The IHU HealthAge focuses its programme on preventing the decline in function associated with ageing, longevity, healthy ageing and geroscience. It is based on the implementation of preventive actions centred on function and on the acquisition of new mechanistic knowledge of the biology of ageing, with the aim of improving the quality of life of the elderly and reducing healthcare costs and loss of productivity. This will open up opportunities for innovation in the service of an ageing but sustainable society! Using the innovative approach of geroscience, the IHU HealthAge is deploying an action plan based on three key stages:
- Identifying loss of function and frailty
- Implementing and preventing on a large scale
- Understanding and intervening in the biological process of ageing
We’re going to spend a third of our lives after the age of 60, and we need to reach that age with sufficient health capital – this has to be a priority issue for our modern society!– Prof. Bruno Vellas, Founding President of the IHU HealthAge
