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Inside AgeTech

Explore the real stories, emerging technologies, and breakthrough collaborations driving innovation in the AgeTech Collaborative ecosystem.

  • This week on the blog, we’re sharing an article recently published by HLTH, as part of AgeTech Collaborative’s sponsorship of HLTH 2025 . In it, our VP of Startup Programming & Investments, Amelia ...

  • While the lion’s share of attention and buzz in the world of AgeTech typically focuses on the exciting new solutions that companies are introducing to help people live well as they age, a crucial contributing ...

  • Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, to celebrate the city’s local music and film scene, the annual SXSW Conference and Festivals has evolved into a world-renowned, multifaceted event that bridges the arts, ...

  • Social isolation is a scourge not reserved for older adults — millions of younger people are suffering from a lack of socialization and human interaction as well. Several issues account for this, which ...

  • The AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP team is delighted to be returning to Las Vegas next week for CES 2025 — and we hope to see you there! Join us to hear inspired speakers and discover the latest ...

  • Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in AARP’s Digital First Newsletter, an internal, enterprise-wide monthly periodical highlighting updates, stories, and resources on AARP’s digital ...

  • Panasonic Well is a venture and business incubator within the Panasonic Group, committed to innovating new services and technologies to improve the health, wellness and overall well-being of modern ...

  • The world of gaming is no longer just for the young. More and more, older adults are discovering the joy and benefits of gaming, particularly on their smartphones, proving that age is no barrier to exercising ...

  • In April, the AgeTech Collaborative™ (ATC) hosted its second annual Founders Summit in Boston, Massachusetts, where over 100 AgeTech startup founders, innovators, investors, enterprise participants ...

  • In under a week, thousands of people will head to Los Angeles for ViVE: the premier digital health conference focused on the business of healthcare. The AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP® will be there ...

  • 1. AgeTech is elevated as a tech category! CES is the largest tech trade show in the US and the AgeTech Collaborative™ returned this year standing firmly in the spotlight. We had our largest activation ...

  • The holidays are right around the corner and the AgeTech Collaborative™ by AARP is getting into the spirit. This season, give the gift of care with innovative products by our participant startups! We have ...

  • In part six of our series looking at how AI is impacting the AgeTech space, we talk with Dr. Katey Forth, CEO of ZIBRIO , whose product emerged from the U.S. space program and ...

  • In part five of our series examining ways artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the AgeTech space, we talk with Patty Obermaier, emerging growth officer for global health and life sciences ...

  • In part 4 of our ongoing series examining ways artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the AgeTech space , we take a look at how two A geTech Collaborative™ startup participants ...

  • Heather Nickerson of Artifcts Back in May, we announced that AgeTech Collaborative™ (ATC) testbed Massachusetts eHealth Institute ( MeHI ), which administers ...

  • Although artificial intelligence (AI) has recently surged back into the public imagination , m any AgeTech Collaborative™ (ATC) startup participants have been incorporating AI in their ...

  • Largely thanks to the public release of ChatGPT-3 in 2022, a rtificial intelligence (AI) has leapt into the headlines , reigniting conversations about its benefits and potential pitfalls. But ...

  • Prior to the public release of ChatGPT (at the end of 2022) and similar generative AI tools, the popular understanding of AI and its promise — and potential dangers — was largely formed ...

  • The Massachusetts Digital Health Sandbox Network , administered by the Massachusetts eHealth Institute ( MeHI ), an AgeTech Collaborative™ (ATC) testbed, has announced eight finalists for ...

  • The a2 Collective is now accepting first-round applications for the next a2 Pilot Awards . This annual competition offers non-dilut ive funding of up to $200,000 to 25-plus startups annually ...