Co-designed with people living with dementia
The prize has been designed in collaboration with people living with dementia, who will also be involved in the judging process at every stage. It will support innovators to work in collaboration with people living with the disease to develop technological solutions that support the people who need it most.
In addition, wider support will provide innovators with crucial insight and expertise, facilitating whatever they need to bring their ideas to life.his includes access to data, collaborations with people living with dementia and dementia organisations in the UK and globally, as well as advice on product design, user experience and business mentoring.
Partnerships
We have partnered with a number of international organisations to reach out to innovators across the world and finalise the non-financial support programme, including: AARP (US), AgeWell (Canada), MedTeq+ (Canada), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Social Tech Trust (UK) and Amazon Web Services (UK).
The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) in Canada are interested in co-funding Canadian specific innovator activities and the UK’s National Institute for Research Health (NIHR) are funding a rigorous assessment study of the solutions in development in the finalist phase which will be led by a group of academic evaluation experts.
How to win
The period for entries closes on 26 January 2023, 12pm GMT.
At each stage of judging, entries will also be reviewed by the prize’s Lived Experience Advisory Panel (LEAP) – where people with early-stage dementia are invited to review the designs, ideas and give insights into how technologies could support and enable independent living. The thoughts and feedback of the LEAP will be considered by the prize judges.
- In May 2023, the 24 most promising solutions will progress and each receive £80k Discovery Awards as well as non-financial capacity building support to develop their solutions over the course of 12 months.
- In August 2024, five finalists will be selected and each receive an additional £300k to progress their solution to become a working product.
- In February 2026, one of the five finalists will be selected as a winner and be awarded £1 million.
The winning solution will use the latest advances in technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, in combination with user data and testing, to provide personalised support for people living with dementia.
Innovators with game-changing technologies and solutions that support people living with dementia live enjoyable, fulfilling and independent lives, can find out more about applying to the Longitude Prize on Dementia here.