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Learn how we plan to unlock the opportunity of aging from Victor J. Dzau, MD, President of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine.
Phases
In the first phase of the competition, 720 teams worldwide received Catalyst Awards between 2020 and 2025. The NAM and its global partners issued over $36 million USD to advance innovative ideas.
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In the second phase of the competition, 13 global Catalyst Awardees received support from Johnson & Johnson Innovation in 2021 and 2022 through two cycles of the Healthy Longevity QuickFire Challenge.
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In the third and final phase of the competition, the NAM will issue one Grand Prize of $1.5 million USD for the project with the greatest impact—or potential for impact—on healthy longevity in humans.
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News
03.20.26
Grand Prize Phase Open
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has opened the final Grand Prize Phase of its Healthy Longevity Global Competition, marking the culmination of a multi-year international effort to advance human healthspan. The phase is open exclusively to the 720 global...
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10.01.25
Final Catalyst Awards Recognize 88 Innovators, Investing in Bold Ideas for Healthy Longevity
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), together with six global partners spanning more than 50 countries and territories, today announced the recipients of the 2025 Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards. Part of the NAM’s Healthy Longevity Global Competition, these awards celebrate cutting-edge...
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01.21.25
2025 Catalyst Awards Open: Last Annual Call for Bold, Transformative Ideas to Promote Healthy Longevity
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), with support from Johnson & Johnson Innovation, United Therapeutics, and the Yun Family Foundation, announces the opening of applications for the 2025 Catalyst Awards cycle, part of the broader Healthy Longevity Global Competition. This award recognizes...
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01.17.25
Healthy Aging at Home: How Wearable Devices Can Increase Comfort and Reduce Costs
This series features winners of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition founded by the National Academy of Medicine to extend the human health span by accelerating research, innovation, and entrepreneurism in healthy longevity. The Medical Device Innovation Center at National Cheng...
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