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Publication Phase: Running

Voices of the Future: Ageing in Europe (2027 Edition)

Europe is ageing faster than almost any region in the world, and the ideas that could make longer lives better lives are spread across countries, sectors and generations. Voices of the Future brings them together in one publication: a collection of essays, expert commentary and interviews on where ageing in Europe stands today and what needs to happen next.

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We're inviting expert contributors from research, care, technology, policy, business, advocacy and civil society, as well as older adults and caregivers whose lived experience belongs in the conversation as much as any expert view.

Themes include:

  • Innovation and technology
  • Research and brain health, including dementia
  • Work and longer working lives
  • Ageism and how we talk about age
  • Accessibility and age-friendly places
  • Care and caregiving
  • Loneliness and connection
  • And more

How to take part

  • Apply to contribute an essay, a short commentary, or to be interviewed.
  • Refer someone whose voice Europe should hear. We'll reach out to them on your behalf.

Our editorial group reviews each submission for relevance, originality and perspective, aiming for a collection that reflects the diversity of Europe.

  • Experts, older adults and caregivers
  • Free to submit · Submissions close 27 March 2027
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Investor introductions Phase: Running

Europe Funding Bridge

Many of the most promising solutions for older adults never reach the people who need them, often because their founders can't get in front of the right investors. And investors who care about this field often struggle to find well-grounded opportunities across Europe's many markets. Europe Funding Bridge connects European innovators with these investors through one trusted point of contact.

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For European innovators

If you're building a solution in AgeTech, HealthTech, longevity or care in Europe, tell us about it. We review each submission and add a short evaluation looking at:

  • The real-world need it addresses
  • Evidence that it works or is wanted
  • How older adults, caregivers or care staff have been involved
  • Readiness for investment

We share strong fits with investors in our network whose focus matches yours. If an investor is interested, we make a direct introduction.

For investors and funders

Join our network to receive a curated selection of opportunities from across Europe, with context you won't get from a pitch deck alone. Book a call with us to share your focus areas, stage and geography.

Free for both sides. EUCLI takes no fees and no equity. We make introductions and can't guarantee investment, and our evaluation is a starting point for your own due diligence, not a recommendation.

  • European innovators, investors and funders
  • Free for both sides · Open all year
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Pilot matching Phase: Running

Pilot Bridge

New solutions only prove their value when they're tested in real care settings with the people who will use them. Yet innovators often can't find a willing partner, and care providers who want to try something new don't know where to start. Pilot Bridge helps both sides find each other.

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For organisations

Care homes, home care providers, hospitals, municipalities, housing providers and community organisations can share a challenge they'd like help with and the kind of pilot they could host. You decide the scope, timeline and conditions.

For innovators

Tell us what you want to test, what kind of setting you need, and where in Europe you can operate.

How it works

  • Reach out to us from one of the forms below.
  • We look for strong matches and make the introduction.
  • You agree the pilot directly with each other.

We encourage every pilot to include clear goals, informed consent, and feedback from the older adults and staff taking part, so results reflect real experience and not just usage numbers.

  • Care organisations and innovators
  • Free to submit · Open all year
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Panel Phase: Running

The Lived Experience Panel

Too many solutions for older adults are designed without them. The Lived Experience Panel brings together older adults and family caregivers from across Europe so their views shape new ideas, research and policy from the start.

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Who can join

Adults aged 50 and over, and family or informal caregivers of any age, living in Europe.

What panel members do

  • Give feedback on new products, services and ideas
  • Join short online or in-person discussions
  • Take part in pilots and research projects when they choose

You decide what you take part in and how often.

For organisations

Startups, researchers, care providers and policymakers can work with the panel to get honest input from people with lived experience. Get in touch to tell us what you're working on.

  • People aged 50 and over, caregivers, and organisations

Have a programme idea, or already running one?

EUCLI grows through the people in it. If you'd like to create a programme with us, bring an existing one under the EUCLI umbrella, or take part in one we're building, we'd love to hear from you.