Exhibitor highlights from Health Optimisation Summit 2022
I spoke with providers of supplements, CBD, trackers, drinks, and health apps
Augmentation
Staying healthy long enough for radical life extension to become a reality is like to involve body augmentation as drugs and healthy living will only get us so far. So human body interventions are likely to be needed such as replacement organs and body parts, or even external augmentation such as exoskeletons to keep us mobile.
Read more about: Artificial Organs, Biohacking, Brain Interface, Exoskeleton, Nootropics, Prostheses, Vision.
Resources
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Nano Precision Medical
Biopharmaceutical company with varied pipeline. Merger planned with Second Sight 2022.
The vOICe
Vision technology, sensory substitution and augmented reality glasses for the totally blind
RAADfest 2023
07-Sep-2023 to 09-Sep-2023
Club discount available - click here
Event organised by Coalition for Radical Life Extension
More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement
More Than Human is about our growing power to alter our minds, bodies, and lifespans through technology, written by Ramez Naam
Biohacking - you can do it, too
Ellen Jorgensen opened Genspace, a nonprofit DIY bio lab in Brooklyn devoted to citizen science
Augmentation Blog Posts
16-Jun-2022
09-Jun-2022
Speaker highlights from Health Optimisation Summit 2022
Talks covered genetics, stem cells, photobiomodulation, psychedelics and the circadian rhythm
26-Feb-2020
Impli Implantables Presents at London Futurists
Anna Luisa Schaffgotsch talked about the history and future in implant technology
02-Sep-2019
Nexus Book Review (Ramez Naam)
A thought-provoking book with the same thorough detail given to the near future as Iain M. Banks does to the far future culture universe.
26-Feb-2015
Action Man bionic eyes coming to an opticians near you soon
EPFL demonstrate the latest prototype a contact lens with built in optical zoom
Recent News
New in-ear bioelectronic device could revolutionize brain-computer interface system
Forbes - 09-Aug-2023
SpiralE helps advance user-friendly neuroscience applications and regenerative medicine in the future
Read more...Neuralink's brain implant gets $280M in funding, eyes clinical trials
FierceBiotech - 08-Aug-2023
FDA approves Neuralink's brain implant, patients can now sign up for trials
Read more...Smart drugs not so smart: researchers find decreased performance in complex problem-solving tasks
New Scientist - 14-Jun-2023
Users might mistake the increased motivation and time spent on tasks as a sign of improved performance
Read more...FDA grants approval for Neuralink to proceed with human trials
BBC - 26-May-2023
Neuralink's implants will still require extensive testing to overcome technical and ethical issues
Read more...3D-printed Electronics for Medical and Technical Applications
Live Forever Club - 27-Apr-2023
Study demonstrates feasibility of conducting polymer-based structures as integrated electronics for medical applications
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