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The initial step in the Roadmap process involved a series of five meetings in which Dr. Zerhouni and Directors of the various NIH Institutes and Centers led invited participants through lively discussions

The priority areas identified through the Roadmap meetings formed the basis for discussions held at the 2002 NIH Leadership Forum

What are today's scientific challenges? What are the roadblocks to progress? What do we need to do to overcome roadblocks? What can't be accomplished by any single Institute

Energetics consultants work with executives to define key business parameters and set strategic goals that will ensure future success. The resulting Vision provides the strategic framework that drives technology planning. We then engage experts in technology, science, and business to identify critical needs and develop technology pathways to fulfill the goals. The result of this effort is a Technology Roadmap that can guide technology decisions and investments for an organization or an entire community.

Technology roadmaps are used by many forward-looking organizations to develop technology strategies to achieve their long-term goals. Energetics' technology roadmaps have been used to Foster collaborative solutions to complex scientific and technological challenges Draw upon the collective knowledge and expertise of science, business, and policy leaders  Uncover critical R&D and knowledge gaps  Prioritize promising technology solutions within distinct time frames Outline strategies for supporting multiple solutions and pathways Initiate partnerships that align and focus resources Communicate clear science and technology priorities to a broad community

Scientific Roadmap to Control Aging

Scientific Roadmap to Control Aging

Life Extension Express™ ebook

In order to develop ideas about the feasibility of WBE, ground technology foresight and stimulate interdisciplinary exchange, the Future of Humanity Institute hosted a workshop on May 26 and 27, 2007, in Oxford. Invited experts from areas such as computational neuroscience, brain‐scanning technology, computing, and neurobiology presented their findings and discussed the possibilities, problems and milestones that would have to be reached before WBE becomes feasible.

This document combines an earlier whitepaper that was circulated among workshop participants, and additions suggested by those participants before, during and after the workshop. It aims at providing a preliminary roadmap for WBE, sketching out key technologies that would need to be developed or refined, and identifying key problems or uncertainties.

This report is a major milestone, a detailed summary of the state of the art

1991 – In a major report “Extending Life, Enhancing Life, a National Research Agenda on Aging”, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) calls for the establishment of at least 10 Centers of Excellence to undertake the multi-disciplinary study of aging.

February 2006 - The Buck Institute launches the public phase of its first capital campaign to raise funds for a lab expansion project. Dr. Jan Vijg, internationally-renowned aging/cancer researcher joins the Institute as a faculty member.

September 2007 - The Institute is awarded a $25 million "Roadmap" award from  the NIH to establish a new field of research called "Geroscience", which will focus on the intersection of aging and chronic disease. It is one of only nine "Roadmap" awards granted in the country and is designed to address critical health issues that have not responded to traditional research

These are programs that might not otherwise be supported by the NIH ICs because of their scope or because they are inherently risky. Roadmap Programs are expected to have exceptionally high potential to transform the manner in which biomedical research is conducted. They are also expected to be short term, 5–10 year programs. This “incubator space” time frame is intended to allow the major roadblocks that were defined for each program to be overcome, thereby stimulating further research conducted through the ICs.