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PREVIOUS THL SESSIONS

THL 2025

The third year of the Targeting Healthy Longevity series comprised five sessions. The first session introduced the THRIVE Act, legislation drafted by the Kitalys Institute to accelerate the approval of medical products that extend healthspan. Other sessions covered endpoints for chronic disease, FDA regulations applicable to emerging companies, and healthspan products both in development and currently on the market. The last session was the first THL event to take place both in-person (in New York City) and virtually. 
Session 1 - Inaugural Session: Draft Healthspan Act: The THRIVE Act

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Session 2 - Finding the Measure of Aging and Chronic Disease Risk

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DEFRONZO PRESENTATION   SKYLER PRESENTATION   SHULMAN PRESENTATION

Session 3 - Regulatory Primer for LongBio Companies (Including applicants to XPRIZE Healthspan and ARPA-H PROSPR)

VIDEO   TRANSCRIPT   CHAT  COMPANION ARTICLE

Session 4 - Inspired by the THRIVE Act: Featuring Four Promising Products for Extending Healthspan

VIDEO   POST-SESSION VIDEO   TRANSCRIPT    CHAT

Session 5 - Pursuing Healthy Longevity for All: A Fireside Chat with William Haseltine and Lawrence Steinman, two iconic leaders in biomedical research and development

VIDEO   PRE-SESSION VIDEO   TRANSCRIPT  

THL 2024

The second year of the Targeting Healthy Longevity series continued the rolling calendar format established in 2023. The first 2024 event featured the NIH director and NAM president, who discussed policy initiatives to extend healthspan. The second brought together experts in neurodegeneration, who described the spectrum of interventions currently available. 
Session 1 - Targeting the Shared Roots of Cancer, Major Chronic Diseases and Age-Related Disabilities to Increase Healthy Longevity

FIRESIDE CHAT VIDEO   ROUNDTABLE VIDEO   PRE-SESSION VIDEO

FIRESIDE CHAT TRANSCRIPT   ROUNDTABLE TRANSCRIPT   PRE-SESSION TRANSCRIPT

Session 2 - Novel Interventions for Preempting Neurodegeneration

VIDEO   PRE-SESSION VIDEO   TRANSCRIPT   CHAT

THL 2023

Targeting Healthy Longevity began in 2023. THL sessions were spread throughout the year and included an interview with the FDA Commissioner; discussions of chronic disease prevention and loneliness; and an overview of the COSMOS trial, which evaluated the impact of cocoa extract on cardiovascular health.
Session 1 - FDA Commissioner on Healthy Longevity

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Session 2 - Opportunities & Challenges for Preempting Chronic Diseases Before They Start

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Session 3 - Loneliness: The Hidden Public Health Crisis

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Session 4 - The COSMOS Trials: Large Randomized Controlled Trials Supporting Supplements for Healthy Longevity

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