AGENCY Ribbon Cutting
On November 1, 2018, we celebrated with our collaborators and community as we inaugurated the newest CIC coworking space for age-tech companies. The event featured remarks by executives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs; Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech; Benchmark Senior Living, and CIC.
AGENCY Kickoff Event
On November 1, 2018, SOMPO Digital Lab (the innovation group of Sompo Holdings, one of the largest insurance and senior care conglomerates in Japan) hosted a pitch event, along with partners AARP Innovation Labs, Aging2.0 Boston Chapter, and the Venture Cafe Global Institute. Ten promising startups in age-tech innovation competed for $5k in cash prizes and an opportunity to pilot with Sompo in Japan or in the U.S. Two winners were selected – Zibrio (1st place) and Care Academy (2nd place)!
AGENCY THINK TANK
On November 3, 2018, Accelerate, Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Innovation + Entrepreneurship Center hosted a ThinkTank on the Future of Aging. It featured talks by industry experts and design thinking workshops and explored the frontiers of aging & longevity innovation; Supporting partners included CIC, Innovate@BU, GE, MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs, AARP and Business Innovation Factory.
