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$101M XPRIZE HEALTHSPAN AWARDS FIRST MILESTONE WINNERS DRIVING TOWARD REVOLUTIONARY HEALTHY AGING ADVANCES

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Over 600 competing teams from 58 countries entered global competition. Teams with a broad range of potential solutions for healthspan extension awarded in first round.

NEW YORK, May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, today announced the first Milestone award winners and top semifinalist teams competing in the next stage of its XPRIZE Healthspan, a $101 million, 7-year global competition incentivizing teams to develop and test therapeutics to improve healthy aging and close the gap between life and health expectancy. XPRIZE also announced the eight finalist teams competing for the $10M Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) Bonus Prize. The announcement was made today at the XPRIZE Healthspan Awards Ceremony in New York City.

Global life expectancy has more than doubled in the last 100 years, but the quality of our health as we age has not increased at the same rate. In the U.S. there is currently a 12-year gap between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, or the period of life free of major chronic disease or disability. Launched in November 2023, the $101M XPRIZE Healthspan is the first health-focused competition of its kind, incentivizing teams to develop proactive, accessible therapeutic solutions that restore muscle, cognition, and immune function by a minimum of 10 years, with a goal of 20 years, in persons aged 50-80 years, in one year or less.

“The next breakthrough in aging could come from scientists and entrepreneurs, anywhere. With this prize, we’re igniting a global healthspan revolution, and these semifinalists are leading the charge,” said Peter H. Diamandis, MD, founder and executive chairman of XPRIZE. “This competition isn’t just accelerating progress, it’s challenging our society’s beliefs in what’s possible when it comes to aging.”

From over 600 registered teams across 58 countries, the Top 100 teams are recognized as semifinalists, with the Top 40 Healthspan teams and Top 8 FSHD Bonus Prize teams selected as Milestone 1 award winners based on their proposed therapeutic solution, scientific rationale, supporting evidence, strengths of team and clinical center, and proposals for clinical testing. Each Milestone 1 winner was awarded $250,000 to support their ongoing work and conduct clinical trials in the next phase of the competition.

The most prevalent solutions submitted by XPRIZE Healthspan teams fall into broad categories such as: biologic therapies, drugs and small molecules, lifestyle interventions, medical devices, and nutraceuticals and functional foods. Many teams indicate intent to pursue integrated, personalized strategies, combining approaches, like dietary interventions paired with new or generic drugs or even cell therapies. The teams propose therapies that affect a wide range of biological systems, from metabolism and inflammation to stem cells, and may have general health effects or specific targets like the mitochondria or the growth of neurons. No single system or approach dominates, highlighting the diversity of solutions being explored through the competition.

“We are thrilled by the unprecedented global response to this competition, and the powerful, innovative thinking and approaches we’re seeing proposed by these teams,” said Jamie Justice, Ph.D., executive director, XPRIZE Healthspan. “Our semifinalist teams are exploring a diverse array of strategies to extend healthspan, from biologics and devices to drugs, lifestyle interventions, and personalized monitoring, coupling breakthrough innovations with feasibility and safety. We’re encouraged by these initial results and are eager to see how these solutions progress as they move toward clinical trials.”

Note, registration in this competition remains open and teams are continuing to register to participate in follow-on rounds and the grand prize.

The following teams have been selected to advance as XPRIZE Healthspan Top 40 Milestone 1 awardees:

A NEW DIMENSION, San Jose, CA ABE YOANDO PHARMA CO LTD,
Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
AGELESSRX, Ann Arbor, MI ANI BIOME, San Francisco, CA AUTOPHAGYGO, Osaka, Japan BIOAGE LABS, California, USA BIOARMOR, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia BOSTON HEALTHSPAN TEAM,
Boston, MA
CANADIAN TRANSLATIONAL
GEROSCIENCE NETWORK,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CIRCADIAN, San Diego, CA EXOMED, New South Wales,
Australia
GI INNOVATION, Seoul, South Korea GODA LAB, Bunkyo City, Tokyo,
Japan
HEALTHY LONGEVITY CLINIC,
Boca Raton, FL
INTERVENE IMMUNE, Los Angeles,
CA,
PROMETHEUS CELL TEAM,
Shanghai, China
REJUVENATION THROUGH LOW FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND, San
Antonio, TX
RPRGAON-PROGERIA, Busan,
South Korea
SANJEEVINI, Mumbai, India TEAM GLYNAC, Houston, TX THE HEALTHY BODY AND MIND,
St. Louis, MO
TIME TRAVELER AND CURREIO,
Tokyo, Japan
TIMELINE, Lausanne, Switzerland UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INSTITUTE (IHU) HEALTHAGE, Occitanie, Haute
Garonne
VITA, Barcelona, Spain YOXLO, Oegstgeest, Netherlands

