Applications are now open for the 2025 Nature Awards Healthspan Accelerator
| The Nature Awards Healthspan Accelerator will identify human health research with the potential to transform the human healthspan. Designed to maintain scientific rigour and integrity throughout the translation process the programme provides you with the tools and connections to translate your groundbreaking research for maximum impact. Four carefully chosen researchers will each receive*:Funding. A $10,000 cash award to support the commercialization of your research.Training. An all-expenses paid spot to attend the one-week residential training programme at Springer Nature’s London headquarters in June 2026. The residential will provide training sessions, 1-2-1 clinic sessions, guidance in building a pitch, plus networking activities.Amplification. Promotion of your research on nature.com |
| What is the scope for 2025? This year, the accelerator will focus on four key areas: Regulating host metabolism Characterizing and mediating aging cells Reducing risk factors for and the rate of neurodegeneration Attenuating aging-associated inflammation, sometimes referred to as ‘inflamm-aging’ Ideal applicants will have validated novel therapies or nutritional supplements that target metabolic or longevity pathways, and/or in vitro or in vivo models for assessing natural product efficacy on metabolic and aging biomarkers. However, applications falling outside of these criteria will still be considered. |