1st UZH Healthy Longevity Innovation Days
The UZH Healthy Longevity Innovation Cluster and the UZH Innovation Hub are excited to invite you to attend the 1st UZH Healthy Longevity Innovation Days, consisting of a one-day symposium and a half-day workshop!
Symposium: Thursday, June 24th, 2021
Registration closed
The objectives of the symposium are to (1) launch a new annual symposium at UZH on Healthy Longevity Innovation (HLI) and bring together all relevant and interested stakeholders, (2) provide an overview of what is needed for HLI to prosper in Switzerland and abroad, with a strong focus on the heterogeneity and complexity of HL and how this aligns with the United Nations (UN) Decade of Healthy Aging 2021-2030, (3) outline how governmental institutions, foundations, investors and the private sector can contribute to HLI, (4) highlight the potential for contributions of UZH to HLI, as well as that of our strategic partners at University of Queensland and King’s College London, and (5) encourage participants to think differently about research and innovation, with an emphasis on how to embrace the HL challenges laid out by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Symposium Program
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Session 1 Healthy Longevity Innovation Based on Evidence of its Complexity: Why Now? |
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10:00 |
Welcome and Overview Prof. Dr. Mike Martin |
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10:10 |
The Role of Innovation at the University of Zurich Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Stark |
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10:25 |
Healthy Longevity Research and Innovation at the University of Zurich Prof. Dr. Harald C. Gall |
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10:40 |
WHO Perspective on Healthy Longevity and Innovation Dr. Ritu Sadana |
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10:55 |
Why Invest in Healthy Longevity Innovation? Dr. Lukas von Orelli |
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11:10 |
End of Session 1 |
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Session 2 Healthy Longevity Innovation Based on Evidence of its Complexity: Critical Mass and Innovation Potential |
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13:00 |
Introduction Prof. Dr. Mike Martin |
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13:10 |
University of Zurich Healthy Longevity Pitches (2-min Presentations) Prof. Dr. Mathias Allemand, Prof. Dr. Edouard Battegay, Prof. Dr. Evelyne Bischof, Prof. Dr. Guy Bodenmann, Prof. Dr. Veronika Brandstätter/Dr. Katharina Bernecker, Prof. Dr. Michael Coors, Dr. Burcu Demiray, Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ehlert, Prof. Dr. Thomas Fritz/Dr. André Meyer, Prof. Dr. Nathalie Giroud, Dr. Andrea B. Horn, PD Dr. Martina Kleber, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Langer, Prof. Dr. Mike Martin, Dr. Susan Mérrillat/Prof. Dr. Lutz Jäncke, Prof. Dr. Martin Meyer, Dr. Florian Riese, Dr. Christina Röcke, Prof. Dr. Gerold Schneider, Prof. Dr. Urte Scholz, Prof. Dr. Anja Schulze, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schwabe, Dr. Andreas Walther, Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel, Prof. Dr. Josef Zweimüller, PD Dr. Markus Christen, Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin, Prof. Dr. Abraham Bernstein |
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14:10 |
Break |
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14:20 |
Healthy Longevity Innovation at University of Queensland Prof. Dr. Nancy Pachana |
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14:40 |
Healthy Longevity Innovation at King’s College London Prof. Dr. Richard Siow |
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15:00 |
Break |
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15:10 |
Panel Discussion: Potential for Healthy Longevity Innovation Based on Evidence of its Complexity Prof. Dr. Harald C. Gall Prof. Dr. Richard Siow Patrick Hofer |
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16:10 |
Closing Remarks Prof. Dr. Mike Martin |
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16:20 |
End of Session 2 |
Workshop: Friday, June 25th, 2021
Registration closed
The aims of the workshop are to (1) allow expert researchers committed to healthy longevity innovation from UZH to meet experts on innovation from UZH and the University of Queensland (strategic partner of UZH), and (2) provide an overview of the following issues:
- Innovation as opportunity for universities and researchers
- What do we mean by innovation?
- How does innovation relate to research?
- Increasing the impact of (healthy longevity) research
- Lessons from building a national research impact program in Australia
- Policy implications and implications for healthy longevity innovation
Workshop Program
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Healthy Longevity Innovation Based on Evidence of its Complexity: Experts Meet Experts |
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9:00 |
Welcome and Overview Prof. Dr. Mike Martin |
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9:05 |
Introduction to the UZH Innovation Hub Dr. Maria Olivares |
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9:15
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Innovation as Opportunity for Universities and Researchers (20-min Input, 10-min Q&A) Prof. Dr. Anja Schulze |
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9:45
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Innovation for Healthy Longevity: Part 1 (20-min Input, 10-min Q&A) Prof. Dr. Tim Kastelle Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Queensland, Australia (strategic partner institution of UZH and member of Universitas 21) |
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10:15 |
Break |
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10:30
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Innovation for Healthy Longevity: Part 2 (20-min Input, 10-min Q&A) Prof. Dr. Tim Kastelle Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Queensland, Australia (strategic partner institution of UZH and member of Universitas 21) |
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11:00 |
Open Discussion on Innovation for Healthy Longevity All Speakers and Participants |
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11:50 |
Closing Remarks Prof. Dr. Mike Martin |
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12:00 |
End of Workshop |
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