"What AGE-WELL is doing is phenomenal. It’s an organization that’s helping entrepreneurs—and innovations—to get into the market. Startups and small businesses are such big creators of new jobs in Canada. So it’s great that AGE-WELL is supporting startups, encouraging entrepreneurship and fostering innovation ecosystems."

"AGE-WELL conducts outstanding, world-class research and technology innovation to support healthy aging, and has positioned Canada as a global leader in addressing one of the grand challenges facing the world in the coming decades—the well-being of older adults."

"Through advances in health care, we have successfully extended people’s lifespans. AGE-WELL is about bringing quality and independence to these added years with technologies that are accessible, impactful and sustainable. When older adults live their best lives, we all benefit from their wisdom and experience."

"As someone who cares for two aging parents with cognitive and mobility issues, I appreciate that AGE-WELL is developing technologies that will make things easier and better for us in the future. AGE-WELL breaks down silos and aims to create solutions faster—and more affordably—both for the aging population and those who care for them."

"AGE-WELL is the bridge between the research into the real world, though funding, through networking, through conferences, and educational avenues. It brings together all of the different stakeholders and expertise to really design and develop products that are useful for the individuals that it is targeting. AGE-WELL has certainly helped my research come to life in the real world."

"Until AGE-WELL, there has not been a coordinated effort to provide focused technologies that promote independence and enable older adults to live within their own environment. AGE-WELL has made tremendous progress in the development of solutions that enhance quality of life so that seniors can do the things they want to do the way they want to do them."

"Implementing technology solutions that can effectively support people’s health and wellness calls for collaboration between researchers, health and AgeTech entities. AGE-WELL has created a platform for industry and researchers to bring their core competencies together and create technology and services destined to enrich the lives of older adults."

"With the rapid advancement in technology, we need to capitalize on Canada’s leading-edge research and bring together all stakeholders to ensure technologies are seamlessly integrated into health-care systems. AGE-WELL is a network that is already doing this through multidisciplinary project teams and the inclusion of older adults and caregivers at every stage of their work. AGE-WELL is truly driving innovation and making Canada a leader in the area of technology and aging."

"AGE-WELL believes that social, health and economic frontiers can be advanced through research and innovation. Like a space agency with an audacious vision, their organizational culture is founded upon the pursuit of excellence, a broad and cross-disciplinary network of partners, and the training of emerging researchers."

"The work of AGE-WELL researchers has led me to believe that, within my lifetime, the best solutions for improving the quality of life for older adults with dementia are not going to come from medical sciences but from engineering and technology development."

"AGE-WELL has become an important driving force for Canadians to benefit from the most relevant and cost-efficient technology in support of optimal health and wellness in aging. AGE-WELL is doing so by bringing together researchers and stakeholders from all horizons, in Canada and internationally, and by synergizing with CIHR’s eHealth Innovations strategy."

"I am extremely impressed with what the AGE-WELL team has accomplished to date. This is a testament to the quality of the management, researchers, trainees and network partners. The societal benefits of AGE-WELL’s work are indisputable."

"By supporting startups, training young professionals and investing in new ideas through the AGE-WELL-HACKING HEALTH ideathon competition, AGE-WELL is helping to address the socio-economic challenges of an aging population and move research into viable commercial products. This is in keeping with IBM Canada’s strategy to incubate startups and drive innovation in the Canadian marketplace."

"AGE-WELL provides Revera with access to a robust network of leading researchers and entrepreneurs. As a large seniors’ accommodation provider, we value the ability to have one touch point for accessing and partnering in research across Canada that is relevant and valuable for our residents, our staff and our business."

"Wow, this is life-changing! Thank you so much for granting me this award to build experience and work with other top labs, institutes and clinics in this dynamic field of rehabilitation. I’ll make the most of it."