Vontobel Prize for Aging Research 2018
The Vontobel recognizes researchers who demonstrate outstanding achievements in the field of gerontology and aging research. Dr Marcello Ienca from the Health Policy Lab of ETH Zurich is the winner of the recognition prize 2018 for his research on intelligent assistive technologies for the care of older people and people with dementia.
The Vontobel Prize is an annual award presented by the Center for Gerontology and supported by the Vontobel Foundation. The prize recognizes researchers who demonstrate outstanding achievements in the field of gerontology and aging research. Dr Marcello Ienca from the Health Policy Lab of ETH Zurich is the winner of the recognition prize 2018 for his research on intelligent assistive technologies for the care of older people and people with dementia. The award is shared with Dr. Tenzin Wangmo, a researcher at the University of Basel, and co-author of the study. Ienca is currently the Principal Investigator of an ongoing project, supported by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMW) on the digitalization of elderly care in Switzerland.
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