Modern diets are among the leading preventable causes of chronic illness and early death. At the same time, science is uncovering how food can do far more than simply fuel us — it can promote long-term well-being and extend the years we live in good health. The challenge is clear: how do we reimagine food not as a passive commodity, but as an active driver of health and longevity?

In this workshop, we bring together leading voices from academia, industry, and start-ups to explore how diet can be understood as preventive medicine. We will ask how to distinguish credible science from hype when it comes to food and aging, and how preventive strategies can be built into products and diets that people actually use in daily life. Together we will examine what it means to design food products that optimize health across the value chain, from formulation to consumption, and how processing and reformulation could be rethought to support – rather than undermine – long-term health.

The discussion will cover how to communicate credibly to consumers, e.g. through labeling, marketing, and education, while also exploring the collaborations, policies, and metrics needed to drive system-level change, and how innovations like biotechnology and personalized nutrition can help bring science-based solutions from research to market at scale.Designed for researchers, innovators, start-ups, and investors, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to exchange insights and explore how food can shift from being part of the problem to becoming a fundamental solution for healthy longevity.

In collaboration with the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley.

The Longevity Equation: Food, Science & the Future of Health