Are you developing the next breakthrough in healthspan, longevity, nutrition, or biotech?
The NutraIngredients team was on the hunt for the 2026 Healthspan Innovators - start-ups in the Healthspan and Longevity space who are ready to make an impact on a global stage.
With new ingredients, formats, and benefits transforming the industry, the competition offered emerging companies the opportunity to accelerate their growth. Innovators in longevity, healthspan, biotech, and nutrition were invited to enter, and our winners will join our community and showcase their businesses at the Nutra Healthspan Summit this November in London.
Meet the 2026 winners
Alethios is AI-powered software for decentralized research, enabling rigorous, affordable virtual studies across life sciences, longevity, and consumer health using real-world data from wearables, sensors, digital biomarkers, and at-home biomarker kits. The Alethiad Participant Community connects researchers with tens of thousands of engaged citizen scientists, enabling faster enrollment, high retention, and participants who are partners in the research process, not just subjects. Alethios was a NutraIngredients-USA Startup Award Finalist in 2025 and a Vitafoods Europe Startup Challenge Finalist in 2026.
www.alethios.com/
Kioga
is developing microbial "old friends" as a new class of ingredient to directly influence the intersection of healthspan, mental health, and metabolic health. Our passion is understanding the mechanisms that promote vigor and stress resilience as we age by reintroducing our microbial old friends into our everyday life because they have played a core role in the evolutionary story of humans for millennia. But our modern lifestyle has caused us to lose touch - Kioga is providing the reintroduction.
Longevity Life Sciences
is an Australian company advancing cellular health through its CellVive® Platform. Combining clinical research, regulatory expertise and formulation innovation, the company translates emerging science into safe, high-quality ingredients and products. Its flagship ingredient, CellVive NMN®, anchors an expanding portfolio targeting pathways involved in cellular energy, repair and resilience. Through partnerships with universities, researchers and technology specialists, Longevity Life Sciences is building the scientific foundations to advance cellular health and support healthy ageing.
