Mar 8 2016
2016 Collaborative Impact Program AGE-WELL’s Collaborative Impact Program is a matched funding program that is designed to leverage partnerships between academic researchers and industry, government (provincial) and community organizations in order to accelerate Canadian innovation and economic competitiveness, and improve the quality of life for older adults and/or caregivers. CIP funds will support post-discovery commercialization or knowledge
Mar 7 2016
(Français) The tipping point for Elly Park was at the mid-point of an intense weekend of bright people brainstorming. 120 people were gathered at the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy on the campus of the University of Alberta for the Hacking Health Edmonton Hackathon, a competition to spark the development of innovations to help older people.
Feb 24 2016
We are pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with transportation innovator Uber. Co-founded by Canadian entrepreneur Garrett Camp in 2009, Uber is evolving the way the world moves. Present in over 40 communities in Canada, Uber has revolutionized transportation and offers more than 22,000 Canadian driver partners a new way to earn a living
Feb 16 2016
It was only a brief message in an AGE-WELL internal email that led to an extraordinary experience for Alexander Moreno. Luckily he opened the email rather than delete it. It was an opportunity for interested researchers to travel to Chile to attend the Third International Summer School on Aging at the University of Chile. “It
Feb 12 2016
AGE-WELL, in partnership with Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Aging2.0 Local | Toronto is proud to host a pitch competition July 23, 2016 in Toronto, ON Canada. The AGE-WELL Pitch Competition: Technology to Support People with Dementia is a networking event for entrepreneurs, emerging startups, and anyone with an interest in technology to support seniors. Selected finalists will pitch their ideas