UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing

As 2024 draws to a close, our team is taking time to rest, reflect, and recharge over the festive season. Our office will be closed from Friday 20th December, and we’ll return on Monday 6th January 2025. We would like to express our sincere thanks to our partners, clients, and supporters for an incredible year. Your collaboration and engagement have been invaluable in helping us drive forward important innovations and achieve meaningful results in #HealthyLongevity. Wishing you all a joyful holiday season! We look forward to continuing our work in 2025 and making the year ahead even more impactful. #AgeingIntelligence

The Openstreams Foundation Global Beauty Industry Summit hosted trailblazing discussions with beauty industry leaders and longevity experts, covering topics such as shifting perceptions of healthy aging versus anti-aging narratives, online shopping behaviors of older consumers, and the societal and environmental impacts of a growing aging population, among others. Take a look at some of the insights shared by our esteemed roundtable panelists from Amazon, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., L'Oréal, and the UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing: 🎙 🐨 Nicola Palmarini, Director of the UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing 💬 “We’re transitioning now, we are the witnesses and the actors of a change from an aging society to a longevity society, which is not trivial. [...] There is an implication of longevity that goes far beyond what we can think about the personal outcome, it’s societal and I think it’s for the future of the planet.” 🎙 Dr Nadine Pernodet, SVP Global Skin Innovation Strategy & Technologies, R&D of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. 💬 “We completely shifted our research now to commit to healthy skin aging, which is moving from anti-aging to age reversal. And why do we call it age reversal? Because now chronological age means nothing. [...] The biological age now is defining how we are going to age.” 🎙 Melis del Rey, General Manager Beauty, Baby & Beauty Technology U.S. Stores of Amazon  💬 “Whilst we overtly obsess about acquiring Gen Z and actually winning with Gen Z as a demographic [...] actually when we look at our customer base it’s incredibly skewed towards older generations.” 🎙 Dr. Qian Zheng, SVP Global Regenerative Beauty Domain & Advanced Research North America of L'Oréal 💬 “Consumers have shifted from the traditional, classic anti-aging towards an overall holistic health management, well-aging and healthy-aging management. [...] Through international consumer studies, we have learned that when [consumers] talk about longevity, well-aging and healthy-aging management, [it’s] about thriving as the best version of yourself, at any age.” Stay tuned as we share more precious findings from last week’s industry-disrupting summit and be sure to pre-reserve your copy of the official report today! https://lnkd.in/ePufmEuQ #OpenstreamsFoundation #NonProfitOrganization #GlobalBeautyIndustrySummit #TheAgingForum #OpenstreamsPartner #BEAUTYSTREAMS

"We still get excited when we catch a fish — even after 50 years,” say Joe and Bobby, two seasoned fishermen from Sunderland.🎣 For them and their community, #fishing is much more than just a line and bait, it’s a way of life. Spending a day with the group, we documented how this seemingly simple #hobby fosters connection, providing opportunities for #socialising, mutual support, and moments of pure joy. Dive into the story and watch the full video on our online magazine, #ThisCuriousLife. https://bit.ly/3VG3pH6 👈 #AgeingIntelligence

Share your voice through poetry!📃 Newcastle University is exploring how #poetry can be used creatively to share experiences and perspectives for people with disabilities or chronic illnesses. No previous experience with poetry is needed — just a willingness to try something new! The session will be online in a #workshop format, but accommodations can be made to suit various accessibility needs. Register your interest by clicking the link below👇 https://bit.ly/4ga8O12 #VoiceCommunity

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Celebration of the Innovation of Connected Caring Things event!🙌 Congratulations to Roxana Montazerian (ROXID), winner of the #HealthyPlanet Award, and John Mills (STTAA CIC), who won both the #HealthyLongevity Award and the Voice's Choice Award.🏆 A big well done to the other incredible pitchers, Angela Davidson (TINKLE GUARD LTD), Christopher Withers (Mi-box Live), Bethany Ainsley (OptiMe Ltd), Sam Bindoff (DoDays), Dr Jo Gooding (StyleAbility), and Beth Hendy (And Wiser), your pitches were truly inspiring. Watch our guest speaker, Lisa M Bean, share her experiences and inspiring words about the Internet of Caring Things® (IoCT™) event in the video below. Curious about what #IoCT can do for your business? Get in touch today!👇 https://bit.ly/3RKwrn1 #AgeingIntelligence, CPI, The North East Combined Authority

We were honoured to participate in the #AgeingForum by Openstreams Foundation at the United Nations, where experts explored science, #research, and #beauty in the context of #longevity. Our sincere thanks to Lan Vu for the invitation, Dr Nadine Pernodet, Melis del Rey, and Qian Zheng for their valuable insights, and Michele Superchi for moderating. This event went beyond knowledge-sharing, fostering meaningful connections and redefining beauty’s role in a longevity-focused society. We look forward to the release of the official report in January. #AgeingIntelligence

I am on my way to contribute to the discussion on the definition of beauty in a #longevitysociety at the 2nd edition of the #OpenstreamsGlobalBeautyIndustrySummit at the United Nations Headquarters in #NY. The beauty industry is uniquely positioned to lead a positive shift in society’s perceptions of ageing. It holds a key responsibility and opportunity to accelerate the development and adoption of new, non-ageist and non-demagogic narratives that sustain who we are and who we are becoming throughout our life-stages. “The Aging Forum” will unite beauty industry leaders for open exchange. The results of this debate will be published in 2025. Thanks to Michele Superchi and all the staff at Openstreams Foundation for involving me in the discussion. #ageingintelligence

“If I want to unwind, all I have to do is pick up the pillow,” says Norma, a skilled #LaceMaker with decades of experience. For Norma, lace-making is more than just a #craft, it’s a way to relax, connect with others, and share her passion. We met Norma at the Beamish Museum in the #NorthEast of the UK, where she often creates her intricate designs. We asked her what keeps her devoted to this age-old art. In The Skills In Us series, Norma shares her love for lace-making and highlights the importance of preserving traditional skills. Visit our online magazine, #ThisCuriousLife, to read the article and watch the full video by clicking the link below! https://bit.ly/3ZuMyrM #AgeingIntelligence

Only 2 days to go! 📅 We’re excited to share the judges and guest speaker for the Internet of Caring Things® (IoCT™) - Celebration of Innovation of Connected Caring Things #event. Our esteemed judges are two local legends, each paving the way for businesses in the #NorthEast, Charlotte Scott - Senior Investor Relations Manager at Innovation SuperNetwork - powered by UMi and Charlotte Windebank - Co-Founder at FIRST. Our guest speaker is Lisa M Bean, a motivational speaker, best-selling author, and online business coach. Lisa inspires heart-led entrepreneurs and business owners on how to manage their mindset for success, how to increase sales and how to develop their unique thought leadership to build successful businesses online. 🗓️ Thursday 12th December ⏰ 10 am - 2 pm 📍 The Catalyst Join us by registering here: https://bit.ly/3Z0iK7m 👈 #AgeingIntelligence, #IOCTinAction, CPI, The North East Combined Authority

Want to get paid to share your experiences? Newcastle University are doing a paid research #survey to explore how we interact with each other. Sharing your experience will help researchers understand the influence of #language on #socialising. They’re looking for input from as many people as possible - no specific knowledge is needed! Take part by clicking the link below👇 https://bit.ly/49pDWap #VoiceCommunity