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Want to live longer and healthier? Singapore makes strides in longevity field​

Dr Andrea Maier (left) and team member Dr Ajla Hodzic Kuerec. The NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity has won US$250,000 in the semi-finals of XPrize Healthspan, a global contest to reverse ageing.PHOTO: COURTESY OF ANDREA MAIER

Akshita Nanda
UPDATED MAY 20, 2025, 05:44 PM


SINGAPORE – Want to live longer, healthier and reverse the effects of ageing? Singapore could be the right place to be as the science and business of longevity medicine pick up here.

Earlier in May, a team from the NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity reached the semi-finals of the US$101 million (S$131 million) XPrize Healthspan, a global competition for accessible therapeutic solutions to reverse the effects of ageing.

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