 

JAPAN LONGEVITY CONSORTIUM,
Tokyo, Japan
KIMERA LABS, Miami, FL LIONHEART HEALTH INC, Newport
Beach, CA
LOGIN (LONGEVITY INNOVATOR),
Sendai Miyagi, Japan
LONGEVERON INC, Miami, FL LONGEVITY IMMUNOTHERAPY,
Irvine, CA
LONO JAEYAK, Gunsan Jeonbuk-
do, South Korea
METFORMIN FOR HEALTHSPAN EXTENSION (METHEALTHSPAN),
New York, NY
MINICIRCLE, Austin, TX MITO-TAGS, Palo Alto, CA MITOCHONDRIAL ALL-STARS,
Needham, MA
MITOCHONDRIAL BIOENERGETICS AND KETONE UTILIZATION, San Diego, CA NUS ACADEMY FOR HEALTHY
LONGEVITY, Singapore
NYC-VITA, New York, NY

 

All semifinalist teams – Top 100 and late-registering teams included – will begin early stage clinical trials over the next year and will submit their data in April 2026 for the next round of judging in the Healthspan competition. Translating findings from the lab to clinical testing is a major hurdle for teams as it requires safety assessment, regulatory approval, testing partners, and investors or funders. In July 2026, XPRIZE will announce the 10 finalists selected to receive the second $10 million milestone prize. These teams will then advance to finals and must test their therapeutic solution for up to one year in adults aged 50-80 years in clinical trials, running from 2026 to 2029. The finalists’ trials will be supported by the University of Utah and its Data Coordinating Center (DCC), which will serve as the DCC for XPRIZE Healthspan. The competition will culminate in 2030, when the grand prize winner is awarded up to $81 million.

“Hevolution Foundation is dedicated to revolutionizing the healthspan science field and transforming the way we approach aging, as demonstrated by our support as the single-largest funder of XPRIZE Healthspan,” said Dr. Mehmood Khan, CEO of Hevolution Foundation and Co-Title Sponsor of XPRIZE Healthspan. “We are thrilled with the progress made at this pivotal prize milestone and are eager to see how these promising solutions evolve. Together, we are driving toward the goal to propel aging research forward globally and achieve medical breakthroughs to help humanity live healthier, longer.”

FSHD Bonus Prize

The FSHD Bonus Prize is designed to ignite solutions for FSHD, a genetic disease that impacts muscular function that has limited treatment options due to its complexity. Eight finalist teams received $250,000 each for demonstrating feasible FSHD solutions, an equal split of the $2 million Milestone 1 prize purse. The FSHD Bonus Prize will be awarded to the team that best demonstrates the ability to restore lost muscular function due to FSHD in one year or less and the first place team will receive $8 million.

The finalist teams include:

Altay Therapeutics Inc., San Carlos, CAAni Biome, San Francisco, CAArmatus Bio, Columbus, OHAsagi Labs, Nagano, JapanBeat-FSHD, Los Angeles, CAEpicrispr Biotechnologies, Inc., San Francisco, CAModalis Therapeutics Corporation, Tokyo, JapanSNPM/Chu De Nice, Nice, France

“Chronic diseases like muscular dystrophy are a major contributor to the gap between lifespan and healthspan. New solutions are essential for people to live healthier, longer lives,” said Chip Wilson, Founder and Chairman of SOLVE FSHD and Co-Title Sponsor of XPRIZE Healthspan. “XPRIZE Healthspan and SOLVE FSHD are here to push the boundaries of what healthy aging can look like. The next five years are going to show us what’s possible.”

XPRIZE Healthspan is offered with support from Co-Title Sponsors Hevolution Foundation and Chip Wilson, founder and chairman of SOLVE FSHD. GSK, a global biopharma company joins XPRIZE Healthspan as the Official Pharmaceutical Industry partner. Additional contributions from individual benefactors include Christian Angermayer, Carl B. Barney, the Blundy Family, Kas Bordier, Peter H. Diamandis, Charlie and Lorie Epstein, the Eleanor and Howard Morgan Family Foundation, Dana and Rob Hamwee, Daniel Krizek, Nancy and Howard Marks, Chris Ouwinga, Christian Peneff, SeneGence, Mark S. Siegel, Todd and Karen Wanek, Sergey Young, and an anonymous donor. Global scientific advisors, including the Scientific Director at National Institute on Aging, Senior Scientific Director at American Federation for Aging Research, Director of the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center, and Head of Clinical Medicine at University of Cambridge, have helped inform the prize design and will advise in various capacities throughout the competition.

