Introducing Voice (Taiwan) - English

Introducing Voice

Valuing experience for healthy longevity innovation

Our Mission

Adding intelligence to ageing and longevity

If there’s one thing the world needs today, it’s intelligence. However, whilst intelligence is necessary, it’s not sufficient to solve the many complex issues affecting humanity.

Intelligence is everywhere - driven by human genius and a hunger for progress, evolving and advancing as we push the boundaries of what is possible. Daily new discoveries and inventions demonstrate the extraordinary brilliance of people to design solutions and create tools unimaginable only a few years earlier.

Intelligence is in data - with research past, present and future generating a wealth of knowledge and wisdom that stems from human experience. Engaging with people and their loved ones to capture their thoughts and feelings, identifying their unique wants and needs and how this evolves and

changes across a lifetime. Imagine if we integrated these different sources of intelligence and had the power to harness lived experience, amplify greater understanding of people’s aspirations and desires, and merge the strengths and capabilities of different generations and cultures.

At NICA, we combine these valuable assets and knowledge across communities, cultures and circumstances, leveraging artificial intelligence and big data, with deliberation, ethics and technical ingenuity. We call this Ageing Intelligence®

Accelerating Innovation for Healthy Longevity

It’s time for a quantum leap forward

It’s time for bold radical change.

It’s time to tackle big real-world problems.

It’s time to harness longevity science and data.

It’s time to strive for healthier, longer, more productive lives for everyone.

Introducing Voice

A global community

Citizens are at the centre of everything we do.

At Voice we specialise in deep engagement with our community to uncover rich insights and stories. We constantly listen to citizens, empathising with their challenges, priorities and aspirations to determine what really matters.

We recognise lived experience but also professional experience, and we unlock this largely untapped pool of experience and expertise to capture this incredible capability - creating a thriving international community of ‘innovation ready citizens’ who are passionate and want to contribute their ideas to drive

An established operation and infrastructure.

Established in 2007, Voice is an operationally experienced and readily available mechanism to engage citizens, enabling investors and businesses from all sectors to respond to ever changing needs and preferences. We want to see businesses grow and flourish, codeveloping and co-innovating products, services, and experiences that help people realise the incredible opportunity to live healthier, happier, fulfilling longer lives.

meaningful change.

“Voice gives me the opportunity to influence the future”

Clement, 73 - Voice member

Do not feel that you cannot add value, everyone has something to give. Whether you are retired, employed or caring for a loved one – we all have value.

Voice provides me with the support and opportunities to contribute my experience and really make a difference

Rashmi, 57 - Voice member

A Bespoke Digital Platform

We make it easy for citizens to get involved

The Voice digital platform has been specifically designed to connect international communities with world leading researchers and innovators. Our platform facilitates an international

dialogue by providing members with easy access to online workshops, surveys, discussions and product testing opportunities - making it easier than ever for citizens to influence the future.

Building a Global Collaboration Network Together

Facilitating an international dialogue on needs-led research, innovation and market opportunities for healthy longevity.

Voice CANADA

Hamilton, Ontario (at McMaster University)

Voice USA

New York

Key

Voice COLUMBIA

Bogotá

Existing Voice Chapters

Future Voice Chapters

Voice SPAIN

Barcelona

Case Study

NICA + Voice are working with SymPhysis Medical to improve the treatment experience for people with late-stage cancers.

SymPhysis Medical aims to bring to market innovative medical devices to improve the quality of life for palliative care patients. SymPhysis’ medical device RelEaze will have a major impact,

enabling patients to remain active and mobile by treating themselves at home without the assistance of health practitioners or the need for GP or hospital appointments.

As a result of working with Voice, the feedback we got both validated our design direction in terms of was it going to be as user friendly for our end patient population as we needed it to be? But also, feedback we got has resulted in us improving on the design as well

Tim Jones | Co-Founder & CEO

Case Study

NICA + Voice are working with Kymira and Ida Sports to Maximise Inclusiveness in Sports through Female-centric Innovation and Technology (MISFIT) as part of the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge.

The MISFIT project looks to address the barriers women aged 50+ face to getting and/or staying physically active due to a lack of female specific sports technologies, sportswear, and footwear.

The aim is to provide evidence-based information regarding bespoke exercise regimes and prevent injury to support continued safe participation in physical activity.

Voice provides state-of-the-art facilities at NICA and their staff are knowledgeable, skilled and prepared for anything we have thrown at them. I have enjoyed working with Voice and I can’t wait to continue to work alongside them both as part of our current project, and for future projects too

Clara Sbraccia | Grants and Project Manager

Case Study

The UK’s National Innovation Centre for Ageing is the first in the world to evaluate Piaggio Fast Forward’s ‘Gita® robots’, a cargo-carrying robot which follows you around, to assess the impact on the mobility of older adults.

This citizen-led project examines how users adopt this ‘tech companion’ and evaluate how it can help mitigate loneliness and isolation, boost healthy behaviour by encouraging more walking and foster more independent and sustainable living.

It is hoped that using the Gita® robot will encourage older people to walk more, giving them more confidence to go out into their communities by acting as a responsive companion and making them feel more connected with the outside world.

PFF is interested not only in NICA’s research agenda but also in its community partnership model, working with various local and regional entities and organisations, so as to improve our products, refine their capabilities, and, most important of all, to contribute to the building of thriving neighbourhood’s and communities.

Jeffrey Schnapp | Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer

About Us

National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA)

NICA is a global organisation supported by an initial investment from UK Government to help co-innovatetogether with citizens and private and public organisations - products, services and experiences and deliver them to the market through innovative, ethical, and sustainable business models.

We add intelligence to ageing and longevity by connecting and interpreting the personal, social, environmental, and economic dimensions that underpin the different stages of life. Our purpose is to create a world in which we all live better, for longer, caring about people and the planet now and in the future.

Valuing our Human Capital and Experience (Voice)

NICA’s sister organisation, Voice, is a unique organisation, with a global citizen network Voice members contribute immense wisdom, knowledge, ideas, and imagination to pinpoint unmet wants, needs, preferences and aspirations - effectively harnessed to drive innovation for healthy ageing and longevity and improve research and evidence.

Voice collaborates with universities across the UK including Edinburgh University and Imperial College London with international chapters in the US (East Coast), Canada, Australia and Italy. Further chapters are planned in Taiwan, Singapore, Spain and India.

Impact through innovation

Work with us to shape the future

It’s so empowering. You feel you’re part of something innovative & exciting that’s going to make life better for a lot of people

Tina, 78 - Voice member