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We’re excited to share that the 3rd annual a2 National Symposium is officially sold out for in-person attendance. Join us virtually to explore how AI and emerging technologies are transforming AI, aging and dementia care. Register to attend online: https://lnkd.in/gYKnnhBW April 3–4, 2025 * Day 1: 12:30–4:00 PM ET * Day 2: 9:00 AM–3:40 PM ET * View the agenda: a2symposium.ai/agenda This premier event convenes researchers, technologists, industry leaders, and investors to discuss innovation in AI, healthy aging and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. PS - Still interested in attending in person? Email srataj@umass.edu to join the waitlist.

Friends, just an update on local biotech happenings these next few weeks. Spring has sprung and it's starting to get busy. Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones! 🔹 March 25, 2025 BiotechTuesday https://lnkd.in/ezrM4pTF Alloy Therapeutics, Inc. R&D Day https://lnkd.in/eKVwCYRE 🔹 March 26, 2025 MassBio State of Possible (not to be missed!!!) https://lnkd.in/eCJGAc2F Venture Development Center at UMass Boston Strategic Planning for Biotech Founders Lab to Market https://lnkd.in/e5JdUhFf 🔹 March 27, 2025 Venture Café Cambridge: The Disruptors’ Summit: AI, Genomics & Game-Changing Ideas https://lnkd.in/eKrdgGvY Mindvyne Buzzed for BioTech https://lu.ma/gwz4nzn9 🔹 March 29, 2025 Harvard VC Club Summit https://lnkd.in/ectkUfST 🔹 April 1, 2025 North Shore Technology Council Sustainability for Life Sciences Conference https://lnkd.in/ep6CyiRW 🔹 April 2, 2025 TINS: Technology Innovation Studio Quantum Computing – Pioneering the Future of Innovation https://lu.ma/k7qk7ja4 Open Austria Community Night https://lnkd.in/ed36jbYz 🔹 April 3, 2025 a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai Annual Symposium https://lnkd.in/eVa3cPGb Morrison Foerster Scale UP part 3 https://lnkd.in/e_3ZhVzG CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center) Social Impact Accelerator Mixer – https://lnkd.in/ekYqhZHi 🔹 April 7, 2025 Life Science Cares Boston Breakfast https://lnkd.in/eUi7kGq8 🔹 April 8, 2025 MassBio and The Termeer Foundation Founderlink https://lnkd.in/eMYKXJ9e See you out there!!! #Biotech #LifeSciences #Networking #Innovation #AI #Genomics #CambridgeEvents #BostonEvents #Entrepreneurship

Members of The Penn AI and Tech Collaboratory for Healthy Aging team at this year's a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai Annual Symposium "Empowering Innovation in AI/ Tech + Aging" hosted by MassAITC in Boston. The first day was filled with great presentations and productive discussions!

During the poster presentation session at the a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai symposium hosted by MassAITC, Tyler Morris and Bryce Bible are presenting the MUSICARE-VR project, one of The Penn AI and Tech Collaboratory for Healthy Aging Year 3 awardees.

Meaghan McKenna and Chun Lim presenting their work on mobile technology as a cognitive biomarker of Alzheimer's Disease as part of their project funded by The Penn AI and Tech Collaboratory for Healthy Aging at the a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai Annual Conference in Boston

Thanks to the a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai and hosts at MassAITC for bringing together a community of innovators in Boston to talk about #AI, #aging and #dementia! It was a jam packed two days full of old and new connections and insights into technology, brain health and aging. Sharing a few things I learned: ➡️ Cognition varies on both a short term (days, weeks) and long term (aging, disease) basis. In the short term, variation due to factors like social activity, physical activity, stress can lead to cognitive variation that can be the equivalent of 2-5 years of age related decline. Data collection on a short time scale is rarely used and an opportunity to provide a much more nuanced picture of cognition and, importantly, cognitive function. ➡️ In particular, on a short term basis, social interactions can boost #cognition for two days, most pronounced in people who are more socially isolated. ➡️ Removal of demographic data encoded in medical AI models actually leads to better performance and fairness, particularly in subgroups, by removing demographically biased prediction shortcuts. ➡️ New technology (such as an exoskeleton) can help address the challenge of ensuring patients receive enough “dosage” of #rehabilitation at home, given the challenges associated with mobility and in person visits. Bringing #accessible rehab into the home, addressing the social and behavioral effects on #cognition and driving patient outcomes through fair #AI is at the core of what we are building at Moneta Health. Until next year! Michael Busa Corinna Serviente Jessie Ng David R. Paquette, PhD

A poster presentation by the Penn State team on the project on Task-Oriented Multi-Modal Conversational AI for Assisting Older Adults with Daily Tasks at the a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai symposium

Thank you to The Penn AI and Tech Collaboratory for Healthy Aging and a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai for providing the opportunity to present our Aliviado Health Care Partner dementia symptom management app that uses AI in helping nudge care partners in behavioral symptom prioritization and development of a non-pharmacologic strategy driven care plan. We're part way through our feasibility study. If you know of care partners of persons living with dementia who might be interested in being an initial tester, please have them reach out to our team at aliviado-caregiving@nyu.edu

I ✈️ all the way to Boston & happen to meet University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Professor Gerald Jogerst 😅 a2 Collective | a2PilotAwards.ai great conference. Enjoyed seeing friends, collaborators, & mentors The Penn AI and Tech Collaboratory for Healthy Aging

✨ Had an amazing time at the #a2NationalSymposium. Loved being part of the #Funders and #Dealmakers #ReversePitch panel alongside such an impressive group of investors. Super energizing talking with so many innovative founders during the #SpeedMentoring Sessions. 🌈 Some highlights for me: Connecting with John Ralston and learning about Neursantys which 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨 balance to meaningfully reduce the likelihood of falls. Hearing from Pattie Maes about some of the great 𝗰𝗼-𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 being done at the MIT Media Lab ( 🙌 designing with, not for older audiences FTW❣️). Getting a chance to connect with Hon Pak of Samsung Electronics who's talk 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲: 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 at SXSW in 2022 with Deborah Di Sanzo was when I realized #AgeTech was a thing. In-depth conversations with fellow funders Alan MacIntosh, Denise Saltojanes, Jim Doscher, James Hueston, John Brzezenski, Jeff Chu and Bailey Paxton ⛵. The conversations I started and look forward to continuing with Susann Keohane ( 😂 Loved the✨ 𝘙𝘦𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳... story you shared) and Catherine Sarkisian a #Geriatrician from San Diego about meaningful lab result information, personalized for older audiences. David R. Paquette, PhD thanks so much for the invite and Stephen Liu for the guidance. Allison Byers loved having a chance to represent. #PutAWomanOnIt