Learn more and get involved at xprize.org/healthspan.

About XPRIZE
XPRIZE is the recognized global leader in designing and executing large-scale competitions to solve humanity’s greatest challenges. For over 30 years, our unique model has democratized crowd-sourced innovation and scientifically scalable solutions that accelerate a more equitable and abundant future. Donate, learn more, and co-architect a world of abundance with us at xprize.org.

About Hevolution
Founded on the belief that every person has the right to live a longer, healthier life, Hevolution Foundation is a global catalyst, partner, and convener on a mission to drive efforts to extend healthy human lifespan and understand the processes of aging. With a focus on aging as a treatable process, Hevolution Foundation aims to increase the number of aging-related treatments on the market, compress the timeline of drug development, and increase accessibility to therapeutics that extend healthy lifespan, also known as healthspan. A global non-profit organization headquartered in Riyadh with a North American hub and an annual budget of up to $1 billion, Hevolution Foundation plans to open offices in other global locations to support a cutting-edge, global ecosystem of talent to propel aging and geroscience research forward and achieve medical breakthroughs to help humanity live healthier, longer. Learn more at hevolution.com

About SOLVE FSHD
SOLVE FSHD is a venture philanthropic organization established to catalyze innovation and accelerate key research in finding a cure for FSHD, established by renowned Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist, Chip Wilson. The Wilson family has committed $100 million to kick-start funding into projects that support the organization’s mission to find a cure for FSHD by 2027. The goal of SOLVE FSHD is to find a solution that can slow down or stop muscle degeneration, increase muscle regeneration and strength, and improve the quality of life for those living with FSHD. If you want to find out more about our efforts at SOLVE FSHD, please see our website – solvefshd.com

About GSK
GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. Find out more at gsk.com.

Media Contact:
Katy Frame 
kframe@brgcommunications.com

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Reliance Digital Launches ‘Baaptaa’, a Father’s Day Campaign Celebrating the Many Expressions of Fatherhood

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MUMBAI, India, June 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Reliance Digital has launched ‘Baaptaa’, a Father’s Day campaign to celebrate the many expressions of fatherhood. Built around a simple cultural observation, while “Maa ki Mamta” has long been a part of India’s collective vocabulary, there has never been a word that captures the distinct ways fathers express love, the campaign introduces ‘Baaptaa’ as a tribute to the many shades of fatherhood.

Conceptualised as an original music-led campaign, Baaptaa celebrates fathers not as idealised figures, but as they are experienced in everyday life, protective, dependable, emotional, quirky, practical, occasionally embarrassing, and always present. Through a relatable narrative, the campaign acknowledges the countless ways fathers care for their families, often through actions rather than words.

Watch Video: https://youtu.be/9XyUsJB33Ds?si=PM67vhxrzth1JEkz 

At the heart of the campaign is an original music video told from a father’s perspective, capturing the different roles he plays across life’s moments and milestones. The film brings to life the humour, warmth and unspoken affection that characterise father-child relationships, while giving a name to a form of love that many recognise but few have articulated.

The campaign stems from a simple insight: while motherhood has often found expression through familiar phrases and popular references, the unique language of fatherhood has remained largely undefined. Baaptaa seeks to fill that gap by creating a term that reflects the everyday gestures, practical wisdom and quiet sacrifices that fathers make.

Father’s Day communication often leans into familiar emotional territory, but Reliance Digital’s campaign celebrates fathers in a way that feels more culturally authentic and relatable. The idea for ‘Baaptaa’ came from a simple observation — mother’s love has been immortalised in a number of heartfelt, emotional songs, there needed to be an anthem dedicated to dad’s love. And thus was born Baaptaa – a love language that is often awkward, practical, protective, humorous and deeply felt, even if rarely verbalised. It’s a celebration of fatherhood in all its wonderfully imperfect forms immortalized by a song that you won’t be able to stop humming.

Shop for the widest range of electronics at Reliance Digital and thank your father for his Baaptaa.

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REPT BATTERO Deepens Inter Milan Partnership, Brings Latest Innovations to Intersolar Europe 2026

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MUNICH, June 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As global audiences follow the world’s biggest football tournament this summer, another international stage is preparing to bring together innovators, businesses and industry leaders from across the energy sector.

