for proposals.

In the final stage, the judging committee will rank the applications in descending order, from highest to lowest, and based on the budget available to the scientist for this purpose.

Decision

The amount of the grants and their number may vary depending on various considerations.

Signing of a research contract

The signing of a research contract will take place after the submission of the valid bioethical approvals and their approval by the Office of the Chief Scientist, and subject to the availability of the budget that will be available to the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Health at the time of the decision.

If an appropriate bioethical approval is not presented four months from the date of the approval letter, the Office of the Scientist does not undertake to maintain the research grant.

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

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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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.

Korea-Israel-USA Longevity Symposium

Welcome to attend

The 2024 Korea-Israel-USA Joint Symposium

“AdaM:  Antiaging, Drug and Microbiome

On Sep. 9 (Mon) – Sep. 10 (Tue), 2024, Online

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4465435512

Zoom Meeting ID : 446 543 5512

This symposium is a part of our joint international mobility program (Korea-Israel-US) supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea on the subject of “Convergence Research Exchange for Antiaging, Drug, and Microbiome”.

The participants of this project are teams from the College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University (ERICA) in the Republic of Korea (led by Prof. Hye Hyun Yoo, with the support of Prof. Ji-Young Oh), Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the US (led by Prof. Nir Barzilai) and Bar-Ilan University in Israel (led by Prof. Haim Cohen, with the support of Dr. Ilia Stambler of Vetek Association and Bar Ilan University Graduate Program in Science, Technology and Society).

It is good to see the reports about our 2024 Korea-Israel-USA Joint Symposium “AdaM:  Antiaging, Drug and Microbiome” (9-10 September 2024) in Korean newspapers:

The Kyosu Shinmun (Professors’ News)

https://www.kyosu.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=124642

and

Mail Inbox (everyday newspaper)

https://www.m-i.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=1159690

These publications will help promote the healthy longevity field and international cooperation in the field.

Meetups

Vetek association, together with partners organizes a series of community meetups for the longevity community. To simplify the organization and disseminations, this landing page will include the announcements and registration links to the current and upcoming Longevity Israel Meetups.

The next one will take place on October 1 (Registration, details are below)

Longevity Israel Meetup
Tuesday, October 1 – “International Longevity Day”
17:00-20:00

Tuval 5, 1st Floor, Tel Aviv (Beit Tsarfat, Nashitz Brandes Office)

Join us for an enlightening evening delving into the frontiers of healthy longevity research, development, education and advocacy, featuring esteemed speakers who are pioneering advancements in the field.

October 1 marks the International Longevity Day campaign, when longevity researchers and advocates from around the world organize events and publications to express their solidary and support for the cause of healthy longevity. So will we.

Agenda

17.00-17.30 – Gathering in front of the building (Tuval 5) for a show of support (group photo) for the Longevity Day campaign.

17.30-18.00 – Mingling and Networking

18.00-18.15 –Ilia Stambler. Chairman. Vetek Association – the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life

18.15-18.30 – Hanan Tal. CEO. Vetek Association – The Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life.

18.30-18.45 – Adam Gries. Vitalism Foundation (online)

18.45-19.00 – Ian Inkster. Biogerontology Research Foundation. Longevity Industry Ecosystem in Israel IT platform (online)

19.00-19.30 – Longevity Unconference. Short talks (up to 5 minutes) by participants. Suggest topics in advance in the registration form below.

19.30-20.00 – Continued Networking and Discussions

RSVP required, at the link below

Registration

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerhF1w0bhoraef_0tODkEiC5h0RZUC5rS-RiU3M_vx4W-I-w/viewform