On November 15th and 16th, 2018, thought leaders, influencers, and distinguished scientists from the US, Japan, and beyond, including a Nobel Laureate, gathered for the World Alliance Forum’s conference titled “Healthcare Game Changers: Innovations in Science, Policy and Business for Healthy Aging.” This is the fifth annual conference co-organized by the Alliance Forum Foundation and the government of Japan to further the commercialization of new technologies to advance healthcare and create an ecosystem where these new technologies thrive. The conference provided a sobering look at the current state of healthcare today and offered ideas of how to change course. To change course, all hands must be on deck and silos need to be broken. It will take efforts from scientists, governments, businesses/investors and the community at large to address the super-aging populations which are arising in Japan and the US and Europe which is often referred to as the “sliver tsunami”.(read more…)