From June 23 to 25, REPT BATTERO will participate in Intersolar Europe 2026 in Munich, Germany, showcasing its latest developments in energy storage, sustainability and global business expansion.

Adding to the excitement, an Inter Milan legend will make a special appearance at the REPT BATTERO booth, meeting customers, partners and visitors from around the world. The appearance follows the company’s recent partnership with Inter Milan, which named REPT BATTERO as the club’s Global Official Battery and Energy Storage Partner.

But beyond products, exhibitions and football, the story REPT BATTERO hopes to tell is about something larger: how a young Chinese battery company is evolving into a global energy brand.

Growth Comes First

For any company looking to expand globally, one question comes before all others: is the business ready?

For REPT BATTERO, the answer is increasingly being reflected in its performance.

According to its 2025 annual results, the company reported revenue of approximately €3.1 billion, up 36.7% year on year, while net profit reached approximately €87 million, marking the company’s first full year of profitability. Annual battery shipments totaled 82.7GWh, representing year-on-year growth of 89.2%.

Energy storage continued to be a key growth driver, generating approximately €1.7 billion in revenue in 2025, an increase of 86.8% compared with the previous year.

The momentum has continued into 2026. In the first quarter, REPT BATTERO ranked No.1 globally in both residential energy storage cell shipments and commercial & industrial energy storage cell shipments, while ranking among the world’s top five in energy storage cell shipments overall. The company has also maintained BloombergNEF Tier 1 Energy Storage Supplier status for eleven consecutive quarters.

These achievements are not simply the result of rapid growth. They reflect years of investment in product development, manufacturing capability, customer relationships and operational excellence.

For REPT BATTERO, globalization is not a sudden ambition. It is the natural next stage of a business that has steadily built the foundations required to compete internationally.

Globalization Beyond Exporting Products

For many companies, globalization begins with exports.

But long-term success requires much more than shipping products overseas.

Customers increasingly evaluate suppliers not only on technology and price, but also on local service capabilities, supply chain resilience, regulatory readiness and long-term reliability. This is particularly true in Europe, where the energy transition continues to drive demand for trusted and sustainable partners.

Over the past several years, REPT BATTERO has been steadily strengthening its international footprint.

The company established its European subsidiary in Munich in 2023 and has since expanded its overseas presence across Germany, the United States, Indonesia, Australia and Japan. Today, REPT BATTERO’s business network spans six continents, supporting customers across a wide range of energy storage and mobility applications.

At the same time, the company is advancing construction of its first overseas manufacturing base in Indonesia, a major milestone in its global manufacturing strategy.

Europe remains one of REPT BATTERO’s most important markets. Earlier this year, during KEY – The Energy Transition Expo in Italy, the company signed energy storage supply agreements totaling 8.3GWh with seven European partners. REPT BATTERO has successfully delivered and deployed energy storage projects in Germany, Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova and Latvia, further strengthening its presence in Europe.

Taken together, these developments demonstrate that REPT BATTERO’s global strategy extends far beyond exports. The company is building local presence, local partnerships and long-term capabilities designed to support customers worldwide.

Building a Global Brand

As technology, products and services enter global markets, another challenge emerges: building recognition and trust.

This is one of the reasons behind REPT BATTERO’s partnership with Inter Milan.

Announced in May 2026, the collaboration goes beyond traditional sponsorship. It includes brand campaigns, fan engagement initiatives, customer experiences and future activations across international markets.

For REPT BATTERO, the partnership represents a new approach to global brand building.

Historically, battery companies have communicated primarily through technical specifications, product performance and manufacturing capabilities. While these remain essential, global audiences increasingly connect with brands through stories, experiences and shared values.

Football provides a unique platform for that connection.

With one of the largest fan bases in world football, Inter Milan offers a global stage that transcends language, geography and culture. Through the partnership, REPT BATTERO aims to engage customers and communities in a more accessible, international and human-centered way.

The goal is not simply to increase visibility. It is to help a broader audience understand the innovation, ambition and long-term vision behind the company.

Youth Is About Agility, Not Image

Founded in 2017 and entering production just one year later, REPT BATTERO remains a relatively young company by industry standards.

Yet its development has been remarkably rapid.

The company became one of the fastest battery manufacturers in the industry to surpass RMB 10 billion in annual revenue. Since then, it has continued evolving—from rapid expansion to profitability, from domestic growth to international development, and from product exports to global brand building.

At REPT BATTERO, being young is not about image. It is about agility.

It means responding quickly to changing market conditions, adapting to customer needs and continuously improving across products, operations and organization.

Whether addressing growing demand for residential energy storage in Europe, preparing for emerging battery passport requirements, or navigating an industry increasingly focused on profitability and sustainable growth, REPT BATTERO has consistently demonstrated its ability to adapt and execute.

This combination of innovation, responsiveness and global ambition continues to shape the company’s identity as it enters its next stage of development.

See You in Munich

From SNEC in Shanghai to Intersolar Europe in Munich, the interaction between REPT BATTERO and INTER MILAN continues.

Yet the company’s story is about more than exhibitions or celebrity appearances. It is about the evolution of a young energy company building the capabilities, partnerships and brand needed to compete on a global stage.

This June, as the FIFA World Cup captures the attention of football fans around the world, REPT BATTERO will welcome an Inter Milan legend to its booth at Intersolar Europe in Munich.

When a player who once stood at the pinnacle of world football walks into the booth of a young Chinese energy company and exchanges handshakes and conversations with customers and partners from across the globe, the moment represents something larger than a partnership.

It reflects how far REPT BATTERO has come—and where it is heading next.

From a fast-growing battery manufacturer to an increasingly global energy brand, REPT BATTERO’s journey is still being written. And perhaps, that scene in Munich will be one of its most meaningful chapters yet.

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Felicitysolar Strengthens Brand Presence at SNEC 2026

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GUANGZHOU, China, June 20 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Felicitysolar presented its energy storage product portfolio, technical progress, third-party recognition, and global cooperation achievements at SNEC 2026, held in Shanghai from June 3 to June 5.

During the exhibition, Felicitysolar showcased solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial energy applications, including the 50kW C&I ESS, 125kW/257kWh system, 125kW/261kWh liquid-cooled all-in-one system, and FLB Series low-voltage residential battery pack. These products reflected the company’s continued focus on system reliability, flexible deployment, and practical energy storage needs across different scenarios.

Felicitysolar also held Chinese and English product presentations on June 3 and June 4, covering commercial and industrial energy storage systems, low-voltage residential battery packs, intelligent management platforms, and the company’s newly developed AI management platform. Through application-oriented explanations, the presentations helped customers better understand the role of Felicitysolar’s products in residential, commercial, and industrial energy management.

Third-party activities during the exhibition added further depth to Felicitysolar’s brand presentation. Intertek issued ETL certificates for Felicitysolar’s energy storage system and photovoltaic inverter products and granted the company Intertek “Satellite Program” laboratory qualification, supporting product access to the North American market and recognizing Felicitysolar’s in-house testing capability. DEKRA presented certificates related to Felicitysolar’s hybrid inverter and energy storage battery system products for European and international standards. SGS granted an Australian grid-connection certificate for Felicitysolar’s IVGM25KHP3G3 Series high-voltage hybrid inverter. EUPD Research recognition was also presented during the exhibition.

In addition, Felicitysolar received three Global Smart Energy Award honors: ENTERPRISE OF THE YEAR, FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY, and INNOVATIVE SOLUTION. These awards recognized Felicitysolar’s overall development, the FLB Series low-voltage LiFePO4 battery pack, and the 50kW high-voltage hybrid energy storage system, respectively. Together with the third-party activities, the awards highlighted Felicitysolar’s continued progress in product development, quality systems, market readiness, and solution capabilities.

The company also held partner signing ceremonies for Argentina and Chile, strengthening communication and cooperation with partners in Latin America. As energy storage demand grows across regional markets, localized cooperation remains an important part of Felicitysolar’s global development.

To extend the exhibition experience beyond the venue, Felicitysolar launched an online VR booth tour, allowing customers to explore the booth layout, featured products, and related materials after the event:
https://www.felicitysolar.com/snec-pv-power-expo-shanghai-vr-tour/

Through product showcases, technical presentations, third-party activities, award recognition, localized partnerships, and digital exhibition tools, Felicitysolar used SNEC 2026 to present its brand capabilities in solar energy storage. The company will continue to focus on practical energy needs across residential, commercial, and industrial applications while strengthening its products, services, and global cooperation capabilities.

About Felicitysolar

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Guangzhou, China, Felicitysolar provides solar energy storage solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Its product portfolio covers solar inverters, lithium battery packs, integrated solar street lights, commercial and industrial energy storage systems, and related smart energy solutions.

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